I read an awesome article today on Brisbane Times website, it is all about how sewing your own clothes can improve your body confidence (go read it here).
I think this is the first time I've seen an article about sewing on
a newspaper website! It is an interesting read, and great to hear some
opinions from some fellow sewing bloggers.
I for one am pretty happy with my body shape, we've been together for a while now and it serves me well.
Sure I do have my moments of "oh my god how did that end up there" but
when you sew for yourself you do learn to know these things and embrace
them because you sure cant change them.
Sewing has also made me appreciate what exactly goes into making
garments. I can identify cheap fabric, poor construction or a bad
silhouette now so I am alot more picky about what I buy or what I make. I
now analyse every little thing about a garment if I am buying
something, I have developed a set of guidelines for myself about the
standards I expect. It can be so deflating so spend your hard earned
cash on some beautiful fabric, then use it on an untried tricky pattern
only to have turn out to be ill-fitting, not the right color or just not
the right style.
I love the quote in the article from "Get My Stitch On" "The more
I sew, the more I realise that size is just a line to cut out on a
pattern. Without fit and flattery, size is meaningly." We sewing
folk sure do share a wonderful tool in being able to create something
that is personalised just the way you want it, no matter what shape or
size you are.
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