It’s Not Sew Easy
When my sisters were in middle school, they had to take Home Ec — sewing, cooking, the works. I remember some gnarly Jell-o assignments… or was that for Biology class? Anyhow, five years later, Home Ec was no longer an option or a requirement by the time I got to 7th grade. Luckily my mom taught me how to sew when I was a little girl — she’s a great seamstress and even sewed her own wedding dress back in the ’60s — so I’ve actually got some skills in the homemaking department to bring into this new marriage thing! Dusting and cleaning? Not so much. 
So the story in the Times yesterday by the woman who was taking up sewing as an adult caught my eye, because having jumped on the knitting and jewelry making bandwagons over the past 7 years or so, I too have decided to try sewing again. But doll’s clothes? Been there, done that. I’m trying something a bit more ambitious: a dress that I actually hope to wear… in public even! My mom sent me some silk fabric she’d bought, and I found some cool vintage patterns on eBay. (Take a look at those sizes — it’s a bit of a shock to see that in 1964, a 34-inch bust translated into a size 14.) I even bought a new pair of sewing scissors!
So I set to work Sunday afternoon… cutting the pattern… pinning it to the fabric… pinning it again when I realized I didn’t quite get enough fabric… cutting… pinning… threading the sewing machine… threading it again… and again… basting… serging… undoing the seams… sewing again… Next thing I knew it was past midnight, and I still wasn’t finished. It is starting to look like a dress, I have to say — I’m just a little nervous about that zipper I have to put in next. Ah, another project for the weekend — sure beats cleaning and dusting. Hey, it’s a spring dress. Maybe I’ll actually be finished by then!
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February 2nd, 2007 12:03
Dusting and cleaning?! Feh. That is what housekeepers are for. We decided that the cost of a housekeeper was worth the reduced arguments (over who should clean) in our house.
February 3rd, 2007 01:49
Spacegeek, amen to that!