Theunicornhunter 2 Posted May 23, 2004 We were discussing this at work the other day - it's becoming a lost art. Back in the dinasaur age when I was in high school they actually taught classes on sewing. I used to sew a great deal. I still can but I don't very often. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemesis 0 Posted May 23, 2004 Well we had to do it for Home Ec in junior high. It was a required course for both sexes. I wasn't that bad at it either but I stopped when Junior high was over Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEAREBORG4102 0 Posted May 23, 2004 I can't sew... I like to staple... usually my mom does it for me as I'm 13.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeanway 0 Posted May 23, 2004 (edited) I've sewn all my life. I love to create things. I even change things that I buy readymade. I'm just wierd, I guess I even make Iguana pillows. :biggrin: They love them, it's a special shape just for them. I make a new one for each new baby I get. I have them in all sizes now. Of course some of them are a bit chewed up, they bite holes in them :oops: :biggrin: Edited May 23, 2004 by Jeanway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted May 23, 2004 Back in the dinasaur age when I was in high school they actually taught classes on sewing. I guess we're still in the dino age, 'cause they still teach it. Hang on, I hear thunder or some loud noise... *checks out window* Crap! It's a T-Rex! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadowfigment 0 Posted May 23, 2004 I learned to sew in High School. I have sewn t-shirts, pillows and blankets. Now I mostly sew buttons back onto shirts. But sewing is something that I think that every person should learn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted May 23, 2004 Do they really still teach sewing (clothing & textiles) in school? I mean the whole course on how to choose patterns, select fabrics, finish seams, put in zippers, buttonholes - the whole thing? And guys take this too? I had no idea - Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 1 Posted May 23, 2004 Do they really still teach sewing (clothing & textiles) in school? I mean the whole course on how to choose patterns, select fabrics, finish seams, put in zippers, buttonholes - the whole thing? And guys take this too? I had no idea - It's an elective in high school where I live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeanway 0 Posted May 23, 2004 EEWWW, textiles are nice. Did you know there is a Textile Museum? I was invited once but didn't go, I wish I had. Does anyone know where that might be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fenriz275 0 Posted May 23, 2004 Textiles and Printmaking was a required class at the highschool I went to. I made a plush crab doll Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadowfigment 0 Posted May 23, 2004 Do they really still teach sewing (clothing & textiles) in school? I mean the whole course on how to choose patterns, select fabrics, finish seams, put in zippers, buttonholes - the whole thing? And guys take this too? I had no idea - Yep, they still teach it. And I took the class because I had no other option. All of the other classes that were being offered, I had already taken. Anywho it is not a bad piece of knowledge to have. I actually have benefited from knowing how to sew. Who knew? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeanway 0 Posted May 23, 2004 I personally think a guy that sews is kind of, well, hhmm, HOT! :biggrin: Silly HUH? Just to see him with a tape measure around his neck and pins in his mouth :biggrin: EEWWWW!!! MaMa! I'm Not Kidding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nemesis 0 Posted May 23, 2004 Do they really still teach sewing (clothing & textiles) in school? I mean the whole course on how to choose patterns, select fabrics, finish seams, put in zippers, buttonholes - the whole thing? And guys take this too? I had no idea - I made cool locker organizer that was really cool! I also made a sweater Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadowfigment 0 Posted May 23, 2004 Thank you Jeanway, I also cook rather well too... Something that I was tought by everyone in my family. Cooking is someting that we were all taught at a young age in my family. My mother is a good cook and my father was too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeanway 0 Posted May 23, 2004 I kind of had the "Plush Crab Doll" maker, in mind Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted May 23, 2004 Thank you Jeanway, I also cook rather well too... Something that I was tought by everyone in my family. Cooking is someting that we were all taught at a young age in my family. My mother is a good cook and my father was too. Cooking is an extremely important skill. And women are very impressed when men cook for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueCrystal 0 Posted May 23, 2004 I can sew if I have to. Years ago for Christmas my parents bought me a sewing machine, it's still in the box. Maybe I should think about selling it on ebay or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RikerChick 5 Posted May 23, 2004 I need a poll option for I just give it to my husband if it rips. I don't know how to sew at all, he does. How weird is that? :( He's also an awesome cook and does more than his fair share of household chores with out me ever having to ask. Have I ever mentioned I adore my husband? :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gabri 0 Posted May 23, 2004 I can do buttons and ripped hems. Beyond that, well, I'd probably hand it over to my talented brother-in-law that RC is boasting about up there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Picard 12 Posted May 23, 2004 I can't sew and I have never learned it. I don't want to learn it now, either. Things that have to be sewed are given to my grandmother. :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mj 7 Posted May 23, 2004 Buttons, hems, and other ripped seams. I also had to take that junior high school home ec class where you had to lean to sew, and it was disasterous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
