#i'm gonna end up teaching people to sew with a sewing machine

[wandaluvstacos]

i'm not gonna be one of those "sewing your own clothes is cheap and accessible for everyone!" type of people (because it's not lol) but I will say sewing machines are by and large cheap and accessible to everyone. Personally I think everyone should have one, as long as you have a place on a shelf to put it. You can get decent ones that work for $10 at Goodwill or on Facebook Marketplace. If it's modern, the upkeep is pretty much nothing. Even on the old ones, all it takes to keep them running is some oiling ever now and then. And what they allow you to do is incredible. No pockets on a skirt? Add them! Pockets too small on your jeans? Make them bigger. Waist too big? Shorten it. Pants too long? Hem them. You can do it by hand if you want, and honestly that's a nice choice if you want something to do with your hands while you watch a movie, but some things only take 5 minutes to do on a machine. I was able to make the curtains I bought shorter to fit my windows. I was able to make an apron for my mother out of custom fabric. You can make little cute costumes for your pets.

Sewing isn't so much about making your own clothes as it's about expanding your ability to fix things. There are so many tutorials on youtube that can teach you how to do stuff. And to me it's kind of heartbreaking to see so many vintage sewing machines end up on FB because "it was my grandmother's and I don't know how to sew". A whole generation of people post 1980s knew how to sew, and now no one does. It's kind of sad, because it's an easy and cheap skill to acquire.

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bccabarnes replied to your post:licoriceandribbons replied to your post:oh man so...

dduuuuuuuuuuuuuddeeeee you’re taking a knitting/crochet class you fuckin realize you live with knitters and… crochet-ers (lol there’s no good word for that) right?

u kno u gonna b helping me w/ my hw then