Introductions

Hello everyone. My name is Lelan, and I live in Wisconsin. As might be guessed by my username and profile pic, I am a quadriplegic doing what I can to continue to find ways to keep sewing accessible to me and improve my skills. My interest in these pursuits is not limited to being for my own benefit, nor is it limited to just sewing. Musical instruments, various visual arts, tinkering (like vintage sewing machine repairs, and learning foreign languages - if it can be done by able-bodied people and it makes sense that disabled people might also want to take a crack at developing genuine skill, then I am all about helping them figure out what is/ is not possible and what is/ is not necessary in order for them to meet their goals. Speaking of meeting, I am glad to have found this venue and I look forward to meeting many cool fellow sewists.

SewHelpMeGod - 2 months ago

Hi Lelan, so happy to meet you here, and thank you for sharing how you are enjoying making things like sewing and art more accessible. It's so interesting to hear a different perspective and I look forward to finding out more! 

SewHayleyJane - 2 months ago

Hello! I'm Karen, from Maryland in the US. I didn't know this was a thing until today and I'm so excited to be here! I don't love social media because it's become a work task which makes it way less fun. I've been missing the community feeling, but not enough to go back to using it for non-work fun, and I hope this will fill that hole.

Most of my recent making time has been dedicated to yarn crafts, but I'm super excited to make a new jumper/pinafore this weekend. There's some brown baby corduroy in my craft room that's calling my name. 😀

Karen - 2 months ago

Thank you very much for that welcome. By the way, I found this site by putting "online sewing community" into my browser's search engine. Didn't take long to find, either - so, congratulations on the early successes of your recent launch!

SewHelpMeGod - 2 months ago

Hello! I'm Karen, from Maryland in the US. I didn't know this was a thing until today and I'm so excited to be here! I don't love social media because it's become a work task which makes it way less fun. I've been missing the community feeling, but not enough to go back to using it for non-work fun, and I hope this will fill that hole.

Most of my recent making time has been dedicated to yarn crafts, but I'm super excited to make a new jumper/pinafore this weekend. There's some brown baby corduroy in my craft room that's calling my name. 😀

Karen - 2 months ago

Hello you lovely lot of people! My name is Deborah and I live in northern Ontario, Canada, land of the Great White North where current winter temps are averaging -20C with about 25cm of snow on the ground.  Aside from living in a dreadfully cold place, I do love it here. I have a lakeside studio which is home to my main love of weaving (have 3 looms, 3 spinning wheels, 3 sewing machines...hmmm...things come in 3's around here lol). I weave fabric to sew with, either clothing or bags/purses. I also knit, spin yarn and dye yarns. I have been an avid sewist for 40+ years and am just starting to get back into making my own clothes. Looking forward to a new social platform to chat up folks! Thanks for creating this new platform! :)

Stormy_Point_FiberArts - 2 months ago

Hi Deborah, so lovely to have you here! I don't think I can even imagine what -20 feels like!! Your studio sounds amazing, I think I'd love to have a nose around with all those treasures

SewHayleyJane - 2 months ago

Hello! I'm Hanna from Helsinki, Finland. As a sewist I'm quite experimental and impatientient: I know how to make things properly but when I'm making for myselt, I tend to cut corners a bit too often. Currently working on a hand quilted velvet patchwork coat! And dreaming of a birthday dress project but have not decided on the design yet. 

I work in the field and happy to share about my work too if people are interested/if its allowed here. For now it will be just my own hobby stuff, just with the disclaimer that I have access to a huge pattern library through my work, so I likely did not pay for the patterns I use.

I hope you have a wonderful and creative day!

Hanna - 2 months ago

Hi Hanna, wow a quilted velvet patchwork coat sounds amazing! I'd love to know what you do, is your profile picture a clue?

SewHayleyJane - 2 months ago

Well hello everyone, I'm so excited for this!! So... I'm Hayley and I run Thready Set Go and SewHayleyJane from my lovely studio on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire, south of the UK along with my husband Andy and with a little help from 6 year old Mia! 

SewHayleyJane - 3 months ago

Hi Hayley. Happy Sunday. I have a question about potentially allowing us to sell/swap fabrics and haberdashery items with members in this group. Is this something you've thought of or considered? I'm sure we all have items in our stash that no longer bring us joy, but might to someone else in your exclusive group.  Just a thought. Hope to hear your reply.

x

Rita 

radlereverett_sewjoy - 2 months ago

Hi Rita, yes this is a feature we are working on! Hoping to roll it out soon

SewHayleyJane - 2 months ago

Fabulous! Has there been thought given to those of us not in the UK?

radlereverett_sewjoy - 2 months ago

Hello Sewing Friends, My name is Wendy and I am in Leicestershire.  I looking forward to being part of this sewing community. 

Feeling-Sew-Inspired - 2 months ago

Yes it's a little clue! I'm part of the TAUKO Magazine team, my focus is in managing the website and orders and running the Make & Share. If anyone ever needs to know in which issue of TAUKO a specific pattern is published in, I'm pretty sure I know it by memory. The very useful skills one learns in a job like this!

Hanna - 2 months ago