I finally found time to sew yay! Nothing major just fixing this and that (read wardrobe reconstruction or refashion as some might call it) as well as some hemming. Before I show the goods to you I'd like to share some lessons in sewing that I learnt the hard way.
Lesson #1
Always always try on jeans (or long pants) before taking up the hem!
I made the big mistake of measuring my brand new pair of jeans against my old worn pair thinking to myself that as long as they're the same length it's going to be ok. How wrong I was! I found to my shock horror after I had finished cutting/sewing and trying it on that it was too short! So the genius that I am (thanks David), I went about fixing it by taking it all apart and sewing back the bits that I had cut off - I'm not kidding! I then went through the whole process of hemming again. So what took a few minutes to sew resulted in a few hours to fix. Fortunately I was able to add length without revealing the mistake. Phew!
Lesson #2
Never leave a full cup of tea within close proximity to your sewing station
My hubby (God bless him) seeing me hard at work decided to make me a cup of tea. The tea was too hot so I left it to cool a bit while I went back to sewing. I was so stuck into it that I forgot all about the tea. Before you know it I turned around to reach some stuff and knocked the whole cup over. The entire content of liquid spilled everywhere! Fortunately most of it hit the floor which made it easy to mop up. My yarn bag which was on the floor got wet but when I opened it to inspect my yarns they were all dry. Thanks goodness for waterproof lining on yarn bags!
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