This blog hosts a challenge for home sewers who want to commit to sewing their own wardrobe (or certain parts of your wardrobe :-). Our goal is to not purchase RTW clothing from January 1, 2015 thru December 31, 2015. Follow our journey as we share and encourage each other through tips, tutorials, and various challenges. Thanks for dropping by!
Okay let me see if I have this straight: the challenge is to make and wear your own clothing for a year but not to wear only me-made clothing? I can do the first part (and sew, sew, sew all year)and I am so inspired by this challenge. I want to feature this on my blog too...
Yes, the challenge is to make your own clothing. You may certainly wear "anything" in your wardrobe. We are committing to not purchasing anything for a year. Some will still purchase undergarments, etc. "Me-Made Mondays" is an opportunity to wear something you've made and post it on the blog (you might wear it to work, shopping, etc). "Stitch-Slapped Fridays" showcase garments that went horribly, horribly wrong :-)! I hope that clarifies.... I'll send an email to invite you in...Vita
Do you have to have made the whole outfit or just something in it? I've never sewn a shirt. I've never been short enough on shirts to need to (the punk t-shirt collection from high school has had great longevity), and I have no intention of sewing any shirts any time soon (see "punk t-shirt collection"), but I will be sewing a new skirt soon.
Okay let me see if I have this straight: the challenge is to make and wear your own clothing for a year but not to wear only me-made clothing? I can do the first part (and sew, sew, sew all year)and I am so inspired by this challenge. I want to feature this on my blog too...
ReplyDeleteI guess my question is, can I wear the clothes I've already bought (like my two -year old coat) and make any new clothes, just not buy them?
DeleteHi Nothy,
DeleteYes, the challenge is to make your own clothing. You may certainly wear "anything" in your wardrobe. We are committing to not purchasing anything for a year. Some will still purchase undergarments, etc. "Me-Made Mondays" is an opportunity to wear something you've made and post it on the blog (you might wear it to work, shopping, etc). "Stitch-Slapped Fridays" showcase garments that went horribly, horribly wrong :-)! I hope that clarifies.... I'll send an email to invite you in...Vita
Do you have to have made the whole outfit or just something in it? I've never sewn a shirt. I've never been short enough on shirts to need to (the punk t-shirt collection from high school has had great longevity), and I have no intention of sewing any shirts any time soon (see "punk t-shirt collection"), but I will be sewing a new skirt soon.
DeleteOh wait I have made a shirt, there just wasn't any sewing involved. I knit a shirt in 4 days last July.
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