Keep the fellas away - Page 2

flashy · 29-01-2008, 18:32

ey i can sew and i can knit

mrskitty · 29-01-2008, 20:14

I can't sew-but i try,in fact im that bad the teacher used to let me out of lesson to go to the library when we did creative sewing because i was so bad at it

But i did manage to sew a button back onto my coat last week, and it has actually stayed on!Im chuffed to bits!

emzy · 29-01-2008, 21:26

I can sew but neither of my sisters can, mum tried to teach us all but they never really payed much attention. Must admit though, i think i wear the modern day equivalent most of the time lol but at a guess I would say it is probably much less painful (although today's arent all that comfortable)

shillelagh · 29-01-2008, 22:11

Mum could knit .. taught my both my sisters to knit - came to me no chance i couldnt get the hang of it. Both my sisters can sew pretty good - me no chance im hopeless.
I can do enough to get by sewing a button on or sewing a hem up. But hated sewing, knitting at school. Even got my sister to make my sewing bag up and she embroidered my name on it mainly cos i'd made a cock up of it.

Was glad come the 3rd year and could give it up.

West Ender · 31-01-2008, 15:20

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

Mum taught me darning - a skill unknown to the next generation

Do you use a mushroom, Margaret? I've still got my mother's - it must be about 75 years old - though I don't do much darning these days.

I used to knit all my children's jumpers and cardigans, also did a lot of crochet but I've a bit of arthritis in my fingers now so don't do so much. I can sew too but I was never as good as my mother, who did tailoring at Night School for quite a few years and used to make our overcoats etc. Anyway - one up on mum - she couldn't knit.

MargaretR · 31-01-2008, 15:43

I learnt to knit at a very early age -used to knit my own dolls clothes.
I went on to learn crochet and tatting.
As a teenager I sometimes bought 3yds of cotton print on a Saturday morning, made a dress in the afternoon and wore it to go bopping on Saturday night.
I did some tailoring (a coat and several suits) - which I learnt from those expensive/detailed Vogue patterns.
I gave up making clothing when it became cheaper to buy garments than to buy the materials.