From elementary and high school days in Home Economics subjects, I became familiar with sewing materials. Everything was explained back then and I gave little attention. I remembered when I was in year high school when we had a project where in we had to sew our own shorts. I didn’t even buy my own fabric, my mother did. She then gave the fabric (together with a sample shorts of mine) to our neighbor which is a dressmaker. And then after the shorts’ done, I submitted it to our teacher. It was a good thing that she understood us because we really did not have hearts for dressmaking back then.
But years passed and I found myself wanting to do something different than what everyone’s in to. Watching arts and crafts television shows really attracted me to make my own stuff. The biggest influence that got me in sewing is -- plushies. I found the plushies in deviantart some years back. But due to my schooling I was not be able to start the craft. Now, that I’m finished with school. I started to gather the basic materials for this craft.
What I like about sewing is it is not really expensive. But it really requires time. If you think dressmakers are all hands, you’re mistaken. In sewing you really have to use your head too. That’s why beginners who does not think or plan well will end up either laughing or being disappointed because of the mistakes. Well, for me, I’m just a beginner, that’s why, I can relate now.
What I also like are the fabric designs. I want to collect different fabrics and soon high quality ones from different places. It’s a dream.
