Sewing For Fun and Profit..or Fun

Sew Traditional

Make It SewWelcome to Sew Traditional!  Sew Traditional is a place where we discuss fashion, sewing, sewing for fun, and fun stuff. Or mostly fun stuff. I may talk about my house. Regardless, you will be subjected to my random neural firings at all times.  You have been warned.

Currently, we have planned videos and tutorials showing you how to do many  sewing techniques to save you time and sanity. I have a family, a busy life, and a limited budget of time and money.  I cannot tackle any and all sewing projects, nor do I have a dedicated sewing space. This blog/videos will not be an obvious product of a single woman with a trust fund and lots of time nor will we quilt, as good a hobby as that it is.  We will instead focus on projects doable inside the limits of family life and on practical sewing problems.

What I will share is what I’ve come up with to get clothing and other useful projects done. Working with small spaces, coping with pattern directions, what’s the best use of  machinery, etc. As time goes on, I’m hopeful I can hear the best of  your solutions. Again welcome and let’s chat when we can.

Sew Tradtional’s 8 Rules of Project Engagement

Sew Traditional
  1. I will honor the fact I have limited space and resources. Therefore, all projects will be taken on mindfully.
  2. My approach to sewing will be the low scale, slower, and high quality tailoring model. I will not try to force myself into techniques better suited to garment factories. My least limited resource is time.
  3. The economics of home sewing will be attended to. As attractive T-shirts made out of $70 worth of materials are, they are still T-shirts.
  4. However, I will spend the money for quality materials for long lasting garments without flinching, at least too much. Materials used will be worthy of the time spent.
  5. I understand nobody really likes those fleecy blankets with the “tied” fringes and will refrain.
  6. I will give myself the time to do a good job, particularly if I’ve never tackled a similiar project before. I will dedicate myself to sewing daily or weekly and whatever gets done is whatever gets done. Modern RTW (Ready to Wear) and an abudance of thrift/consignment stores means that noone will go naked or cold, even if money is tight.
  7. Despite every precaution, if I find myself frustrated to the point of anger or tears, I will walk away from today’s session secure that there’s another session to make progress.
  8. I will limit myself to a 2 hours of Pintrest to 1 hour actually sewing.