This post originally appeared at www.levanah.com January 24, 2011. Why do I love to sew, craft, draw? I’m pretty sure it has more to do with the fact that I love tools than anything else. A close second love would be boxes, but only because I can fill them with tools! I have another post planned where I discuss my reasons for sewing, but in all seriousness: I love the tools that go along with crafting, the more esoteric the…
Now that there are a bunch of new and returning sewists thanks to the covid-19 pandemic, due to either mask making or downtime due to the shelter in place, people have lots of questions about sewing. This takes me back to the late 2000’s when I really got into sewing and even went to earn a dressmaking and costume making certificate at Cañada College (still in progress, I got distracted by a new horse!). Back then we had so many…
It’s always irritated me that people are so unforgiving with beginners. I usually think that people who don’t speak nicely of other people are just small-minded and don’t have anything better to do, but bagging on beginners is especially annoying. Yes some people are just trying to give feedback, but others are just being rude because it makes them feel better about their own achievements (or lack thereof). For example, I sing. I don’t sing around other people if I…