Learn to sew or crochet

“I started teaching myself how to sew in late 2019, so it’s been just over three years since I first touched a sewing machine. Although it’s a relatively short amount of time, it was an intense three years, packed with experimenting, failing, researching, and always learning. Because I am completely self- and community-taught, I made a lot of mistakes at the beginning.”

“Before attempting my first sewing project, I wondered, What could a middle-aged mom do to learn something it felt like she should already know? Sign her ten-year-old daughter up for lessons, of course! And then eavesdrop and ask endless questions.”

“Eventually, she got more pieces from my trial and error, more accurately, toile’ing and error. A toile is a fancy Sewer’s word for practice. And what I’ve learned the most from all this practice is patience. A terrific life skill!”