i wonder what kind of shoes god would wear if he had to. They're probably a lot like mine which are very nice in all honesty, with strong laces so as they don't fall off. God would wear them all the time.
shelly said at 5:44 PM 05-25-2001: i would like it if god were barefoot. but her feet never got dirty. otherwise i think she'd have clogs like mine. which are the most comfortable shoes in the world. i think.
unlike arnie, my feet aren't big, just wide. ladies feet should be very narrow, you know. so i can never find shoes that fit.
shelly said at 7:31 PM 05-25-2001: yeah, like all of them. that is why i've resorted to only getting "new" clothes from other people's trash until the time when i can get a sewing machine.
mary said at 7:59 PM 05-25-2001: I have one. My grandma's that she bought in the 40s. It's the bomb. I learned how to sew on it when I was a kid. My grandma gave it to me about 3 years ago, when she finally got a new one. Now she wants it back, because new sewing machines are crap.
The clothing item I find to be the worst fitting when bought off the rack -- pants -- is also the most difficult to make. But soooo worth it.
shelly said at 8:05 PM 05-25-2001: ack! pants! don't even get me started. i mostly wear skirts for that reason. and the comfy breeze i tried to explain to rick. i think i had him nearly sold on the idea.
there is a local company called utilikilts which markets them to men. and my friend who makes his own clothing makes himself some lovely skirts.
myriam said at 1:40 AM 09-09-2003: hee hee... funny cause it's true... my school's marching band marched in kilts and people would sometimes feel the need to carry this custom on into the classroom. ok, not just sometimes.
shelly said at 8:07 PM 05-25-2001: and why don't women's clothing sizes make any sense? like how about using an actual measurement. then nobody has to feel "fat" when they don't fit into a certain arbitrary size #. that is why expensive women's clothing runs "big" and the sizes on cheaply made clothing run "small" btw.
mary said at 8:41 PM 05-25-2001: Yeah, your actual measurements when you're sewing have no relationship to the size your byeing. Makes pattern-shopping hell. When I buy clothes, I wear a 6. When I make clothes, I wear a 10 or 12. Go figure.
shelly said at 8:30 PM 05-25-2001: the sewing machine i learned on had no motor, it was that old. even as i child i was clutzy enough that they were concerned that a machine would go too fast and i'd sew my fingers together.
i wish i could have that sewing machine now. but it is so old fashioned and cool looking that my mom uses it as a piece of furniture. sigh.
mary said at 8:36 PM 05-25-2001: Mine's electric. It's quite sturdy tho. Cast iron. And I have to push the pedal with my knee to make it go.
Skirts are super easy. Especially if you're partial to the loose ones. Fitted skirts (like in suits) can be as hard as pants sometimes.
One of the best advantages I've found to knowing how to sew, tho, is being able to take those off-the-rack and garage sale clothes, and make them fit you better.
amy said at 12:57 AM 05-29-2001: I can sew and use a hammer and fix the plumbing and paint real straight and now I can do mosaic. Anybody want to learn?
anotherben said at 12:53 PM 05-29-2001: i can sew. i used to make bean-frogs in hi-school and sell them for lots of money. its amazing what people will pay for frog shaped cloth bags filled with crushed pig-bones.
Shell said at 11:54 AM 08-26-2003: For purposes of research, I need to know if you really did this, specifically if the bags were filled with crushed pig bones. Thanks.
anotherben.. said at 10:34 PM 09-08-2003: hey shell,i found it! but to extrapolate upon my lie.. the bones were generically labeled as "crushed animal bones", but i always thought they had a porkish flavor to them.
