Why I Bother Learning Old-Fashioned Skills: Sewing

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One of the skills I learned as a young girl from my mother was to sew. She taught me the basic stitches of plain sewing and embroidery, and when I reached secondary school, I enrolled in lessons in machine sewing. I learned to measure and cut to a pattern, pin, sew, and finish the garments. 

I learned to sew mainly because I enjoyed it, and embroidery in particular was my favourite hobby for a number of years.

After I left school, I rarely used these skills, apart from occasionally mending a loose hem or replacing a button. 

But as a stay-at-home-mom, these skills have become very useful and save the family money. I have enjoyed creating dresses for my little girl, mending rips in my husband’s work clothes, and creating maternity clothes for myself. And presently, I am having a lot of fun helping to create costumes for the school concert. 

When the right time comes, I fully intend to teach both my boys and my girl the fundamentals of sewing, because it has been so useful in my life.

Do you sew? When and how did you learn? Has it proved to be a useful skill?