Sewing is a lifeline for me, body shape has changed and now my aim is to have a wardrobe purely hand made. I did have a dressform, padded out carefully to my measurements and height, took me a week to do. I have watched my weight since lockdown began and have now been able to remove all that padding. I have a lady valet
re fabrics, I don`t use any polyester, not wanting to add to ocean pollution in the future. I have a massive stash of fabrics, all natural like cotton, linen, viscose, some with added elastane for stretch. I no longer feel guilty at having such a stash, inflation is rising rapidly, it is money well spent
Patterns have changed too, I tend to like indie designers now and pdfs, which I can store on memory sticks. I dislike using A4 to make the actual pattern but patterns can be printed in eg 2 sizes so that tapering is much easier. I also have a humungous pattern selection, many printed from the likes of stylearc. I have started to catalogue patterns in a business card folder. Quick drawing and some details. Later I will sort into catergories such as skirts
I turned a bedroom into a dedicated sewing room, extended an old heavy desk by adding a shelf to the back top and cut the feet of a few cm, to make it more comfortable. I have several machines and hang cones etc on the walls. Such a change to the old days, when I would use a dining table
I won`t be sewing yet, I need to restore my home as the painter is coming soon and everywhere is being used for storage. My mind, however, is being geared up, ready for spring