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What's your experience level with sewing?

I started sewing in High School when I made part of my prom dress. Over the years I started working with costuming - mainly renaissance faire clothes and Halloween costumes. I then graduated to making custom corsets. I've also made a few fashion pieces and I made my wedding dress, part of my husband's wedding ensemble (jacket and vest) and my stepson's kilt for the wedding. I also made my mom's Mother-of-the-Bride dress. That was really the last major sewing I've done though.

I'm completely self taught - never taken a sewing class. I make all my own patterns too. I've taught myself how to draft patterns and also how to drape patterns. Here are some of the things I've made:

I made the red shirt

I made her pink fleece hoodie, but she's pulled out some of the seams. Dog clothes are a completely different animal than people clothes. For one you can't take good measurements because they wiggle too much.

I made my wedding dress and my husband's jacket (and vest, though it's not visible)

Better photos of his jacket

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by rachel whetzel on October 14, 2010 at 12:20pm

I am self taught. And not good at it. lol I've sewn a few costumes for my boys, and most recently for an art doll I made.

Permalink Reply by Rachel Hoff on October 14, 2010 at 12:38pm

That's adorable!

Permalink Reply by pelenaka on November 13, 2010 at 2:54pm

You would think that since my Grandmother was a Master Seamstress who both worked in a men's tailor shop sewing suits & as a supervisor in a clothing factory that I would have inherited the sewing gene. Ah no didn't happen at least to the extent that anyone could say that I am her granddaughter. Did I mention that she also sewed all of her daughter's wedding dresses and bridemaids outfits.
Still have the layette she sewed for my first child 30 years ago. I have sewed a few basic sun dresses for myself, lined pleated drapes using the interfacing do hicky, & recovered a couch. Have a whole new admiration for anyone who does upholstery. Now I mostly mend & repurpose items.

Permalink Reply by Aleisha Meagan Tickle on January 18, 2011 at 9:47am

Your dress looks amazing! I wish I could sew like that. I'm fairly new to sewing, I've only made a pair of shorts and started making curtains for my apartment.

Permalink Reply by Carrie Seal-Stahl on June 24, 2013 at 10:37pm