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Originally posted by purse junkie
Clearly, you never had the misfortune of being in my seventh grade home ec class. My woeful attempt at couture looked eerily similar to those gymp-edged mats they made you sew in Girl Scouts.
Oddly, however, I iron perfectly.
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I've found, to my surprise, that I do quite well with alterations. Otherwise, stuff that I would feel inclined to make myself falls into two categories: (i) I see something dead simple and overpriced and think "jeesuhs chrise, I could make that," in which case I don't bother because someone in a sweatshop in Indonesia is already doing just that so I can find it in Chinatown in 3 weeks, or (ii) I don't see it anywhere but I want it, in which case, given my taste for very fitted styles, very soft fabrics, complex bias cuts, and near-total lack of sewing ability, I have no hope in hell of actually succeeding. Besides, at my hourly rate, it would almost never be more efficient for me to take the time to make something myself, and I don't get quite enough enjoyment out of it to consider it quality personal time (rewiring the chandelier, yes, sewing, no).
However, last weekend I did manage to sew enough straight lines to make new curtains with some lovely silk sari fabric, and with resounding success, so maybe there is hope for me yet.
