All about my sewing journey
I learned how to sew as part of a more comprehensive/thoughtful/complex journey, started for me in 2016. I always loved clothing and fashion, but that year I dug into the issues related to fast fashion and, generally speaking, consumption [more references below]. From that year onward I carefully choose what to buy, mainly from sustainable…
At the end of last August, after three months of intense sewing and with 1000 ideas in mind, I decided to actually plan for fall and winter. I was trying to solve a couple of issues. The issues: buying more fabric that I could actually sewmy sewing shelf was getting overcrowded (we live in 550…
Continue reading ➞ Fall – winter plans and what I actually made
Last season I planned my sewing projects starting with Pinterest or with fabric that I already own. This picture is part of my fall-winter mood board and I pinned it when I inherited a tartan wool from my grandma's stash (I had 1 3/4 yards 55'' wide). So here is my version, and some details…
My handmade wardrobe ...or better yet, my first year of active sewing. I took my first sewing class (pillow construction) in 2019 and the same year I bought my sewing machine (a refurbished Singer Simple 3223 for $50 on Amazon). Definitely the best purchase of my life! From March 2020 I relied on sewing as…
