The whole modern idea of needing a serger to sew knits is one of my peeves. Um, yeah, hi, remember (or, at least, know the concept of) the early 1970s? When lots of young fashionable women still sewed at home? And when double knits where trendy? Do you think they had sergers? I've had a serger for 15 years, and I seldom use it for knits in any way. Grar.
Avoidance of flaky design theory professors is why I didn't get a proper minor in graphic design. I don't think I could've taken all of that...erm...hot air. (I don't like deeper meaning in my entertainment, thanks. It's enough for something to be interesting on the surface. When I did take a course--20th Century Japanese Culture--that ended up with a professor who wanted Deep Analysis of What We Read, and when no-one in the class was volunteering to offer those analyses, I started raising my hand and making stuff up as I talked. The Prof was quite pleased with my Deep Analyses. La la.)
The construction course I took is probably what I use most from my college education (followed by the textiles course...and introduction to meteorology. I took a lot of random flaky fun courses my senior year.)
If you ever plan to sew leather, vinyl, or anything with a significant amount of plastic print/coating, you'll save incredible amounts of frustration by using a leather and vinyl needle, too. Otherwise, the sewing machine will do crazy things that you don't realize are because of the needle.
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Date: 2009-09-11 03:37 pm (UTC)Avoidance of flaky design theory professors is why I didn't get a proper minor in graphic design. I don't think I could've taken all of that...erm...hot air. (I don't like deeper meaning in my entertainment, thanks. It's enough for something to be interesting on the surface. When I did take a course--20th Century Japanese Culture--that ended up with a professor who wanted Deep Analysis of What We Read, and when no-one in the class was volunteering to offer those analyses, I started raising my hand and making stuff up as I talked. The Prof was quite pleased with my Deep Analyses. La la.)
The construction course I took is probably what I use most from my college education (followed by the textiles course...and introduction to meteorology. I took a lot of random flaky fun courses my senior year.)
If you ever plan to sew leather, vinyl, or anything with a significant amount of plastic print/coating, you'll save incredible amounts of frustration by using a leather and vinyl needle, too. Otherwise, the sewing machine will do crazy things that you don't realize are because of the needle.