#51

I remember when I was a little kid of about 4 or so I got bought some jeans that with the combo of small size + thick rough denim, I couldn’t bend my legs in

#52

Think bras are the only things that give me red marks.

I wear dresses mostly now though. Trousers get on my nerves and are cold (jumpsuits aside) obvs.

#53

Yeah, exactly right - seems like lots of people my height struggle and I (think) I’m fine. My biggest issue is people buying me clothes in XL size and them being way bigger/baggier than I would ever want :grimacing:

#54

Bras, tights, pants, socks. I think pants and socks are fairly unavoidable as they need to stay up. Tights I don’t enjoy wearing but have to with dresses to stop my legs getting cold. Bras are obviously evil but as I discovered during lockdown, I actually don’t like not wearing a bra as much as I thought I did.

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#56

Speaking of pants, does anyone else find it really hard to find pants that don’t end up going up your bum crack and giving you a wedgie?

I saw an Instagram advert for Monki underwear recently and in the video one of the models was briefly shown rearranging her pants in a manner that suggested that she was experiencing the problem I described above. Not a great advertisement for the product!

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#57

Weirdly I’ve had luck with Sainsbury’s own brand

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#58

I just wear massive pants now. I got them for after a c-section and I can’t go back. They’re right up to my belly button and they do not move.

#59

I wear Asda pants. Seem fine…

#60

@avocado
Pls join the DiS sewing community of…er…2 of us :joy:

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#61

See I want no waistline and baggy dresses!!
I want shapeless. I don’t want something to be “flattering”
God I hate that word so much

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#62

Always find you and @froglet really inspiring and actually the reason I want to try! I’m always finding ideas of things I’d like, especially in certain Japanese styles that I’ve loved since I was a teenager and could theoretically make myself, seeing as its hard to get the items from Japan and they’d never fit even if I did, and that I would want to adjust them to suit me. I just don’t know where to start and worry about spending loads on a sewing machine and fabric and then getting fed up and giving up

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#64

My usual pants are pretty massive haha. It would be nice to wear more stylish ones that have enough coverage round the back, because I don’t need them to come up to my belly button, but none of the nicer ones cover enough of my arse to prevent wedgies, even the ones that look like they’re not supposed to be wedgie-inducing!

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#65

Aah no no, I like baggy dresses, like smock dresses, or shirt dresses, it’s the tighter dresses you get that have no waist line that annoy me.

#66

Do we have a specific sewing thread? Should there be one?

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#67

@avocado

I was also nervous about getting started as didn’t have a class or anything so was mostly winging it! I’m about 2 years in now and still learning all the time so it’s definitely a hobby that you always learn and progress at. I’d definitely recommend a beginners sewing class where you go and make a tote bag or a cushion cover and I wish I’d done that but I think mostly you just need concentration skills! I found I didn’t really read instructions properly at the start and didn’t google stuff so stuff I made at the start is crap and out of shape!

As for spending money, I started out on a £50 John Lewis hobby sewing machine! I only got a better machine after about 8 months when I figured out I really really liked it. I did make the mistake of buying expensive fabrics at the start but now I’ve found more reasonably priced places so I can at least try out new patterns with cheaper fabrics then when I’m comfortable with the fit and style, make another version with more expensive fabric.

You can also get 1:1 zoom sewing lessons from people at the moment if in an person class isn’t your vibe due to safety.
One thing I will say is that it has changed my life as someone who took up many hobbies where nothing really stuck. This has stuck and I’ve made new friends and (used to) go to events and everyone I’ve met is so kind and supportive and I find it the most uplifting community!

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#68

I can’t remember if I ever started one but let’s defo have one!

#69

How rude of me! There’s 3 of us!! @froglet and @wileycat :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

I think there might be someone else too

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#70

Yeah don’t jump straight into making clothes- you’ll get frustrated and upset when it doesn’t work out well. It’s better to build up sewing skills making cushions, bags and toys first.

I worked as a textiles teacher at one time and these were the kinds of projects we do:
Beginners: cushions, zip up purses, tote bags, flat toys, apron
Intermediate: 3d cuddly toys, wrap around skirt, pyjama bottoms
Higher: things with sleeves and collars and bust/waist shaping

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#71

I’ve just made one

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#73

Its probably worth knocking out a few things with the cheapest crappiest fabric you can get first to practice the skills before feeling bad about spoiling some nice fabric. (Same with trying out a new pattern- make a test toile out of something crap like calico first)

Also top tip- always get quality thread from a sewing shop. Don’t use stuff like poundland thread- it’s shit and snaps and clogs up the machine with fluff and just makes everything more difficult

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