Sewing is really not difficult and it is an incredibly useful skill to have. People who can sew are able to mend damaged items of clothing and extend the life of their garments.
They are also able to add adornments to garments or alter them in case of weight loss or weight gain. Parents who know how to sew can customize hand-me-downs from one child to another for a perfect individualized fit.
It's easy to see that if you can learn sewing, you can save a lot of money and get the most use out of all of your garments.
Sewing is also an enjoyable pastime and craft. You could learn to sew your own garments from scratch, create useful items for your household or you could learn to make the most of older garments by taking up such enjoyable activities as quilting.
Creating quilts with intricate and precise designs or free-form, crazy quilts is an enjoyable way to get even more wear from castoff clothes or scraps of fabric leftover from fashioning new garments.
Although sewing is a simple task, it's very helpful to have someone show you how. As with most physical activities, it's quite difficult to learn from the written word.
If you have an older relative who knows how to sew and can teach you, you would be very wise to take advantage of the opportunity. This is a great way to carry on family traditions and spend quality time with a loved one.
Sewing was once a group activity in which women and girls would sit around together and do their mending and sewing while sharing each other's company.
Learning to sew from a relative can be a pleasant and memorable experience. If you include your own children in your sewing lessons, you may rekindle a family tradition.
If you don't have any friends or relatives who can help you learn to sew, look into classes at your local junior college, a community center, or a senior center.
Senior members of your community may be very happy to teach you how to sew. Providing you lessons may become the high point in a senior member of your community.
Alternately, if you are a member of a place of worship you might approach older members there to see if they can help you learn sewing. You might even set up a sewing circle.
It's easy to see that sewing is a useful skill that will benefit you personally and may act as a way of building community. Why not seek out a friend, relative or new acquaintance to teach you today?
