One of my life regrets.

In fourth grade, we used those little looms to make a potholder. Then in sixth grade, we had to sew a pillowcase (mine came out terrible because I had no patience for it).

I have managed to sew a few buttons back on my shirt if they popped off, but that's about all I dare to attempt.

One of my life regrets.

My Mom sewed really well, she made a lot of our clothes ! :) My Sister and I had no interest at the time in sewing ! I took sewing along with cooking ( home economics) in high school but only for an elective,for credits ! I made a patchwork pillow and even a teddy bear that turned out not looking much like a teddy bear :D and a dress that REALLY, pathetically looked home made ! :crazy:

Now , I really wished I had stuck with it and really learned and could sew well, like my Mom and my Aunts and Grandmas !;) My Sis and I and my cousins, none of us could be bothered , but I do regret it now ! :(

Why do you regret not being able to sew, Opus? :confused:

Why do you regret not being able to sew, Opus? :confused:

Every time a button falls off I get so emotional :(

I'm able to sew, learned at an early age, sew on buttons, shorten trousers, re-close an opened seam. Simple stuff. Occasionally even sew on a splice patch to mend a tear.

People often pretend to be shocked that a man is willing to admit he knows how to sew. They'll see me and exclaim "Oh? you like to sew?"

And I'll respond "no, there is no one who LIKES to sew, but I CAN sew, when necessary."

I suspect they were going to try and volunteer a repair item for my "enjoyment". F-that!

I can sew a little bit. I took it in home ec. I wasn't very good or bad. But it wasn't my favorite thing to do. I did have a sewing machine that I used, but it was stolen in a burglary. I do wish I could sew, I mean really sew.

Every time a button falls off I get so emotional :(


Yes, I can picture you drowning in a pool of your own tears.

Well IDK if Valerie could even teach you , remember in Woman of the house when Mark thanked Barbara for sewing the buttons on his dental jacket and she said " I didn't do it, I guess Grandma did" ? So Grandma can teach you to sew ! :D

But maybe Valerie really does sew? She's very good with the cooking and baking , maybe sewing too?;):wave:

Yes, I can picture you drowning in a pool of your own tears.

Oh god, and if something rips? Fetal position for a week.

Well IDK if Valerie could even teach you , remember in Woman of the house when Mark thanked Barbara for sewing the buttons on his dental jacket and she said " I didn't do it, I guess Grandma did" ? So Grandma can teach you to sew ! :D

But maybe Valerie really does sew? She's very good with the cooking and baking , maybe sewing too?;):wave:

Hmmm, now I’m wondering too.

Tried a button sewing YouTube video last night.

Strike one….

Here, I spent hours drawing this (cross sectional view) up just for you, follow the arrows and you cant go wrong.

Black arrows are the general direction of individual stitches.
Blue arrows are the down stitch through the piece you are sewing
Green arrows are the return stitch back up through the fabric before beginning the next stitch
The yellow and violet crosshatched lines are end views of two pieces of fabric being joined together
The red line is the thread

Notice that the back stitch is one half the length of the forward stitch, and the forward stitch should generally be no longer than 10 threads in the fabric you are sewing. Patience is the key, don't cheat and try to take long spaces between stitches, uniform spacing is crucial.

https://i.imgur.com/QdRdETw.png

Sewing is a nice skill to have when you want to hem a pair of pants or sew on a button. My grandmother taught me to sew when I was around 9 or 10. I would make outfits for my Barbie dolls. Then later I would make smock tops for myself which was a big thing in the 70's. They turned out pretty good, I wore them to school. I also did embroidery on my jeans, mainly stars & hearts, they were easy to do.

Sewing is a nice skill to have when you want to hem a pair of pants or sew on a button. My grandmother taught me to sew when I was around 9 or 10. I would make outfits for my Barbie dolls. Then later I would make smock tops for myself which was a big thing in the 70's. They turned out pretty good, I wore them to school. I also did embroidery on my jeans, mainly stars & hearts, they were easy to do.

So cool !! :cool:I really wish I had taken it more seriously and really learned how well ! ;):wave:

[QUOTE=Bonniegirl;5989007]So cool !! :cool:I really wish I had taken it more seriously and really learned how well ! ;):wave:[/QUOTE


Yeah, it does come in handy.

And while we’re at it, who’s the sadist that invented the way to thread needles? Gotta be the same person who created the DMV, right?

Use a bigger needle.

And while we’re at it, who’s the sadist that invented the way to thread needles? Gotta be the same person who created the DMV, right?


:lol: Yeah, good one! You can buy over-sized needles that work better. They are only slightly higher in price.

:lol: Yeah, good one! You can buy over-sized needles that work better. They are only slightly higher in price.

Have to admit, these look easier than what I have lying around the house

https://www.needlenthread.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/threading-embroidery-needles.jpg

Or try a needle threader !:) I remember these from high school sewing! Makes threading the needle a lot easier!! ;)


https://guide-images.cdn.ifixit.com/igi/4eLFCtc1cJlU2TEa.medium

Or try a needle threader !:) I remember these from high school sewing! Makes threading the needle a lot easier!! ;)




WHAT?! There's a THING!? Why did no-one tell me?! I could have sewn ten buttons by now! :eek:

Sewing is a nice skill to have when you want to hem a pair of pants or sew on a button. My grandmother taught me to sew when I was around 9 or 10. I would make outfits for my Barbie dolls.

That's nice. Evidently Opus' Barbie dolls had to walk around naked.

Hmmm.... Maybe him not learning how to sew wasn't an accident after all.

In fourth grade, we used those little looms to make a potholder. Then in sixth grade, we had to sew a pillowcase (mine came out terrible because I had no patience for it).



I actually still have a couple of those potholders that I made.

I agree, I also wish I knew how to sew.

That's nice. Evidently Opus' Barbie dolls had to walk around naked.

Hmmm.... Maybe him not learning how to sew wasn't an accident after all.

We prefer the term ‘Barbie action figure’

When I was in 9th grade Home Economics was a required subject. One semester cooking the other sewing. Well, we each had to make a skirt and it was so ugly! We were required to wear the crappy thing to school in order to pass the class. I never wore I so I failed Home Ec! :lol: I didn't care. :p

My Mom is an expert seamstress and made most of my clothes, even my wedding gown. She has made men's suits. I never learned to sew except for sewing on buttons or hemming. I hate sewing!:mad:

If anyone saw this weeks Curb Your Enthusiasm, sewing can be a great form of revenge.