tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post2218722047837127888..comments2024-02-14T16:55:38.267+11:00Comments on chunkychooky: Sewing teachers from HellCath @ chunkychookyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07926661077860579075noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-58686487942743049022010-11-23T11:51:18.761+11:002010-11-23T11:51:18.761+11:00It looks like you've made up for lost time!It looks like you've made up for lost time!Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486127981293088285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-92136221056668052892010-11-23T11:50:46.566+11:002010-11-23T11:50:46.566+11:00School sewing classes can scar you for life. My te...School sewing classes can scar you for life. My teacher was nice enough but that crepe fabric and zipper scarred me for life. Lovely post. That is one impressive dress (says someone who NEEDS to have a pattern to make something)Tashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216773844356794636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-71217524860018161222010-11-18T21:30:11.293+11:002010-11-18T21:30:11.293+11:00i can totally relate. it is so funny how a bad tea...i can totally relate. it is so funny how a bad teacher can put you off something.<br />boo to bad teachers, yay to the good ones!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-34338838646496807952010-11-17T13:01:48.224+11:002010-11-17T13:01:48.224+11:00Dropped in to say that this post of yours motivate...Dropped in to say that this post of yours motivated me to finally sew a garment for myself after saying I'm going to for months! Thanks. <br /><br />http://theslightlymadquiltlady.blogspot.com/2010/11/finish.htmlCharlotte Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11696100659597422648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-3098429897716142362010-11-16T22:08:26.400+11:002010-11-16T22:08:26.400+11:00Hey I had the sewing teacher from hell when I was ...Hey I had the sewing teacher from hell when I was in year 6...I could do nothing right...and now I'm actually teaching sewing to kids!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08477626894762442078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-23819026168148764692010-11-16T08:44:28.510+11:002010-11-16T08:44:28.510+11:00Hooray!!!!
I know that feeling and it is wonderful...Hooray!!!!<br />I know that feeling and it is wonderful! You should be proud, it is a magical dress for so many reasons. So much possibility from one dress, a new world my friend and you are off and running!<br />Fantastic!Lola Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215529779296867987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-58098301391625194502010-11-15T19:57:19.478+11:002010-11-15T19:57:19.478+11:00Awesome stuff!! Those gifted inspiring teachers ar...Awesome stuff!! Those gifted inspiring teachers are far and few between, spaced out by the cranky pants meanies...your dress is beautiful and there's no need to follow patterns if you can create things this well without! You go girl :0)dash robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09985007576083764068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-81734036503176897882010-11-15T17:14:46.002+11:002010-11-15T17:14:46.002+11:00Beautiful, I love how it twirls. I never learnt to...Beautiful, I love how it twirls. I never learnt to sew at school, it was cooking and typing for us ladies. I did learn to sew from my Mum, thats why my blog is called Maika - it translates as Mother.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264420906552779564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-90425204402938711952010-11-15T14:44:40.412+11:002010-11-15T14:44:40.412+11:00Heck..i meant to say I wouldn't attempt to mak...Heck..i meant to say I wouldn't attempt to make WITHOUT a pattern..<br />and sorry..don't know why my first comment has appeared twice.<br />perhaps i should shut up now !!Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08593040435671084991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-36114218049074430012010-11-15T14:42:03.482+11:002010-11-15T14:42:03.482+11:00I'm inspired! I wouldn't attempt to make ...I'm inspired! I wouldn't attempt to make from a pattern, and I've done fashion and design!!<br />(maybe I shouldn't really admit that!?)<br />Anyway...thanks for sharing that story, and sorry that that awful god knows why teacher, stripped you of confidence.<br />Teaching is all about building someone up...encouragement and gentle leading the way - the way you describe your teacher it sounds like she needed a long break away from 'whatever'...although i do have to wonder what on earth was gong on in her life to make her that way .. still no excuse.Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08593040435671084991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-15276617690486512132010-11-15T14:41:59.991+11:002010-11-15T14:41:59.991+11:00I'm inspired! I wouldn't attempt to make ...I'm inspired! I wouldn't attempt to make from a pattern, and I've done fashion and design!!<br />(maybe I shouldn't really admit that!?)<br />Anyway...thanks for sharing that story, and sorry that that awful god knows why teacher, stripped you of confidence.<br />Teaching is all about building someone up...encouragement and gentle leading the way - the way you describe your teacher it sounds like she needed a long break away from 'whatever'...although i do have to wonder what on earth was gong on in her life to make her that way .. still no excuse.Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08593040435671084991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-54002058373157321582010-11-15T14:31:57.112+11:002010-11-15T14:31:57.112+11:00what a gorgeous dress!!!
high school really can be...what a gorgeous dress!!!<br />high school really can be a dreadful place ha ha.nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919992383232548371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-53489395505402519842010-11-15T14:16:53.755+11:002010-11-15T14:16:53.755+11:00The dress is utterly gorgeous Cath, you're ama...The dress is utterly gorgeous Cath, you're amazing!! xoteddybearswednesdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068878478604992309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-2239722026505943602010-11-15T14:15:15.286+11:002010-11-15T14:15:15.286+11:00Yay! Thanks for sharing your story.
I was never ...Yay! Thanks for sharing your story. <br /><br />I was never the sewer in my family either, and hearing about how hard it was certainly didn't help. An unsuccessful CAE course that everyone else raves about made things worse. Still, I really do want to learn to sew, so I bought a machine a few months ago and I'm taking little baby steps. My current projects are bunny rugs for our baby, who is due in April. One day I'll work up to something more complicated, but right now it's just satisfying to sew *something*.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-46205538663072232972010-11-15T13:23:50.258+11:002010-11-15T13:23:50.258+11:00You go girl. And one of these days I'm going t...You go girl. And one of these days I'm going to be giving old Mrs Watson and her sneer of disapproval whatfor...Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520680195281725886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-89087287303915981922010-11-15T12:43:50.557+11:002010-11-15T12:43:50.557+11:00Good for you! My sewing teacher was awful as well....Good for you! My sewing teacher was awful as well. I've only just started trying to sew again after 15 years!Jackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307287345268299072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-50486949970133053902010-11-15T12:33:40.337+11:002010-11-15T12:33:40.337+11:00WHAT?!!!! Bobbins thread themselves?!!!!! Are you ...WHAT?!!!! Bobbins thread themselves?!!!!! Are you for REAL?!!!!!<br />God God, clearly I need to update!<br /><br />Super-awesome dress making by the way!flossy-phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207372419069284680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-6044300566014053202010-11-15T12:31:31.083+11:002010-11-15T12:31:31.083+11:00Take THAT Miss Nasty!Take THAT Miss Nasty!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494036247908661426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-20802331201584520602010-11-15T12:00:01.858+11:002010-11-15T12:00:01.858+11:00Great dress, well done. I have memories of running...Great dress, well done. I have memories of running away from mum's machine because I'd made an impossible tangle - and I realised the other day, that I am now able to fix tangles so I must be a grown up. My mum made a lot of our clothes, and pretty much all the important ones (for dances, etc) and I SO want to be able to do that for my girls. Aren't mum's great! Boo to yukky teachers though.Anna Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17140909637865426746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-32484328386371661462010-11-15T11:51:42.513+11:002010-11-15T11:51:42.513+11:00see- who needs to pay a therapist Cath? We are all...see- who needs to pay a therapist Cath? We are all here for you ;)- just let it all out sister. I remember our 'sheetmetal' teacher telling my firend her keyring was "'orrible, absolutely 'orrible"...I don't think they'd say it like that these days! My mum was a textiles teacher, a few people have since said they got their 'sewing machine license' from my mum! Hope she didn't traumatise people like you (her name isn't Miss Nash!)Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348847780442947633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-11378861174799070922010-11-15T11:50:23.022+11:002010-11-15T11:50:23.022+11:00I was miserable in home ec class...I couldn't ...I was miserable in home ec class...I couldn't thread a bobbin to save my life! I realized the other day that I can finally do it without my blood pressure rising...Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14626286815589144470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-10106270692012337132010-11-15T10:45:35.565+11:002010-11-15T10:45:35.565+11:00My sewing teacher wasn't too cranky although s...My sewing teacher wasn't too cranky although she didn't like the bobbin requests either but she was insanely jealous that my waist was smaller than hers and she was never nice to me again. Crazy teachers have a lot to answer for. Cherriewillywagtailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161501326916060091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-43483479419432878762010-11-15T10:42:35.546+11:002010-11-15T10:42:35.546+11:00It was collars at school that really put me off - ...It was collars at school that really put me off - i don't know why they tried to teach us such difficult stuff! <br />I still have a mantra that "I can't sew clothes", the terminology on the patterns scares me. <br /><br />This dress is beautiful - make some more!!Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216064393228303942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-70541342786561377302010-11-15T10:33:52.898+11:002010-11-15T10:33:52.898+11:00Great dress Cath. It is gorgeous, and Busy looks s...Great dress Cath. It is gorgeous, and Busy looks so chuffed to be modelling it for you. Fantastic!<br /><br />Add me to the list of traumatised by school sewers. I've been sewing for eighteen months now and I feel like I have found a piece of myself that was missing. This is one of the best learning curves ever.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05131518522010494497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435525396415770169.post-2201445592440217612010-11-15T10:25:32.014+11:002010-11-15T10:25:32.014+11:00Ah Cath....echoes of my own sewing history are hid...Ah Cath....echoes of my own sewing history are hidden in this post. Although in my case it was my own highly-strung, perfectionist, super-sewing mother (whom I love dearly) who put me off sewing. Good on you for daring to believe that you CAN sew. The dress is wonderful and a springboard to many more creations I'm sure. Well done! xxxAnitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343136624120388375noreply@blogger.com