How You Can Choose to Be A Good Dressmaker

I am studying the work of a woman whose standard of dressmaking is very high.

She is teaching me that it is important to choose to take control of your sewing. Let me explain.

There is a rush of excitement at the start of any sewing project. Our spirits soar as we imagine our creation finished and looking incredible.

Sometimes it can be difficult to slow down and walk through the necessary steps. Corners are cut, things are good enough.

Excitement is the driver and at times we are swerving all over the road. So what if the stitches aren’t straight. What if we don’t pin first?

There are no sewing police. It doesn’t matter does it?

Well no, it doesn’t matter if it ended there. However, if we judge our ability by what we produce it certainly DOES matter.

If we never wear the clothes we make it matters a lot.

“I am not a good sewer” Is the frequent conclusion people come to. Each of us can be a master sewer if we choose.

Master sewers have control of their excitement. They follow the logical steps. They measure, they pin. They take time to check their work.

They sit forward at their machine and put their hands on the fabric. They steer, they are in control of what is happening. They concentrate on each step until it is resolved. They will unpick if something is not right.

You may not describe yourself as a precision driver but when you are stuck in a tight corner you choose to concentrate and drive like one.

To master sewing clothes we need to let detail matter. As in life, if we choose to slow down and really focus, we can master what is important to us.

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