My sewing machine is not talking to me, so I’ve been having an affair with my serger. This has led to an interesting flirtation with Hand Sewing Techniques, and I even googled No-Sew Tips, but decided he wasn’t my type.
I have two assistants who love to be involved in my projects. Trix usually joins in only when he is sure of a response of pure horror or terror, depending on whether the item can be unraveled or shredded. Gemma, on the other hand, is a strict Quality Control inspector who needs to check that each step is nose-worthy and has, on occasion, only avoided by a whisker becoming an integral part of the item being sewn. My unwilling assistant, Himself, is usually guilt-tripped into wielding a camera for my parade of unmentionables.
Sewing is a recent romance, after flings with a variety of hobbies such as crochet (pleasant memories), knitting (broke my heart), decoupage (bored of him very quickly), and woodwork (untidy fellow). I still class myself as Novice, but consistently choose projects that suit Maestro – or tweak my novice projects until they achieve Maestro status, which obviously results in something utterly unwearable. Undaunted, I persist. Wicked!
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