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how to explain not sewing up a fabric? Nann Bell 05-08-2006
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Posted by Nann Bell on May 8, 2006, 11:07 am
OK, I usually just lurk on this group but I just have to find out, from
others who understand, if there's a good way to explain not having sewn up a
fabric to laypeople!

Some friends of ours brought me a lovely piece of fabric from Burma last
fall, in fact I got it at the beginning of December. I thoroughly enjoy
looking at it hanging in my sewing room/spare room closet whenever I go in
there. But I haven't made anything out of it yet. It hasn't even been six
months! But every time one of us talks to them, they want to know what I've
made from it! Argh!

Now in 15 years of marriage, my husband has learned my fabriholic ways but my
attempts to explain to this couple about the joy of just looking at and
fingering a lovely fabric while contemplating what it will eventually (maybe)
become just aren't getting through. Does anyone have a good way of getting
through to laypeople? The fella was one of my husband's mentors on his path
to becoming an Episcopal priest, so I wouldn't feel quite right just lying to
them....... heehee, besides, we see them in person too often to carry off a
lie. sigh.... maybe I'll just have to use some of it for something soon, but
I'm in the midst of several other projects.

Maybe I can put it all off on my husband - if he would stop changing sizes
and would only buy pants that truly fit (oh, my wife will hem them and let
them out for me.....) or if he didn't want a rainbow of clerical shirts in
colors not commercially made and wants them fitting his uniques shape better
than store bought maybe I could sew some of the fabric up.

--
Nann
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Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare


Posted by Kate Dicey on May 8, 2006, 11:19 am
Nann Bell wrote:

> OK, I usually just lurk on this group but I just have to find out, from
> others who understand, if there's a good way to explain not having sewn up a
> fabric to laypeople!
>
> Some friends of ours brought me a lovely piece of fabric from Burma last
> fall, in fact I got it at the beginning of December. I thoroughly enjoy
> looking at it hanging in my sewing room/spare room closet whenever I go in
> there. But I haven't made anything out of it yet. It hasn't even been six
> months! But every time one of us talks to them, they want to know what I've
> made from it! Argh!
>
> Now in 15 years of marriage, my husband has learned my fabriholic ways but my
> attempts to explain to this couple about the joy of just looking at and
> fingering a lovely fabric while contemplating what it will eventually (maybe)
> become just aren't getting through. Does anyone have a good way of getting
> through to laypeople? The fella was one of my husband's mentors on his path
> to becoming an Episcopal priest, so I wouldn't feel quite right just lying to
> them....... heehee, besides, we see them in person too often to carry off a
> lie. sigh.... maybe I'll just have to use some of it for something soon, but
> I'm in the midst of several other projects.
>
> Maybe I can put it all off on my husband - if he would stop changing sizes
> and would only buy pants that truly fit (oh, my wife will hem them and let
> them out for me.....) or if he didn't want a rainbow of clerical shirts in
> colors not commercially made and wants them fitting his uniques shape better
> than store bought maybe I could sew some of the fabric up.
>
Just tell them that the fabric is really special and very beautiful, and
you are waiting for it to tell you the perfect garment for it. Look up
a few seriously nice patterns and print off the pix, and pin them up
beside the fabric: then you can show them part of the problem -
especially if you find nine jacket patterns and 12 skirt patterns, and
14 dress patterns that would ALL look glorious in this fabric!

Oh, and you have my permission to tell them about the pewter and black
heavy poly fabric my hubby bought for me a tad more than 20 years ago
that I have still to find the perfect pattern for, the glorious batik
rayon I've had about 4 years, the 12m of silk and cotton mix satin I
have yet to make into an Elizabethan extravaganza and have been hoarding
for 3 years, and the bits I have in the loft that I bought 'just
because', and which have yet to tell me what they want to be...

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Posted by Nann Bell on May 8, 2006, 5:24 pm
On Mon, 8 May 2006 11:19:09 -0400, Kate Dicey wrote

> Oh, and you have my permission to tell them about the pewter and black
> heavy poly fabric my hubby bought for me a tad more than 20 years ago
> that I have still to find the perfect pattern for, the glorious batik
> rayon I've had about 4 years, the 12m of silk and cotton mix satin I
> have yet to make into an Elizabethan extravaganza and have been hoarding
> for 3 years, and the bits I have in the loft that I bought 'just
> because', and which have yet to tell me what they want to be...
>
>

LOL, I did tell him Saturday about the hand woven tweed I bought in Donegal
almost 16 years ago. I've come close to sewing it up a couple of times, even
made a muslim for one pattern, but i just haven't had the time to sew it with
proper reverence and respect. laypeople just don't understand these things!

--
Nann
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Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare


Posted by £@dy Dark§unMoon on May 16, 2006, 11:14 pm
Glad to know I'm not the only fabric-a-holic in existence.
My relatives won't quit complaining that I shouldn't buy anymore fabric
until I've made all those yards in the sewing room's closet into garments
and stuff...
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> Nann Bell wrote:
>
> > OK, I usually just lurk on this group but I just have to find out, from
> > others who understand, if there's a good way to explain not having sewn
up a
> > fabric to laypeople!
> >
> > Some friends of ours brought me a lovely piece of fabric from Burma last
> > fall, in fact I got it at the beginning of December. I thoroughly enjoy
> > looking at it hanging in my sewing room/spare room closet whenever I go
in
> > there. But I haven't made anything out of it yet. It hasn't even been
six
> > months! But every time one of us talks to them, they want to know what
I've
> > made from it! Argh!
> >
> > Now in 15 years of marriage, my husband has learned my fabriholic ways
but my
> > attempts to explain to this couple about the joy of just looking at and
> > fingering a lovely fabric while contemplating what it will eventually
(maybe)
> > become just aren't getting through. Does anyone have a good way of
getting
> > through to laypeople? The fella was one of my husband's mentors on his
path
> > to becoming an Episcopal priest, so I wouldn't feel quite right just
lying to
> > them....... heehee, besides, we see them in person too often to carry
off a
> > lie. sigh.... maybe I'll just have to use some of it for something
soon, but
> > I'm in the midst of several other projects.
> >
> > Maybe I can put it all off on my husband - if he would stop changing
sizes
> > and would only buy pants that truly fit (oh, my wife will hem them and
let
> > them out for me.....) or if he didn't want a rainbow of clerical shirts
in
> > colors not commercially made and wants them fitting his uniques shape
better
> > than store bought maybe I could sew some of the fabric up.
> >
> Just tell them that the fabric is really special and very beautiful, and
> you are waiting for it to tell you the perfect garment for it. Look up
> a few seriously nice patterns and print off the pix, and pin them up
> beside the fabric: then you can show them part of the problem -
> especially if you find nine jacket patterns and 12 skirt patterns, and
> 14 dress patterns that would ALL look glorious in this fabric!
>
> Oh, and you have my permission to tell them about the pewter and black
> heavy poly fabric my hubby bought for me a tad more than 20 years ago
> that I have still to find the perfect pattern for, the glorious batik
> rayon I've had about 4 years, the 12m of silk and cotton mix satin I
> have yet to make into an Elizabethan extravaganza and have been hoarding
> for 3 years, and the bits I have in the loft that I bought 'just
> because', and which have yet to tell me what they want to be...
>
> --
> Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
> http://www.katedicey.co.uk
> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!



Posted by Kate Dicey on May 17, 2006, 3:46 am
£@dy Dark§unMoon wrote:

> Glad to know I'm not the only fabric-a-holic in existence.
> My relatives won't quit complaining that I shouldn't buy anymore fabric
> until I've made all those yards in the sewing room's closet into garments
> and stuff...

Well, I have 48 boxes and a few good sized bags of different sorts of stash!

I have off-cuts and roll ends from a friend's curtain making shop that I
use for crafting activities with kids, fabrics I got for specific
costume or garment projects (one of which got put on hold for three
years after I joined Weight Watchers: now I'm almost at goal, I might
dig it out), stuff I bought 'just because', and stock things like £1
metre stuff I pick up for making toiles... Then there are the rolls of
things like standard lining colours and interfacing I keep to use with
customer projects (it's cheaper by the roll!), a few rolls I'm nannying
for a sewing sister with no safe storage.

The bit I dug out for my winter coat (the herringbone one on my web site
- look in Posh Frocks) is older than my son James, now 11.

This doesn't even begin to cover threads, elastic, ribbons and trims,
buttons, zips... I also have a box of quilting fabrics and one of
batting... Mine is a small collection. I know of ladies younger than I
who could sew every day for the rest of their lives and not get to the
end of their quilt fabric. It doesn't stop them buying more!
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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