All Style. In Need of Technique.

I have just enough skills to be dangerous. 😂


Just another line to add to my epitaph. When I went back to sewing, I started because women have so few options beyond the basic fast fashion stores like Old Navy, Walmart, and Fred Meyer. I don't have grand ambitions to have a fashion line, though I would consider making an occasional item for a friend if asked. After a year of sewing, I realized I have "good enough" skills to make wearable clothes but not excellent skills to make "wow" clothes. Not that some of my clothes haven't gotten their fair share of compliments. The number one garment that receives the most real-world likes is my patchwork pants my friend Andy affectionately refers to as "Bayside City Rollers" pants. The construction in the zipper and waistband isn't perfect. It took several modifications before I realized I needed to alter the pattern for my hip-to-waist ratio. I hadn't considered this since a different pant pattern was designed for my wider hips and narrow waist. Live and learn, right?

My "Bayside City Rollers" patchwork pants receive
the most compliments. Pants like this are common
in larger cities, but in a small town like ours,
 pants like this aren't available for purchase.

My sewing has taken a back seat while I finish my Ironman training this month. But when I get back from Juneau, I get the joy of learning how to properly install an invisible zipper instead of whatever way I made up on the last dress I made. Until then, I hope to wrap up my online Fashion course at The New School Parsons on Fashion Industry Essentials. It wasn't quite what I was looking for when I signed up for the class. I thought it was more of a technique class vs. a theoretical fashion business class. Unfortunately, my goal for 2022 is to finish things I have started, so I am doing homework for a course that is better suited for people who want to create a fashion line or work within the industry. There are things I will probably use in the future. I'm just not sure quite what that is just yet.

Iris Pattern by Seamwork
Currently, sewing the "Iris" short featured
on the Seamwork website. My technique is
once again lacking, but I am determined to
complete this project and make shorts
I can wear next summer.


Since then, I have found Seamwork, which offers more technical information and online patterns. Currently, I am sewing shorts based on their "Iris" pattern. So far, there are errors because my technical skills are still lacking, but I will make sure they are wearable in one way or another. 

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