Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] Sawing vs Sewing

03 January 2013

Re: [DIY] Sawing vs Sewing

While there are still fabric stores. They are a far
cry from what I remember.
Most seem to cater to the quilting and crafting crowd.
So there is a huge selection of lightweight cotton
in all colors or patterns to get just the right selection
for a quilt.
But the choices for other garments, heavier weight for pants,
jackets, etc are extremely limited. Maybe a selection
of hideous plastic based fabrics, that are ugly to start with,
and horrible to work with, (but cheap).
And don't even get me started on the lack of good wool fabric.

Just too depressing to go into most fabric stores,
at least for me.

Might have to save up for a trip to Britex.
Or head over to Seattle Fabric.

On 01/01/2013 08:32 AM, Jan Flood wrote:
>
>
> Don't speak too quickly Dale, while I agree with you in general, there
> are still women who enjoy sewing for the pleasure in creating a quality
> original. Yes, the cost of fabric has gone up - yard goods? you're
> showing your age :) If you added up the cost of my machines vs my
> husbands...it's no contest as to who spends more, LOL. When I got
> married I bought my own sewing machine from Sears, bought a Viking 20
> years later and a new one in '86 which I'm still using. I prefer doing
> needle work by hand and treasure the pieces that have been handed down
> from my grandmother. Today it's called Couture or Handmade rather than
> homemade but sewing is still alive; if you don't believe it hit a fabric
> shop on the day of a big sale! In fact, I fought the! crowd at 6am on
> Black Friday to get a sewing machine for my 8yr old granddaughter for
> Christmas. I wanted it to be a surprise so told no one, wrapped and
> shipped it along with the family's gifts. My son sent a picture
> Christmas morning and said she got so excited they thought something had
> happened to her.
>
> I would bet you derive a great deal of pleasure from building things
> and/or DIY; I doubt there are few things that give more satisfaction
> than creating something with your own two hands!
>
>
> On Jan 1, 2013, at 8:45 AM, Dale S wrote:
>
> *Now that I recall those visions from the distant past, there are a lot
> of similarities. Women can't afford the yard goods anymore, and those
> who can don't need to make their own, so I guess that is just another in
> the long list of individual skills that are going by the wayside. Now it
> is machine embroidery and quilt making.
>
> ***

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Dave Uebele (daveu@sptddog.com)