tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post2893426476397458952..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Why I SewGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40302309607652786002012-07-09T12:56:44.161-04:002012-07-09T12:56:44.161-04:00I too am inspired by your sewing journey. I've...I too am inspired by your sewing journey. I've decided to learn to make clothes too. Thank you for sharing, your blog and the inspiration to turn my dreams into goals.Clever Blonde -Donna Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613372489507001247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-59246575859732401532009-09-17T22:51:12.856-04:002009-09-17T22:51:12.856-04:00I totally agree with all of the above! And by the ...I totally agree with all of the above! And by the way my degree gave me the over analysis syndrome too ;)Josephine Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467403316039394846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-13182334962240608452009-09-17T18:44:32.908-04:002009-09-17T18:44:32.908-04:00You are such a thinker, Gertie!
One of my great e...You are such a thinker, Gertie!<br /><br />One of my great enjoyments is to have something unique, that no-one else in the world might have. When I've made a garment, I do at times consider the likelihood that anywhere in the world someone has chosen to make that pattern in exactly the same fabric I used, and smile that it is not very likely.<br /><br />As to where that desire for uniqueness comes from, I don't know. Perhaps a psychologist would have some clues? All I know is that I don't want what everyone else has!Vireyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16464838238295059335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15345986152180161012009-09-17T17:36:44.715-04:002009-09-17T17:36:44.715-04:00Absolutely right, making something you have a bett...Absolutely right, making something you have a better chance of fitting to you and for less in most cases. For me, it's dressing my eight year old in more appropriate styles, especially for dress clothes. She wears alot of RTW to school, t shirts, some I decorate, and capris/jeans. I don't want her dressing like she's 18, but not a baby either. She has gotten to where she won't wear a dress unless I or my mother makes it.Myrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163175961766563965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-27270745074729950252009-09-17T16:14:47.342-04:002009-09-17T16:14:47.342-04:00I completely agree, I sew for much the same reason...I completely agree, I sew for much the same reasons (and don't you love that look of awe when you tell people that you made the dress that they're admiring!!)<br /><br />I started sewing when my Nan died and I inherited her sewing machine (and a stash of fabric) and I think, the reason I started was, actually quite sentimental, I wanted to do something that would connect me to her in some way.<br />While I sew, now because I enjoy the process (no getting away from it, I do), I also still feel that connection to her when I sew.Jacquelinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-47520051902277420032009-09-17T14:33:22.737-04:002009-09-17T14:33:22.737-04:00I haven't chimed in on most (any?) of them, bu...I haven't chimed in on most (any?) of them, but I have enjoyed reading the analytical discussions!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05766207940110570115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74494399346254034982009-09-17T12:53:28.336-04:002009-09-17T12:53:28.336-04:00Adding my 2 cents.... I agree 100%!Adding my 2 cents.... I agree 100%!Bootzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664655090937726673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15643957949582806292009-09-17T12:46:38.753-04:002009-09-17T12:46:38.753-04:00You could EASILY make that skirt 100% more fabulou...You could EASILY make that skirt 100% more fabulous and 50% cheaper. Since I've started sewing clothing, I have begun to look at RTW items and thought, they want THAT MUCH for that item that I could easily make at home in better fabric? Of course I don't always make it, but it certainly curtails my shopping. The only items I don't think about making are menswear because I am intimidated by shirtfronts and trousers.Knitosaurushttp://knitosaurusrex.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89632353638252709902009-09-17T12:08:21.467-04:002009-09-17T12:08:21.467-04:00oh, and I am so far from a Ph.d dropout.....I skir...oh, and I am so far from a Ph.d dropout.....I skirted through high school by the hair on my chinny-chin-chin...which one must keep at bay with proper grooming!!!<br />( a regular laugh a minute this morning, I am :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-84388588898380539912009-09-17T12:06:08.356-04:002009-09-17T12:06:08.356-04:00YES!! You hit the nail on the head!!
I look at mag...YES!! You hit the nail on the head!!<br />I look at magazines (I refuse to spend money on most of them so I get them at the library..why waste my money when I could buy more fabric???)<br />and EVERYBODY LOOKS THE SAME!!!<br />Same hair she has, same stubble chin he has, the same "look" they have...what would happen if people just said..."I'll just be me and dress well to my liking?"<br />I guess that requires too much thought for alot of them.<br />I so love to learn all about the history of the clothing I like to wear at this moment. I can guarentee you, I will change my likes and prefer another time in fashion, but that's just ME :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-80540133369803436402009-09-17T11:53:43.464-04:002009-09-17T11:53:43.464-04:00Also encouraged that you only started a year and a...Also encouraged that you only started a year and a half ago! My motivations are the same though - the challenge of making new garments and also having something specifically as I'd imagined it. Though the latter is something to which I hope to get closer with practice!CyberGirlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882615632721907165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-73124341354519905012009-09-17T11:37:45.673-04:002009-09-17T11:37:45.673-04:00The reason that I have been an avid sewer of my ow...The reason that I have been an avid sewer of my own clothes (to the point that I can no longer buy anything because I either look at it and go "you want how much for that?! I could make that in 5 seconds for less than half or what I really like is so expensive i could never afford it and what I can afford is poor quality and just not exactly right) is because I have come under the impression or the truth that it is going to be the only way I can get what I want, see above :) And i love historical costume i always have and I like knowing the story of what I am wearing too and I love having a historical detail on something that I am wearing that I can start blathering about to anyone who will listen. <br /><br />Love the analytical discussions Gertie, Keep them coming!!!amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482124350320781550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87907762977744336432009-09-17T10:41:54.853-04:002009-09-17T10:41:54.853-04:00I think i sew for the same reason in part. For me ...I think i sew for the same reason in part. For me though, it is also the fact that i simply just enjoy making things, not just clothes. This itself though is a result of wanting to create what i imagine, and rejecting the idea of large companies telling me what to like. Love your blog Gertie! xxSophie Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13475879401633162529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-82818097692896948022009-09-17T10:41:14.083-04:002009-09-17T10:41:14.083-04:00P.S. That J. Crew skirt is lovely but there is no ...P.S. That J. Crew skirt is lovely but there is no way in heck I would ever pay $118 for something that I could make for under $40 AND have it fit me perfectly.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313947280988770038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-58937469047735331392009-09-17T10:39:36.971-04:002009-09-17T10:39:36.971-04:00You are preaching to the choir sister! I have been...You are preaching to the choir sister! I have been a sewer since I was very young, and in high school I made a lot of skirts because I wanted many different types and colors and my parents simply couldn't afford to indulge my obsession. As a result I had a closet full of inexpensive, perfectly-fitted skirts that were the envy of all my friends!<br /><br />To touch on the whole obsession aspect...for almost 15 years I was deeply involved in living history and as a result I can accurately construct male and female garb from the Viking Age (my specialty) up through the late Elizabethan period (my boyfriend's specialty). I can tell you all about the fibers, the dyes they used and the construction techniques including all the undergarments. While that's all very exciting to me and a select group of my friends, to some people it's bat-s**t crazy and they just don't get it. But it's my passion and I love it and as a result I have learned immense amounts of wonderful things about several different cultures and time periods.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313947280988770038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-63112789077620736402009-09-17T09:44:53.289-04:002009-09-17T09:44:53.289-04:00the fact that you began your garment sewing advent...the fact that you began your garment sewing adventures a year and a half ago brings me a lot of hope as someone starting out in the land of garments!melissanoreply@blogger.com