Friday, 30 September 2016

September in Review...

Sewing:

There were big plans for National Sewing Month, I planned an autumn sewing list and hardly put a dent into it this month. Most of my time sewing was dedicated to hand-sewing samples work. I can't tell you how many times I wanted to abandon hand-stitching and run it through the sewing machine.     


Top L to R:  Blue dress, Vogue 9060 and 1312; Pull-on pants, Simplicity 2372; Floral dress, Vogue 1410.
I need to get back to work on the projects I neglected this month. Plus Mama R is waiting for another pair of pants and goodness she's been waiting ages for another top. Lots to do!  

RTW Fast: 


There have been several articles in the news lately about the consumer shopping trends. Most recently, the Financial Times wrote about the declining profits. With the state of ready-to-wear and the rise of athletic-leisure wear, did retailers think that consumers spending trends would remain the same as before?  



Yup, mind blown.     

The Stats:


Supplies
Quantity Used from the stash this Month 
Quantity Used this Year
Added to the Stash this year
Basting Tape
0
1.88 metres
0
Bias Tape
 0
7.41 metres
2
Buttons
0
21
0
Chain
0
0
0
Cord Stopper
1
2
1
Elastic
2 metres
7.0 metres
3 metre
Fabric
 7.6 metres
65.85 metres
76.1 metres
Fusible Tape
 2.2 metres
19.40 metres
0
Hand needles
0
0
0
Hook and Eyes
0
0
0
Interfacing
0
3.0 metres
10 metres
Lace trim
0
0
0
Pattern (new)
0
13
23
Pattern (previously used)
4
20
0
Ribbon
0
1.50 metres
2 metres
Serger needles
0
0
0
Serger thread
0
2
10
Sewing machine needles
0
13
4
Snaps
0
0
0
Thread
0
9
29
Trim
0
1.8 metres
1.8 metres
Velcro
0
0
0
Zipper
0
4
8


Well, I hope you had a productive and enjoyable National Sewing Month. Happy Sewing!


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