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donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
We had a sewing store around here for some years, and they had lessons. Unfortunately, the store couldn't stay afloat, and closed. There's nothing like that around here anymore. I used to know a lot more people that sewed years ago. I learned in high school and could sew seams, etc. Nothing fancy, but I could sew some basic things and do repairs.

My sewing machine at home has been in a box now for probably 13 years. :facepalm:
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I had several school pics taken back in the day wearing shirts my mom had sewed for us.
Pop actually learned to see at an early age, as well. He also used to like to sew things from cowhide. We would make pouches for tools with snaps on them, sew a leather handle on something, etc.
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
I'm a big fan of practical classes. I realize the importance of academic studies, but I do with that more emphasis was also placed on basic skills learning as well.
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I took wood shop in 7th grade. We made at least too pretty cool things that I remember...a pen holder and a cutting board.
The pen holder was made of mahogany and was an organic shape of my choosing. Picture similar to this, but, with a flatter felt-covered bottom, and 2 pen holder cups with pens in them attached to the top...

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The cutting board was made of individual pieces of mahogany and beech glued together. It was run through a planer until the top and bottom surfaces were flat and smooth. Then, I cut a shaped handle at one end and rounded all the edges on one side with a router. Some oil finish on the surface and done. Similar pattern to this one...

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I remember that class bein' a lotta' fun...!!! :)
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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donaldtoo said:
I took wood shop in 7th grade. We made at least too pretty cool things that I remember...a pen holder and a cutting board.
The pen holder was made of mahogany and was an organic shape of my choosing. Picture similar to this, but, with a flatter felt-covered bottom, and 2 pen holder cups with pens in them attached to the top...

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The cutting board was made of individual pieces of mahogany and beech glued together. It was run through a planer until the top and bottom surfaces were flat and smooth. Then, I cut a shaped handle at one end and rounded all the edges on one side with a router. Some oil finish on the surface and done. Similar pattern to this one...

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I remember that class bein' a lotta' fun...!!! :)
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sorry Donald, but I had to share this famous meme.

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Figgy1

Figgy1

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MinnieM123 said:
@ajrwdwgirl , I thought of you when I saw a news clip this morning. Apparently, there's a guy (Patric Richardson, The Laundry Evangelist) out in your neck of the woods, and he gives stain removal "laundry camp" demos at the Mall of America. He's got all kinds of ways to remove any kind of stain at all, and he uses only natural ingredients such as white vinegar, and other common, household items.

What struck me funny was just how mesmerized the audience (male and female) were, hanging on to his every word! But considering most of us don't know much about different stains and how to safely remove them from any fabric, I can see where he could really hold the crowd's interest.
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Speak for yourself
 
DryerLintFan

DryerLintFan

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
My wedding dress was $400. It was the 2nd I tried on. I was so proud of myself because I also bought it during no tax week in NY. It was empire waisted, satin, had macrame on the bodice. Simple, elegant, classic, and inexpensive. I could never justify a huge price for a dress I would wear once.
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I got really lucky with my dress and had found an online clearance from a bridal store going out of business in California. I only paid $120 for the dress, but because i bought it blind i did have to get alterations and that ran me about $85 on top of that.


On the topic of sewing..... My mom made all our stockings, so i wanted to make them for my small family. After about four hours i had to give up though, because this was the best i could do :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:

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Figgy1

Figgy1

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dryerlintfan said:
I got really lucky with my dress and had found an online clearance from a bridal store going out of business in California. I only paid $120 for the dress, but because i bought it blind i did have to get alterations and that ran me about $85 on top of that.


On the topic of sewing..... My mom made all our stockings, so i wanted to make them for my small family. After about four hours i had to give up though, because this was the best i could do :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:

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That's a really good start!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should have kept going
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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dryerlintfan said:
I got really lucky with my dress and had found an online clearance from a bridal store going out of business in California. I only paid $120 for the dress, but because i bought it blind i did have to get alterations and that ran me about $85 on top of that.
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Mine was $300 from a company named Gunne Sax--they had beautiful dresses; it wasn't a bridal company, but the dresses were designed for various occasions. (Think the company closed around 1995. They had also undergone a few name changes down through the years.)
 
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