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electric_blue68

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4. Woah, you're quite a sewer!

Reply to Sparkly (Original post)

Thu Jan 8, 2026, 08:22 PM

Jan 8

My mom was a trained dress designer. Though she didn't stay long in the field, we, my sis and I ended up with some wonderful itens; thought at times a few were ? too different, maybe too sophisticated at times from what other kids were wearing currently. She was also an excellent sewer, and could tweak the heck out of things.

She made a wonderful Spring coat for me, a really fun mini skirt with a faux padded belt, a sophisticated prom dress for JHS were my 3 favorite pieces.
She hated making men's shirts but she did one for my dad.

Fun memories!

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It's Official - "Sewing is Cool Again," according to the NYTimes [View all] Sparkly Sep 2025 OP

Trumpy inflation will make new clothes unaffordable for most of us. Diamond_Dog Sep 2025 #1

As a life-long sewing enthusiast since my mom taught me how on her Singer treadle at age 9 when I made wordstroken Sep 2025 #2

just got out of the board shorts making biz. ppl would not pay for interesting fabric designs. nt msongs Sep 2025 #3

Woah, you're quite a sewer! electric_blue68 Jan 8 #4