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so, while i'm supposed to be getting through all of the toddler bedding, I had to go to the karate Dojo tonight because my DS was testing for his orange belt tonight. AS I walk in, one of the women who works there (all staff is a parent or spouse of a student) looked and says, "There she is!!". My first thought was, uh-oh, what did I do now.....well, I volunteered, that's what I did . I had made karate uniforms for 3 Cabbage Patch Kids to thank the instructors for my women's self defense class, and when she saw them, she asked if I did sewing on a "regular" basis. I gave her one of my cards and tonight she called me on my offer.

I now have 8 Gis to sew patches on by the first week of August. More than likely, they will be finished wihtin a week, but you never know....

Larisa, thinking there will come a time when I learn to keep my mouth shut

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CNYstitcher
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And your fee for doing this is...??

--Karen M.

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Karen M.

uh.....lol...too brain dead to come up with an acceptable answer right now....

Larisa

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CNYstitcher

Patches as in little badges? Begs the question why can't the occupants of the gis (or the owners of said occupants) sew their own on? Is hardly rocket science, for crying out loud.

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She who would like to be obeye

LOL I asked the same thing. The lady who asked me to do it said that the majority of mothers and students have no clue what to do with a needle and thread, much less a sewing machine . It just makes me realize that those of us who CAN sew are moving to the minority...at least in the groups I associate with.

Larisa, who was and is still shak> Patches as in little badges? Begs the question why can't the occupants

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CNYstitcher

What will they do without you? Before you move you will have to hold a "class"..........this is a needle, this is thread.......put them toghether and stick it through the fabric.........

LOL, even my mother can sew by hand, and she is the least interested in sewing in the whole family!

I think sewing might make a comeback with young people wanting to be fashion designers.......but thats a whole other thread lol.

Michelle Giordano

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Doug&Michelle

I have a regular customer, woman, who brings me her work shirts to sew the buttons on......she says I do a better job of it.

The last 3 times I did them on the machine. I do charge her a 1$ a button and in the past 2 years she has never complained. I also get a nice basket at Christmas from her. Last year it contained amongst other sewing stuff 3 large spools of Nomex thread to use on her shirts.

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Nana

Oh, but apparently it *is* rocket science.

Personally I think that the term "homemaker" should be changed to "Practicioner of Arcane Domestic Arts" (cooking, cleaning, sewing and child rearing).

I want a t-shirt that reads:

YES, I am a stay-at-home mom running a home-based business. NO, I don't want to: - Babysit your kids - Hem your pants - Come over and clean your house (!?)

Kathleen

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Kathleen

Oooooohhh I like that!!!!!!

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CNYstitcher

Maybe you can make some pocket money teaching them how to use a needle and thread :-)

I see knitting is making a comeback. I have to look twice when I see someone on the train knitting. You used to see it quite often, especially in winter, and grandmas knitting white bootees for their new grandchildren.

Hope sewing makes a comeback. Many fabric shops here in Aust have closed down over the years. Tragic ! We used to learn sewing at school.

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