Glo Sews Life

This spring has been all about shirring for me.  It is something I have always wanted to try, but just never had the time when my kids where young.  I have spent this spring trying several ways, and have made several dresses for my daughters and grand-daughters. One of my favorite things to use is the elastic thread you can buy at  http://ctsusa.com/ .  It is a little bit thinner (if you purchase the one marked thinner) then what you can buy in the fabric stores.  It seems to do a better job and not come loose as often.  You can purchase it in white or black.  It also seems to gather tighter then the ones I have bought at the near by stores.

When my children were young, I made almost all of the girls clothes and a lot of my boys.  It was  something I enjoyed, they enjoyed, and I found it relaxed me and helped reduce my stress! After they all grew into adults and moved on with their lives I shifted my interest into other areas.  I began working outside of the house for the first time in many years and found my time taken up with other task.  I sold all of my sewing supplies(something I have regretted over and over, at least a thousand times) thinking that part of my life was over.  I really think that sewing my oldest daughters wedding dress and all but one of her bridesmaid dresses  kind of burned me out and it has taken about 18 years for the bee to sting again, but wow has it stung!!