sewing Archives - Living with Scleroderma https://livingwithscleroderma.com/tag/sewing/ Reflections on the Messy Complexity of Chronicity Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:53:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 31053421 Threading the Needle https://livingwithscleroderma.com/threading-the-needle/ https://livingwithscleroderma.com/threading-the-needle/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:00:40 +0000 https://livingwithscleroderma.com/?p=10704

I finished sewing another dress this weekend, just in time for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins today. It’s customary to wear something new for the holiday. As per usual, however, I started making this dress, which I’ve been thinking about all summer, just as the weather was turning cooler. It’s a lightweight, […]

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I spent the Fourth of July sewing. My project: a midnight-blue knit pencil skirt. It was an easy project, and I finished it Friday morning. I needed a win. The longer term sewing project I’ve been struggling with for months, a tailored wool blazer, has gone through two pattern tests (muslins or toiles), and though […]

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Finding truly warm, affordable clothes with some style is not all that easy. Ever on the lookout, I find that too many offerings that look warm are actually made with synthetic fibers, like polyester, acrylic, or nylon, which don’t really keep you warm and can trap perspiration, making you colder. But good wool garments are […]

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