I learned to sew from my mom, but we had 4 years of home ec in school..my senior year, we had to make a baby dress with french seams and smocking all by hand..I still have that dress and that was in 1960...I have a dress my mom made for me when I was probably around 3 months old..you can't touch it, it will tear...cause it's going to be about 70 years old pretty soon..LOL I made all my two daughters their clothes, dance recital costumes and twirler costumes till they reached junior high and blue jeans became popular..now I piece tops and quilt. I still sew quite a few things, I just made my sister an apron and love to make pincushions..Taught myself to crochet and to knit..and cross-stitch, embroidery and needlepoint...Only thing I haven't been able to learn is tatting..I've tried, have all the necessary things but just haven't mastered it yet...maybe one day....I just love all kinds of needlework especially by hand...I won the Betty Crocker award my senior year...in Home Ec..
Last edited by sak658; 07-02-2012 at 07:06 PM.