Pet Hate & Love

One of my pet hates is sewing for the sake of it

sewing samples to be filed as a reference to go back to should you ever want to

 sew a straight line, curved line, insert in a zip, create a button hole, 

and those samples sit in a file

in a drawer, back of the cupboard, top shelf

waiting....

it makes a whole lot more sense to learn techniques by creating projects which are

useable or wearable

I've discovered over the years of teaching 

that if your sample is something you would love to possess 

then you'll make it & make it well

 a whole lot more sinks in when it means something

Rennae is the perfect example of this....

Rennae arrived at the Studio with little to no knowledge of sewing at the beginning of Term 1

and is now sending me photos of her latest project

a favourite top we created a pattern for 

which Rennae is having a lot of fun with.

Not the easiest of garments to create being that it is self lined & fully reversible

however during the 8wk Term Rennae formed a relationship with her sewing machine

discovered what they're both capable of

and developed the confidence to keep sewing beyond the Studio walls...

which makes me very happy!

To everyone that continues to sew and stay in touch with photos of their latest garments

thankyou.

psst - while I'm at it I'll also put my hand up to not understanding 

art to wear - it never looks like art or very wearable to me 

and what do you do with it once the show's over....