In a way, it's quite liberating to learn to sew because I often find some details I don't like in commercially available clothing (these days, clothes are just far too transparent). To be able to sew means that I can replicate the design according to my liking. I can, for instance, change a pencil skirt of a dress into a more floaty circle shape, or change the fabric to make it more or less dressy.
I've recently taken a lot of issue with the quality of and value of the clothes available here in Singapore. We are getting far too much of sub-standard craftsmanship in cheap fabrics at prices that hardly reflect the poor quality of the clothes. Consider this my contribution towards the remedy, even if right now I only ever work with cotton.
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| One of my new inspirations from Need Supply. |
