tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post5103124613025094722..comments2023-10-29T06:46:47.858-05:00Comments on brooke johnson's blog: fabric and sewingBrookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09728905100557593958noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-56019526279685769852011-04-26T11:11:48.673-05:002011-04-26T11:11:48.673-05:00My grandmother used to have the most amazing sewin...My grandmother used to have the most amazing sewing machine in her house. She never used it ("What, me? Sew? Pah!"), but she kept it from when her own mother was alive. It was beautiful and ancient. I used to sit at it and play on it as a child. The only time I ever really sewed was when I help my mom make a Pocahontas costume for Halloween.BookGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620998836239969062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-23701675156353920112011-04-26T11:03:39.189-05:002011-04-26T11:03:39.189-05:00I'm glad you pointed that out about reusing ol...I'm glad you pointed that out about reusing old clothes. I have a scene in my current work in progress where the main character is sewing the hem on a dress for her younger sister that had once belonged to another sister.<br /><br />I once tried to hand-sew a vest. It was a nightmare!Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09728905100557593958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-3588768919964906902011-04-26T08:32:54.378-05:002011-04-26T08:32:54.378-05:00Ooooh, sounds like a cool article about fabric cos...Ooooh, sounds like a cool article about fabric cost--I'm not sure I've read it, but I can back up that fabric was very expensive. The labor on clothes--the hours a woman might put into stitching by hand--was the cheap part :) Clothes were made and remade over and again to keep using the fabric, reworking old styles to stay current on fashion on the cheap.<br /><br />Also fascinating--how sewing methods have changed with the sewing machine. Hand-sewing was more than just running stitches in a straight line by hand--there was a lot of folding, catching, finishing seams. The inside of historic garments are as fascinating as the outsides!<br /><br />I can't wait to see your progress, Brooke!Rowennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757364614589686606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6061380174371002029.post-15676041687545499802011-04-25T13:05:23.491-05:002011-04-25T13:05:23.491-05:00No way! My mom has that exact model of old-fashion...No way! My mom has that exact model of old-fashion Singer sewing machine! I think she inherited it from her grandmother, but I'm not sure. It sill works too, just not as fast as the modern kind.Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610242701129500313noreply@blogger.com