I’ve recently gone back to sewing, and to my surprise I sense this hobby might actually stick around for a while. I have this desire to work on my sewing skills and create clothing I’ll genuinely wear in my day-to-day life. I want to focus on fit, on techniques I’ve often avoided, and challenge myself to see if I’ll actually wear the pieces I make.

In the past, I didn’t. I never felt like what I created was ‘street style’ appropriate. To be transparent, even though I graduated with a Fashion Design degree, I never felt confident enough to work for a designer or launch my own line. Why? It’s a long story one I’ve moved on from. Rehashing all the excuses now feels exhausting.

These days, being older, having lived life a little more, I want to approach sewing differently. I’ve always had a deep love for fashion, watching how designers plays with color, construction, and the story told through a collection. But I want to leave it there. I don’t want to tumble down the rabbit hole of the fashion business, which honestly can sucks the living daylights out of the pleasure of it.

For Christmas, my parents gifted me a serger, a tool I’ve admired for years. A machine that makes working with knits, spandex, and jerseys not only possible but beautiful. These fabrics move with the body. They’re malleable. They’re what most of us wear every day. Now that I have the machine, I’m planning to make my first basic white jersey t-shirt. I’ll also test my hands on spandex, something I’ve touched before, but never enough to feel fluent.

I’m in a period of my life right now, where I just want to explore sewing without expectations. I want to allow mistakes. To not give up because something isn’t perfect the first time. What I find the most interesting is that I now feel more compelled to make clothing than to buy it.Maybe it’s because I’ve worked in retail for so long, I’ve seen it all!

But I haven’t really seen myself make something that I am genuinely proud of. That’s what I want to explore. And through this blog, I’m holding myself accountable. 

And I love that!