My grandmother taught me how to sew. I'm also from Hungary, and we were taught how to embroider in school. I still remember I couldn't get any of my satin stitches straight. And I puckered the fabric with them: not the desired effect.
Then I made friendship bracelets. And with one of my best high school friends we sewed much of our clothes for a couple years. I took a long-long detour after that, working with computers, going to grad school, ... Read Full Bio »
My grandmother taught me how to sew. I'm also from Hungary, and we were taught how to embroider in school. I still remember I couldn't get any of my satin stitches straight. And I puckered the fabric with them: not the desired effect.
Then I made friendship bracelets. And with one of my best high school friends we sewed much of our clothes for a couple years. I took a long-long detour after that, working with computers, going to grad school, having children... Now I try to combine sewing and embroidery, whenever I can. While drinking beer, preferably!
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