Sew Subversive
The following post is from a Spark member, April M., who attended the Sew Subversive book signing event on Wednesday, September 6th:
"I found the Sew Subversive book party at Spark very inspiring. I went because I am trying to teach myself to sew and I'm interested in altering my own clothing. I haven't really shown much prowess with my sewing machine but after listening to the authors and flipping through my copy of the book I think I can become less intimidated. All three authors, Melissa Rannels, Melissa Alvarado and Hope Meng, do not possess formal sewing or fashion instruction. They're just three friends who love recycling clothes and giving themselves a funky look. I also connected with some of the other reasons one might refurbish or alter clothing such as weight loss or gain (or just trying to achieve a better fit from mass produced clothing) and recycling clothing as opposed to buying more. It's also an inexpensive way to revamp your wardrobe. After the authors told us about themselves and the background of the book as well as their business, the Stitch Lounge in San Francisco, they showed samples of projects from the book. Laid out on a table were a variety of skirts & tops along with a scarf, tote bag, pants and a hat. One of the crowd pleasers was a sun dress made from a pillowcase. The women also talked about how their modifications could even be modified ... think you can't fit in a pillowcase? Use two with a cool vintage print. Some of the other suggestions included shopping at thrift stores and buying fabric from the remnant bins. People from the audience of over 30 people asked questions and shared some ideas and inspirations. The authors signed books and welcomed more questions after their presentation. I'm sure I could have just picked up the book at my local library and become interested in some of the projects but I feel even more inspired after this event and I am very glad I attended. I like that the authors spoke to us as if we were all beginners and understood how intimidating a sewing machine can be. I know I'll be more likely to try out some ideas because of attending this event. It doesn't hurt that in our gift bags we each got a large T-Shirt to experiment with!"
"I found the Sew Subversive book party at Spark very inspiring. I went because I am trying to teach myself to sew and I'm interested in altering my own clothing. I haven't really shown much prowess with my sewing machine but after listening to the authors and flipping through my copy of the book I think I can become less intimidated. All three authors, Melissa Rannels, Melissa Alvarado and Hope Meng, do not possess formal sewing or fashion instruction. They're just three friends who love recycling clothes and giving themselves a funky look. I also connected with some of the other reasons one might refurbish or alter clothing such as weight loss or gain (or just trying to achieve a better fit from mass produced clothing) and recycling clothing as opposed to buying more. It's also an inexpensive way to revamp your wardrobe. After the authors told us about themselves and the background of the book as well as their business, the Stitch Lounge in San Francisco, they showed samples of projects from the book. Laid out on a table were a variety of skirts & tops along with a scarf, tote bag, pants and a hat. One of the crowd pleasers was a sun dress made from a pillowcase. The women also talked about how their modifications could even be modified ... think you can't fit in a pillowcase? Use two with a cool vintage print. Some of the other suggestions included shopping at thrift stores and buying fabric from the remnant bins. People from the audience of over 30 people asked questions and shared some ideas and inspirations. The authors signed books and welcomed more questions after their presentation. I'm sure I could have just picked up the book at my local library and become interested in some of the projects but I feel even more inspired after this event and I am very glad I attended. I like that the authors spoke to us as if we were all beginners and understood how intimidating a sewing machine can be. I know I'll be more likely to try out some ideas because of attending this event. It doesn't hurt that in our gift bags we each got a large T-Shirt to experiment with!"
posted by sparkcrafts at 11:27 AM
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