Aug 06, 2002
Quick Hello Newsletter - School's Opening Soon!
Hello everyone,
ERGONOMICS:
This month in our Did You Know area on the front page, we're re-running
the ergonomic information about sewing. Each day there will be a "tip"
related to sewing safely. It's difficult to think of your body when you
sew - until it starts to hurt. Take a trip back in your mind to the
last time you cut out a pattern and be reminded of all the different
directions your body stretched. Recall the turns and twists you take
moving from machine to machine, to ironing board, to this place and
that, and how less than thoughtful your movements are. Not to mention
the lack of grace when we get super busy with a sewing project. I know
I can sit for hours when I get into a garment!
Keep an eye on the front
page of SewingWeb.com. When the month is over, we will archive the tips
and links that we have available, and they'll be on a separate page on
the site. As well, we've gathered a few links for you (thanks to
SewMagical and her posts on our message boards) related to ergonomics:
These links are just a start. If you have any to add, stop by the
message boards or drop me an e-mail. Together we can learn to avoid
injuries and keep our bodies in good shape so we can continue sewing
through the years.
SEWING FOR SCHOOL:
I'm doing a different kind of sewing this year. My twins will be
leaving for college in less than a month, so I'm sewing things that
they'll need for school. My son's quilt is finished after about 12
years. My daughter wants a pillow made out of a ham bag, as do some of
her friends. (Virginia ham comes in a bag and many people save the bags
for rags or other thing. I happen to turn them into pillows.). It's
like they want a little something from home to have with them.
They're simple to make - sometimes I cut them in half and resew them with lace
in the seams and other times, I stuff them with Polyfil just as they
are. They make nice big pillows to throw on the dorm bed, and, face it,
how many kids have ham bag pillows?
My mind trips back to the days of
making clothing during the summer for the upcoming school year. I still
have fabric remnants of those days and at least one wall hanging made of
said remnants. I have a tough time throwing things like that away - you
can never have enough fabric to make projects out of, can you? My
daughter allowed me to make clothing for her until middle school and my
son pretty much didn't care. He didn't like "buttonup" shirts, so I
made shorts primarily for him.
I can go back even further to the days
of "jams" - longer shorts that were the most heinous colors in the
rainbow. My oldest son (now 24) wore them for many years; the gaudier
the fabric, the better. He was the envy of his friends. That was a
great time to be a sewing mom.
What kind of sewing are you doing for
fall? Do you have children going to school? Around here, many children
wear uniforms that are hand sewn. Are you in that category? Stop by
the message boards or drop me a line and share your thoughts.
ONLINE COMMUNITY:
Our message boards are growing. We would love to have you stop by and
make suggestions as to what you'd like to see. What discussions
interest you? Is there one you'd like to have us start? Another
component of the SewingWeb.com community is the chat room. We're open
24/7, but have hosted chat weeknights from 8-9 p.m. ET. We had a couple
of later chats, but there weren't too many takers. Keep in mind,
though, that we can host chats any time that works for you. Let me
know!
Thanks for being a part of SewingWeb.com. Please visit our affiliates
and sponsors when you need something sewing-related. We'll keep
bringing you sale announcements as we hear them too.
Until next time - keep sewing!
Donna Gettings-Apperson
http://www.sewingweb.com
Home of Sewing on the Web
