Sewing Etiquette Can Come Apart Easily
If you are one of the more than 50 million women who sew at home how is your home sewing etiquette? You may stitch up a dress in jig time, but does your temper come unzipped while you're doing it?
The company's home economist. Herthe Holt, offers these DO's and DON'Ts in a survey preview:
1. DON'T be a copycat. When you see a friend wearing a dress you like, don't copy it. There are plenty of patterns for new dresses. suits, coats. Try some of the newer ones and she may copy you.
2. DON'T fish for compliments when you wear the beautiful new outfit you made. You'll get them anvwav. Wait, then you can say those magic words. "Thanks, I made it myself." On the other hand. do accept compliments graciously. "I'm so glad you like it." sounds a lot better than "Oh, it's just a little thing I whipped up myself."
3. DON'T clutter the house with your home sewing projects. Plan out a neat work space for sewing and keep your sewing area organized. Have a foldaway area if you live in limited space. Set aside a sewing room if you're lucky enough to afford it.
4. DON'T annoy the neighbors by running your sewing machine when others might be asleep. The newest model machines make very little noise, so you can safely sew without disturbing anyone. But if you have an old model machine, don't use it in early hours if it's old and noisy.
5. DON'T give amateur lessons in home sewing. If a friend asks you to teach her how to sew, be realistic.
Among the DO'S:
1. DO remember that if your friend's ready-to-wear outfit cost double the amount that it might have cost you to stitch it up at home, you may lose a friend if you say so especially if you say so in front of the friend's husband. Many a domestic free- for-all has been caused by just such a chance remark.
2. DO be polite if the telephone rings in the middle of a sewing project. If you budget your sewing time (easy, an hour a day), the sewing project will wait a few minutes. The friendship you lose may not.
3. DO use your own sewing machine, vour own home sewing equipment. Borrowing can make you unpopular. Just remember that if your best friend has a sewing machine, she has it because she needs it. So rent one, buy one don't borrow one.
4. DO invite friends in to visit while you're sewing. You don't have to be a home-sewing hermit to do a good job. Serve coffee. chat. It makes your sewing go faster. Besides, you may get some help.
5. DO give an occasional gift that you sewed yourself - and say so.– AP Newsfeatures, 1966
🍽️Etiquette Enthusiast, Maura J. Graber, is the Site Editor for the Etiquipedia© Etiquette Encyclopedia
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