Hi Everyone! This April marks 2 years since the launch of Sewing With Cinnamon - Crazy, how time flies! I just wanted to take some time to thank you all for being a part of this community! It is only possible because you are here :)
I'd love to recap and review a bit - is that ok? I thought what better way to move forward into year 3 than to get your feedback and ask you what you think!
I created a survey and would love to have you take some time to go through it and answer the questions. Some are multiple choice, some are open text. Please be honest - I'm prepared to hear the worst, but honestly hoping for the best, haha!
I'd love to know you better, where you're at as a seamstress, what courses you've liked and learned from, what struggles you have, and how to make this community even better!
Please click this link to go to the survey:
https://cinnamonmiles.survey.fm/untitled-survey
Then come back here (or once you're finished) and post in the comments below that you've completed it.
Or if this is viewable below, Fill out the survey right here (this might not be viewable by all internet browsers) Be sure to scroll through all the questions below, once you get through all the questions, click "finish the survey" at the bottom:
SWC Updates
We have a lot of great things planned for this coming year! April is a month with 5 Tuesdays, so we will kick things off next week, the 9th, with our new topic - Sewing Seam Finishes (with a sew along for the Mindil Beach Dress). We will look at a variety of ways to finish your seams using a standard sewing machine. You don't really need any special tools for this topic (although the dress has eyelets, so a crop-odile would be good to have). That's the beauty of it! You will want to have lightweight cotton fabric, sharp scissors, a good iron, pressing board or mat, and a little bit of patience!
Coming soon after, we will have these topics:
- May - Sewing With Trims
- June - Sewing Swimsuits
- July - Sewing Couture Techniques
- August - Hand Sewing and Embroidery Embellishment
Big News!
I'm also excited to announce that I have been in conversation with Babylock and will be working with them as an influencer for their machines! Yay! So, I'm happy to announce that after all these years of not using a serger for my work - they have worked their magic, shown me the possibilities of the Babylock Sergers and I will be going to their headquarters in June to get some hands-on training! Then I will be practicing on the new machines over the summer and in September, we will have a Sewing With A Serger at the Smaller Scale!
Isn't that exciting!
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I finished the survey and thanks for allowing us to provide feedback. Also, having a list of the upcoming topics is very helpful.
Done!
I didn’t add this to my survey earlier, but reading through your blog now and seeing that you will be doing a serger course, would be awesome. Sometimes the big presser foot on a serger just doesn’t play nice when it comes to small items and then your overlocking stitches look uneven and unprofessional. I set mine to the narrowest I can, but I am still limited, so end up finishing seams with pinkiing shears, to keep things tidy.
Just joined today. I am 72 years olds and made my first dress when I was 12, using my great grandmother’s pedal Singer machine. I’ve read through some of your materials and there’s still a lot to learn. You have some new techniques that will make some things a little easier now. There’s always something new to learn. You are going to love the serger, I’be been using them since they’ve been on the market. Wish I could play with some of the one’s out not. Mines a MyLock 634D.
Survey complete. Congrats on the serger training. Thanks for the classes.