tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906489421696897487.post2325184485705424701..comments2011-05-13T20:42:46.641-04:00Comments on Mini- Homestead: Teaching Myself to Sew....Lorrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15051017990294691081noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906489421696897487.post-8818463580738129402011-05-13T20:42:46.641-04:002011-05-13T20:42:46.641-04:00I remembered how to sew a seam and that was about ...I remembered how to sew a seam and that was about it! I'm using books and websites for the rest. I use two together - "How to Use, Adapt and Design Sewing Patterns" by L. Hollahan and "The Perfect Fit." "Fit" has you make a paper guide so you can see where you're off the 'standard' measurements and how to fix your clothes; the other one helps you design clothes and has a chapter on basic sewing techniques - it's worth the cost just for that.Lorrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051017990294691081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3906489421696897487.post-64105767892963817462011-05-04T20:40:09.591-04:002011-05-04T20:40:09.591-04:00My mother was just saying yesterday, "With ev...My mother was just saying yesterday, "With everything you've been doing and learning, why aren't you learning to sew?" I have nightmares from Home Ec days - I was absolutely awful and I don't remember learning a thing.<br /><br />So I envy you. I want to learn how to sew.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750292879037409647noreply@blogger.com