Is needlework a thing of the past?  |
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|   Do any of you do any needlework?
Ive been a keen needlewoman for many years...making allsorts and everything...from dresses to cushion covers...to dolls house bits n pieces.
I taught one of my daughters the basics of sewing,but the other one wasnt really keen at all!!
Im wondering if this really has become a thing of the past now...whereas many years ago every thing was repaired to make it last longer...now we just replace it!!!
Every thing that i was able to make ..I made...but lol the kids hated it!!!...because i used to make their soap bags,their gym bags...and mend everything!!!!
I think they thought it was just being dead tight!!!
Do any of you sew....???
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1.  gemini_rose (10252)
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4 years ago
| |  I do needlework, but not as in sewing, I do a lot of cross stitching. Well I do when I get the chance although these days that is not very often, as for ordinary sewing, well I would rather not!! I did used to like embroidery as a child though and that was okay, but I do get bored of that rather quickly.
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| ruby222 (2574)
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4 years ago
| | I like embroidery..but lol i cant takt to cross stitch!!..my mum does tapestry..i find that stresses me rather than relaxes me!!
I just like day to day sewing...and embroidery or crewel work...
I take it you dont want to put a new zip in my skirt for me then??!! | | | |
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| 2. GreenMoo (4030)
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4 years ago
| |  The cost of buying the materials to make your own clothes and such has risen and the cost of cheaply made clothes has dropped so it's now often not worthwhile to make your own items unless you're looking for something really special.
I repair my own clothes, although I'm not terribly good at it. I darn socks, sew on buttons, sew up small rips & patch jeans & my son's trousers. My sewing isn't really good enough to make my own items yet, though I've just bought a sweing machine so when I learn to use it I'd like to make some curtains.
I do agree that needlework of any sort is becoming a bit of a lost art. There's really not many people who can be bothered any more, and those that do do so as a hobby rather than by necessity.
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| GreenMoo (4030)
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4 years ago
| | If you're clever enough to do embroidery and other embellishments you can add beautiful touches to cheap shop bought clothes. Plain jeans particularly can be made to look really cool with some clever embroidery. Maybe some flowers around the bum or on the pockets? I have a friend who has covered the top half of hers with toning buttons. They look amazing, but I'm not sure they'd be that comfortable to sit down in for long! | | | |
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| ruby222 (2574)
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4 years ago
| | well I sew frequently..if only for pleasure now....the cross stitch picture is lovely..cross stitich is quite intense to follow,but its rewarding!
A nice idea to start a studio...making up your own designs?
there is a company on the web that is called something like one off designs cross stitch...im taking it that each one they make is a unique design...which i thought wa s a lovley idea .
Thankyou for sharing your work! | | | |
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 Jemina (2554)
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4 years ago
| |  Thank you and where did you get that photo? Did you make it yourself?
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