I've been thoroughly enjoying my classes this semester. One of the classes I'm taking is "Apparel Construction". I love it because it's helping me get familiar with commercial production methods and industrial machines. Most of what we have been doing so far is learning about and practicing with lockstitch machines and sergers. While explaining about lockstitch machines my teacher said home machines and industrial machines are very similar in their functionality, although a home machine is like a house cat and an industrial machine is like a tiger. I love that analogy and can definitely attest to its validity -- they are so powerful and SO fast. It's somewhat difficult to get used to and my first sewing samples were laughable at best. But I'm determined to wrangle that machine! I love the idea of sewing with tigers.
I also learned that my school produced a series of videos on DVD to go along with the course. Apparently these videos have been used by educators around the world and my school is frequently asked to produce more. These videos also happen to be available on YouTube! So if you're interested in getting more detail feel free to check out the series. Here's the first video, all about tools used in sewing:
