Sewing Your Own Designer Clothes

The days are gone where women had to toil at home and sew the family clothes

. Now you can sew for pleasure simply because clothes are available in hundreds of stores ready made giving you more options than ever before.

But, why still sew? Why bother? Living in a world where clothing has been abundant the last 20 years has seen a decline in sewers. A world where the cost of production has decreased therefore making nice clothing cheaper and more accessible. Thus making it cheaper to buy than make our clothes.

This in turn has seen a skill among the young almost disappear. But, along comes global warming, and a financial crisis. Combined with a new generation of people who want more than just what is on the clothing racks that make them look like clones. A new generation that cannot afford the designer labels but want to have clothes that express individuality.

Now we are seeing new classes within our communities for seeing, more young people going to them. New shops are opening selling fabric, sewing machines and more. Sewing is no longer for the older women. Men are also enjoying the revival of fashion sewing.

Community groups and small sewing classes are cropping up everywhere. These allow new sewers to learn fast and easily without pressure and pure pleasure. In these classes you make new friends and share ideas and skills. Don't think sewing is only for women. Men are joining these groups as well! Remember many of the worlds fashion designers are men.

The joy of sewing is not only about making new clothes from scratch but about refurbishing whole wardrobes of clothes. Creating a new identity or expanding your identity via your clothing is now a flexible option for the young and not so young.

Sewing machines have become so affordable that there is almost no reason a budding sewer cannot have one. Savvy shoppers are now buying quality machines on the second hand market from the sewers who are now upgrading to the new machines.

The re-discovery of sewing is amazing. Gradually haberdashery shops (sewing shops) have gradually disappeared. But now we are seeing new shops opening and existing ones expanding.

So is this about money? Or is this about fashion? The revival is a bit of both. The tables are turning and young people want to have designer clothes and realise that they cannot at the prices charged. So, they are now discovering the joy of creating their own garments for a fraction of the price.

by: Katherine Quirke

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