tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120696498216284839.post9116813364789269482..comments2023-06-25T08:14:09.233-04:00Comments on Champagne and Chocolates: I can see! I can see!Catherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16862784896982818464noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120696498216284839.post-86405051048494293762007-08-14T12:57:00.000-04:002007-08-14T12:57:00.000-04:00"But, in the meantime, I'm focusing on slogging th..."But, in the meantime, I'm focusing on slogging through the purple stockinette."<BR/>Shame.<BR/>Anyway, I'm glad I was born in the days of home ec education. I can run a sewing machine - at least mine from the fifties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120696498216284839.post-7644057953732604892007-08-14T11:12:00.000-04:002007-08-14T11:12:00.000-04:00That and the Vogue book of Sewing--one of my best ...That and the Vogue book of Sewing--one of my best friends when I was learning. Buy an old copy somewhere--the knowledge doesn't really change.<BR/><BR/>I'd agree with Cursing Mama on the directions. There are some patterns where I more or less threw away the directions and constructed the garment as I saw fit.geogrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935352129240009810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120696498216284839.post-19601704379269402632007-08-14T09:35:00.000-04:002007-08-14T09:35:00.000-04:00Be very afraid of sewing directions - they make ba...Be very afraid of sewing directions - they make bad knitting patterns look like a gift from the gods; and I have formal sewing training.<BR/><BR/>Best sewing advice I received that I pass on to all who venture down her very scary path - find the nicest lady at the fabric shop & make her your friend.Cursing Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16525488337844130010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9120696498216284839.post-58524355898523926162007-08-13T21:54:00.000-04:002007-08-13T21:54:00.000-04:00Pfft. Go for it. I'm completely self-taught, and...Pfft. Go for it. I'm completely self-taught, and a better seamstress than many. That may have something to do with my anal-retentive personality, but I digress. If you can manage a straight seam, you can manage most things. There's all kinds of websites up now on sewing techniques as well.geogrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935352129240009810noreply@blogger.com