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Advice needed : Sewing lessons tedneeley@yahoo.com 06-19-2006
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Posted by BEI Design on June 20, 2006, 12:49 am
Kathleen wrote:
> Nah. I'm sticking to my guns. What I know is valuable, as is
> my time with my family. If somebody wants to make extensive use
> of my knowledge this automatically carves into my personal time.
>
> If and where I can fit it in, I don't mind answering questions,
> etc., but the fact that I'm relatively competent at sewing doesn't
> necessarily mean that I'm interested in offering up freebies.

In addition, the person offering freebies *might* be undercutting
another person who depended on (and deserved) the $$$.

We all share in this group, freely and willingly. If OP needs
specialized instruction, he/she should really be willing to pay the
going rate for it. JMHO.

Beverly



Posted by Angrie.Woman on June 22, 2006, 2:48 am
Doug&Michelle wrote:
>> You're suggesting hitting up a co-worker, family member or friend for free
>> lessons?
>>
>> Bad, bad idea. At max you might mention your problems in locating
>> appropriate instruction and wait for an offer.
>>
>> Kathleen
>> <Touchy about what little free time I have>
>>
>
> I don't know how other people would feel, I am just speaking for myself, I
> always love to help out people I know when they really want to learn
> something that I know, thats just me though, I have always been like that.
> I would make them come to my house though!
>
> Michelle Giordano
>
>
I'm with you. I'd like to hang out with a friend, sewing. Of course,
they'd have to be pretty green for me to be teaching them anything. :)

As for the OP, after you buy all the books, look around. My local
Hancock Fabrics has in-house classes that are free and/or quite
reasonable. There is also a local Sewing Guild that costs a little for
an annual membership, but I'll bet if you went to the meetings some of
the other sewists would be friendly enough to help you with the things
you get stuck on. It's always good to hear 2-3 different solutions,
another advantage of a group situation.


Posted by Joy Hardie on June 22, 2006, 6:12 am
On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 06:48:55 GMT, "Angrie.Woman"

>Doug&Michelle wrote:
>>> You're suggesting hitting up a co-worker, family member or friend for free
>>> lessons?
>>>
>>> Bad, bad idea. At max you might mention your problems in locating
>>> appropriate instruction and wait for an offer.
>>>
>>> Kathleen
>>> <Touchy about what little free time I have>
>>>
>>
>> I don't know how other people would feel, I am just speaking for myself, I
>> always love to help out people I know when they really want to learn
>> something that I know, thats just me though, I have always been like that.
>> I would make them come to my house though!
>>
>> Michelle Giordano
>>
>>
>I'm with you. I'd like to hang out with a friend, sewing. Of course,
>they'd have to be pretty green for me to be teaching them anything. :)
>
>As for the OP, after you buy all the books, look around. My local
>Hancock Fabrics has in-house classes that are free and/or quite
>reasonable. There is also a local Sewing Guild that costs a little for
>an annual membership, but I'll bet if you went to the meetings some of
>the other sewists would be friendly enough to help you with the things
>you get stuck on. It's always good to hear 2-3 different solutions,
>another advantage of a group situation.


I always get asked by friends or sometimes mere acquaintences if I
will sew something for them and I almost always tell them "NO!" But,
these are gals that I KNOW have a sewing machine but no confidence or
much experience. So I always give them an open invitation to bring
their project to my kitchen table and work on it at my house. That
way, we can chat, ....if they have a question I can answer it.....if I
happen to notice them going astray or they need reminding that bad
seams really DO need to be removed and re-sewn....or, if I need to
show them how to get a part started ......it just works out great.
My house is never any messier for it, I can still putz around and get
my stuff done so I havn't lost too much time, I spend time with a
friend and after a day or so they are done and AMAZED with THEMSELVES!
Joy in Michigan

Posted by Kate Dicey on June 22, 2006, 6:24 am
Joy Hardie wrote:


>
> I always get asked by friends or sometimes mere acquaintences if I
> will sew something for them and I almost always tell them "NO!" But,
> these are gals that I KNOW have a sewing machine but no confidence or
> much experience. So I always give them an open invitation to bring
> their project to my kitchen table and work on it at my house. That
> way, we can chat, ....if they have a question I can answer it.....if I
> happen to notice them going astray or they need reminding that bad
> seams really DO need to be removed and re-sewn....or, if I need to
> show them how to get a part started ......it just works out great.
> My house is never any messier for it, I can still putz around and get
> my stuff done so I havn't lost too much time, I spend time with a
> friend and after a day or so they are done and AMAZED with THEMSELVES!
> Joy in Michigan

I too love to sew and teach like this. :)
--
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Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Posted by Karen Maslowski on June 22, 2006, 7:59 am
This is why I started teaching sewing back in 1989--because of so many
asking me to sew for them. I'd done it for so long (since the late
1960's), and was so tired of sewing for others; it was time to sew for moi!

Joy Hardie wrote:

> I always get asked by friends or sometimes mere acquaintences if I
> will sew something for them and I almost always tell them "NO!" But,
> these are gals that I KNOW have a sewing machine but no confidence or
> much experience. So I always give them an open invitation to bring
> their project to my kitchen table and work on it at my house. That
> way, we can chat, ....if they have a question I can answer it.....if I
> happen to notice them going astray or they need reminding that bad
> seams really DO need to be removed and re-sewn....or, if I need to
> show them how to get a part started ......it just works out great.
> My house is never any messier for it, I can still putz around and get
> my stuff done so I havn't lost too much time, I spend time with a
> friend and after a day or so they are done and AMAZED with THEMSELVES!
> Joy in Michigan

--
Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati
www.sewstorm.com

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