Yet another reason to love the hivemind!
(plus I wanted to show off my shiny new tag)
Remember that sex we were planning to have, ever again?
Zoe ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Spike's Bitches 29: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Toddson - Apr 07, 2006 12:23:29 pm PDT #7978 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
SuziQ - Apr 07, 2006 12:24:31 pm PDT #7979 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
vw - walking when you haven't will do that.
ChiKat - Apr 07, 2006 12:46:07 pm PDT #7980 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I do crafts already (crochet, some paper crafts, etc.), but I've really been wanting to learn to sew.
I think I'll look at the park district stuff. That may be good. Thanks, vw!
vw bug - Apr 07, 2006 12:47:58 pm PDT #7981 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Sewing is fabulous fun, and I'm glad you're gonna give it a shot.
The other thought is, do you already have a sewing machine? If you don't, lots of sewing machine shops give introductory classes when you purchase one of their machines.
ChiKat - Apr 07, 2006 12:58:01 pm PDT #7982 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I do have a sewing machine. I got a used one, so no classes.
My local Joann's does offer beginning classes ($75 for 3, 3 hour sessions). I may look into those, too.
vw bug - Apr 07, 2006 12:59:05 pm PDT #7983 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Oh, that's cool.
As far as books go, honestly, I'd try Sewing for Dummies. The dummies books, despite their name, are usually great reference books.
Also, YAY for a used sewing machine! I've got my mom's old OLD sewing machine from when she was a teenager, and she's pretty sure it was used when they got it. They can really last a long time and be wonderful, so used is good.
ChiKat - Apr 07, 2006 1:03:33 pm PDT #7984 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I have some friends who are costume designers, some they gave me so advice about what machine to get (I have a Huskystar 215, it's a Viking).
libkitty - Apr 07, 2006 1:04:36 pm PDT #7985 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
You know, it seems like this has been a rough week all around. I say, cabana boys and ice cream all around. My treat.
This Sunday, I'm going to a benefit performance of Hair at the award-winningPerseverance Theatre. Great music, fun show, good company, and raising money for my church and Theater in the Rough. It doesn't get much better.
Although I've become converted to the Short Hair Crowd, I just love Hair. The plot is meh, but the music is fantastic.
vw bug - Apr 07, 2006 1:05:33 pm PDT #7986 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Oh, that looks nice. Mom's new machine is a Viking. They're great. Yay for you!
libkitty - Apr 07, 2006 1:06:40 pm PDT #7987 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I've got my mom's old OLD sewing machine from when she was a teenager, and she's pretty sure it was used when they got it.
I have my mom's old Singer Featherlight, from probably about 1930. One of these day's I'm actually going to figure out how to use it, but not now. I'm so behind on knitting and crocheting projects!