Back in 2008, during the third year of writing my blog, I wrote a post called "My Wardrobe and Sewing." In it I talked about the fact that 90% of my wardrobe was made by me. I discussed what I sewed and why, and what determined a RTW purchase for me.
Several of you must have read it recently because it showed up in my "popular blog posts" listing on the sidebar. To be honest, I don't even remember writing that post but then I have been writing this blog for 10 years so that may be why. Anyway, I thought I would update the post reflecting on my life now cause hey it never hurts to look back to help you move forward.
So in 2008 I said that I made about 90% of my wardrobe. I can say that's no longer true! Weight loss, job and lifestyle changes caused me to not only give away most of my wardrobe last year but it also changed what I wore and sewed. Presently I would put the percentage of me-made in my closet at 25-30%.
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Which after years of having a predominantly me-made wardrobe is just astonishing to me...and was hard to handle during my first fall & winter at this job. Even though I'm sewing as fast as I can, it takes time to get to that number again...especially when you have to redevelop your TNT patterns.
I have to tell you that I recently made a pair of pants and I'm not sure that I like them. The fit is close-fitting in the abdomen area and I hate the way it looks and feels. I think I've worked out a fix for a more comfortable fit but my pants pattern is still a work in progress. As of now, all of my bottoms are RTW with their inherent fitting issues.
So let me ask you, how much of your wardrobe is me-made? I know that since there are Me Made months held to highlight your makes, and there's more awareness/interest in sewing the majority of your own wardrobe ~ including underwear ~ how many of you have set a goal to sew the majority of your wardrobe?
This is the question of the day. In 2008, there was a great conversation attached to that post. 48 people talked about their wardrobes and sewing. If you left a comment then, I would love to hear from you now. And if you weren't reading the blog then but would like to get in on the conversation, I would love to hear from you, too.
This is the Question of the Day - so talk back to me!
...as always more later!