[Loch-ruadh] Fw: Thoughts about sewing

[Dohmnall O'Ruairc]

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> 1. I hate hemming.
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> 2. Satan lives in my bobbin winder.
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> 3. The more you try to fix the hem, the more you will screw it up.
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> 4. I need a serger.
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> 5. Don't use red chalk to draw the pattern on white fabric when you need
the
> garb the next day.
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> 6. If the neck hole was too little the first time, only cut a little bit
off
> at a time. There's no going back. I now have an off the shoulder under
> tunic.
>
> 7. If you're trying on the garb you're sewing over and over to get the
right
> fit, it's easier just to sew naked. Someone please tell me I'm not alone.
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> 8. The first time you sew it together, use a big stitch. They're easier to
> pull out.
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> 9. Trying to convince yourself that no one will notice that the sleeves
are
> two different lengths gets easier as the night goes on.
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> 10. They play really crappy music on the radio at 2:00 AM.
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> 11. Ignore the "Buy 1 more yard then you think you'll need" rule. Replace
it
> with the "Buy 7 more yards than you think you'll need" rule.
>
> 12. Get $1/yard fabric. Then you won't swear at yourself so much.
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> 13. You can see a black bra through $1/yard white cotton.
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> 14. You can see a white bra through $1/yard white cotton.
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> 15. You can see you're not wearing a bra through $1/yard white cotton.
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> 16. The warning on cold medicine that says you shouldn't operate heavy
> machinery while on this drug should state sewing machines specifically.
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> 17. If you're going to be trying on something that's pinned, and have to
> pull it over your head,remember to wear protective eye gear.
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> 18. The numbers on my tape measure move. They must.I've measured 3 times,
> and it's still not working.
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> 19. You really do have to match plaids or your butt looks funny.
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> 20. Remember Rule 6? Don't do that again on the over tunic. Next time, try
a
> key hole.
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> 21. At 4:00 AM, leaving the garb too big sounds perfectly acceptable.
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> 22. No matter how far in advance you start sewing your garb, you will be
> finishing it at 2:00 AM the night before the event.
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> 23. No matter what you learned from your last 2:00 AM sewathon, you're
gonna
> do it all again.
> (No actual original author/attribution given)
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> 24. Do not sew without someone else in the house. -Shock makes it hard to
pull >your finger off the sewing machine needle by yourself when you've run
the needle >through your fingernail.
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