Good morning friends. Am fine and you all? I have come in life to rely on that skill is among the important aspect of life even before entering or graduating from University. I Nigeria today, life is really difficult to even as a University graduate. It will be difficult for you to survive because there is not a large number of jobs in the country. Also, considering the low economy in the country is hard for us citizens to survive. I am happy today that I was able to come across #hive which gave me the opportunity to exercise my sewing through the #needlework community and I am also happy that I would be learning from other authors.
When I left adolescent age, I noticed that life is really difficult in Nigeria. I had no other option but to find a skill to support myself in education and also In life. I was thinking about the type of skill or craftwork to engage myself in, I didn’t know the one to go for not until an Uncle of mine who was a tailor when he was still alive encouraged me with sewing and that was how I took interest for sewing and today, I am really enjoying it.
Sewing or tailoring handwork has supported me in so many ways in life and I am not ready to allow my handwork to collapse but I will rather continue seeking more knowledge on needle works through the #NeedleWorkMonday community by its different authors across the globe.
Tools I used for the sewing of the shut I shared here are:
Light culture material is a type of raw clothing material made from cotton or wood used for sewing different wearing materials for clothing. Light culture material is mostly good for sewing traditional wears because of its traditional material designs.
The sewing machine is a kind of manual machine used for the sewing of clothes which could be new clothes or repair sewing. The sewing machine makes use of needles and thread before applying the raw material clothes to be sewed to the machine.
Iron is a type of electronic equipment used for the straightening of sewing materials before cutting them for sewing pieces demand. Iron could also be used to iron the clothes which you just sewed for your customer for the material to look neat and mature.
A chalkboard is a form of writing material used for making out sketches on a plane raw sewing material for clothing. Chalkboard also assists a tailor to know the exact line for cutting clothes into pieces before sewing takes place.
Scissors in tailoring are one of the common tools used for cutting sewing material into pieces according to the choice of the tailor to enable him to get the actual sewing design and type the customer demanded.
Thread is a tiny material that looks like a line but is used for sewing and also for stitching. The thread and needlework together.
How I sewed the shut wear for myself:
I took the measurement for myself: Measurement is the process in which a tailor determines the size and style of dress to be sewed for a customer before sewing will take place.
Waist is 34
Laps is 16
Down labs close to the knee are 14
Note: I used a sewing tape to determine the measurement and the type of material I used for the sewing was light culture material.
Ironing of the material; Once I was done with the measurement, I have to iron the material to make it straight because there is no way I will use it the same way I bought it from the market without ironing.
Drawing of line; after I was done with the ironing, I have to use a chalkboard to make a kind of sketch on the light culture material to be sewed to help me make the cutting properly.
Cutting of the material; I have to cut the materials into pieces with scissors before sewing.
Primary sewing with a needle which I later loosed after the main sewing took place.
Main sewing with zip fixing and button. Final ironing. Then packaging of the material.
