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Once upon a time I made a lot of my own clothes.
Through my early/mid 20s, I did a lot of sewing/knitting and most days my outfit hat at least one piece I'd made myself. This isn't to say that piece was necessarily good but it sure was there.
That tapered off pretty dramatically when I moved to Austin. The crippling depression/no money/extremely shitty spouse sucked the motivation our of basically everything and then once Jay and I split up, I was too busy being a drunk mess to really engage with hobbies.
I did just the tiniest bit of garment construction in Portland. In the 10 years I lived there, I think I successfully completed one sundress and a..... dressy tank top? Anyway. I think a big part of this was the Bike Life. It's hard to want to invest a lot of time/money in the clothes you're wearing if they're just going to be crumpled and sweaty all the time. IDK.
ANYWAY. Here we are! It's been like 15 years since I did this with any regularity, but I'm getting back on the horse! I ordered a handful of patterns and some fabric off Etsy a couple days ago and I bought a lovely second hand serger yesterday from a delightful woman named Valda in southwest Missouri. I'm excited! It's exciting!
Through my early/mid 20s, I did a lot of sewing/knitting and most days my outfit hat at least one piece I'd made myself. This isn't to say that piece was necessarily good but it sure was there.
That tapered off pretty dramatically when I moved to Austin. The crippling depression/no money/extremely shitty spouse sucked the motivation our of basically everything and then once Jay and I split up, I was too busy being a drunk mess to really engage with hobbies.
I did just the tiniest bit of garment construction in Portland. In the 10 years I lived there, I think I successfully completed one sundress and a..... dressy tank top? Anyway. I think a big part of this was the Bike Life. It's hard to want to invest a lot of time/money in the clothes you're wearing if they're just going to be crumpled and sweaty all the time. IDK.
ANYWAY. Here we are! It's been like 15 years since I did this with any regularity, but I'm getting back on the horse! I ordered a handful of patterns and some fabric off Etsy a couple days ago and I bought a lovely second hand serger yesterday from a delightful woman named Valda in southwest Missouri. I'm excited! It's exciting!
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