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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am actually considering sewing some clothes for myself!  I was thinking of starting with a very basic cotton skirt for the summertime.  [/quote]

I wish there were classes on basic sewing skills through more advanced classes, specifically on making womens clothing.  It can't be that hard.[/quote]
It is and it isn't. Any fool can slap fabric together, but it's going to look homemade for most people.

Frankly, I wish seamstresses would come back into fashion. Did anyone used to read the Betsy-Tracy books when they were little? Those are the kind of seamstresses to which I am referring.[/quote]

Garment sewing takes some time to learn, but it can be self taught.  It's a little bit about building up skill with the machine and cutting and a lot about experience matching fabric to pattern.  Classes can guide with basic technique, but so much is experience.  And really experience buying RTW does count.  If you see a fabric and know what it should be--it's too flimsy for a skirt or too stiff for a blouse because you wouldn't buy something like that at a store--that's an important start.  But once you have the basics down, sewing is a very rewarding hobby, much more productive than knitting.  A lot can be finished in an evening and tiny tweaks like adjusting a hem make an enormous difference.  I don't like altering clothes (the unpicking  and making do with tiny seam allowances is no fun) but choosing the final hem length when finishing a garment is the best part.  G Street's remnant table is amazing.  It looks like a pile of horror when you walk in, but dig a little there are very nice neutral fabrics in there.  They come from sample rooms, I've found plenty with tags from Theory, Ralph Lauren, DKNY.  Even if brands don't manufacture in the US, they design here (for now).  It's good quality fabric and the things I've sewn up have lasted years and years, exactly like high end RTW used to last.[/quote]

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