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"Sarah Dale" wrote in message news On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 03:29:45 +0000, duh who wrote: And then there's Betzina's books that never deal with men's clothing. Its such a hard life living with this prejudice. You just get so far, and then you hit that muslin ceiling. ;-) Dwight, LOL! I know how you feel - perhaps more so (as tailoring is mostly considered a mans job) as I am a female engineer - I have had this attitude in the past at work. You'd like the sewing machine dealers I found last week - run by a bloke with 2 lady assistants. And he demonstrated one of the machines for me! Sounds like where I bought my machine. The Sewing Machine Place (or something like that), in Walnut Creek, CA. |
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"SewStorm" wrote in message ... Its such a hard life living with this prejudice. You just get so far, and then you hit that muslin ceiling. ;-) Hey, Dwight, just remember that it's just one individual who is prejudiced, not every single person. And you can change their attitudes, one person at a time. Actually, I was kidding about the "hard life". I usually get strokes for doing my own shirts. It just surprises some people. Hell, it surprises me sometimes. None of us are prejudiced against you; we know you're not the only man who sews. There are quite a number of guys who post on these newsgroups, and we thoroughly enjoy hearing from all of you! In my experience with interviewing sewing enthusiasts all over the US, Canada, and the UK, I've found that somewhere between 5 and 10% of sewing people are male. Yeah, but we get paid 40% less. ;-) |
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"Irene" wrote in message om... "duh who" wrote in message ... Hm. From your title I though you might have been asking for help with your underwear while you were wearing it--that might be called My lips are sealed. "shocking". My experience of shopping and working in fabric stores leads me to believe that if you give it enough time, every form of craziness will walk through that door...The one that really freaked me was the story about people in Chinatown stuffing store cats (mouse patrols) into their shopping bags to take home. Well, I did go for some felt the other day, and said "You'll never guess what this is for." I was making a padded velcro wrap for one of the straps on my cajun accordion. So feel free to teach that employee a lesson, sort of along the lines of asking for help to buy tencel "for underwear". You never know--I went into a store for pants elastic, and came home with yards of shocking pink with "Victoria's Secret" woven into every inch, 5 yards for a dollar... Not very secret when you've got that much of it in one place, is it? ;-) Oh, and about buying tencel--I have had consistent luck ONLY at most locations of Fabricland/Fabricville chain in Canada. Decent quality, sometimes on sale, and good colours. Do they have a website? Maybe you need to think about a trip... Hell, I"ve been thinking about moving to Canada. It would be nice to have health insurance. |
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"Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply" wrote in message ... duh who wrote: Sounds like where I bought my machine. The Sewing Machine Place (or something like that), in Walnut Creek, CA. YES!!!!! YES!!!!!! YES!!!!! My absolutely FAVORITE sewing machine store (I live in the next city over). I bought this GORGEOUS 1970s-ish New Home machine (a beauty that runs like a top and sews like a dream) there for $129 -- it was my Mother's Day gift to myself 2-3 years ago and it was worth every penny. They are absolutely GREAT people and appreciate old machines as well as new ones. I remember you now. We chatted last year some time. I was living in El Cerrito. I've moved to Petaluma. |
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You never know--I
went into a store for pants elastic, and came home with yards of shocking pink with "Victoria's Secret" woven into every inch, 5 yards for a dollar... Where was this, Irene? I'd love to be able to get their elastic! And I was told by a Victoria's Secret employee that they "never" allowed their trademarked parts to be sold to the public! Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati |
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My local fabric shop is run by a bloke, he deals with the machines and the
ladys deal with the fabric and knitting etc! Terribly nice bloke. I feel bad though, because he took about an hour demonstrating the machine to me, only for me to buy it cheaper off the net! Charlie. "Sarah Dale" wrote in message news On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 03:29:45 +0000, duh who wrote: And then there's Betzina's books that never deal with men's clothing. Its such a hard life living with this prejudice. You just get so far, and then you hit that muslin ceiling. ;-) Dwight, LOL! I know how you feel - perhaps more so (as tailoring is mostly considered a mans job) as I am a female engineer - I have had this attitude in the past at work. You'd like the sewing machine dealers I found last week - run by a bloke with 2 lady assistants. And he demonstrated one of the machines for me! Sarah |
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bad though, because he took about an hour demonstrating the machine to me, only for me to buy it cheaper off the net! That's too bad, Charlie. If we don't support our local dealers and fabric stores we won't have any more when we need them. I wish we could find a way to keep all these local independent stores in business without going broke ourselves!! Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati |
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Yeah, it's a shame, but when theres somewhere else that sells it £200
cheaper, it's not something you can sniff at! The only thing it didn't come with were classes. I could sign up for them now for £30, but I learnt everything the machine can do from the manual - it's a really thick one! Charlie. "SewStorm" wrote in message ... I feel bad though, because he took about an hour demonstrating the machine to me, only for me to buy it cheaper off the net! That's too bad, Charlie. If we don't support our local dealers and fabric stores we won't have any more when we need them. I wish we could find a way to keep all these local independent stores in business without going broke ourselves!! Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati |
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Oh god, that's awful! BF had a similar problem a while ago in the shop but
with age. He works in a hardware shop and knows *loads* about power tools. He was serving some stupid woman who was buying power tools for her husbands birthday. He was trying to convince her that the one she'd chosen wouldn't so the jobs she's said he wanted it for and that she needed to either buy the next better model or better, to buy him gift vouchers (like buying a sewing machine for someone really). She was having none of it so she said "let's see what your collegue thinks shall we?" and asked the other guy working there who admits he knows nothing about the power tools. Heh. Shebought the cheap one. And came back the next day with her husband and exchanged it for the next model up. Some people think age = knowledge apparently. Charlie. "IMS" wrote in message ... My daughter faces the same prejudice, only the opposite type - she is a computer network geek and a race car driver. The last time she went in to the automotive shop with her dad to get brake pads and oil filters, she asked the questions but they addressed the answers to her dad! This annoys her no end. Stereotypes go both ways, and for those of you who march to a different drummer than the norm, it is difficult but rewarding! Particularly as you are enlightening those who wear "blinders" to what either sex should or should not do, wear, behave, etc. You have accepted the challenge with dignity and grace. Sew On!! On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 03:29:45 GMT, "duh who" wrote: I went into Jo-Ann's tonight to get some interfacing. I'm not sure how the woman got the idea that I was "repairing" my own shirts. When I said "Repair? I make them from scratch." And then there's Betzina's books that never deal with men's clothing. Its such a hard life living with this prejudice. You just get so far, and then you hit that muslin ceiling. ;-) Dwight |
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Charlie wrote:
Yeah, it's a shame, but when theres somewhere else that sells it £200 cheaper, it's not something you can sniff at! The only thing it didn't come with were classes. The reason the store sells them for more is because they take the time to demonstrate it for you. -- I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. - Mother Teresa |
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