Dear Monica,
You basically have two options for designing your creations. The first is
to learn to sew. Although most home economics programs in local schools have
stopped teaching such classes, you still may be able to find information from
your county extension agent, from a local college (no longer known as
"home ec", look for the Human Environmental Sciences department),
from Adult Education programs that most towns offer or from books and tapes
found at your local library. I am a self-taught seamstress, and it was not
difficult to learn...just took some time. What I suggest is to go to the
store, pick out an easy pattern (they are usually marked as such), take it
home and follow the directions. Or, if you live in an area where the store who
sells sewing machines offers classes, try that. Our local store offers classes
in the types of machines they sell, and I'm sure others do as well.
Your other option is to befriend and partner with, or hire someone to sew
your designs. This would allow you the time to work on your designs, but it
does take out-of-pocket money to pay the seamstress.
Frankly, I suggest learning how to sew! Not only will it give you another
marketable skill, but the feel of the fabrics, the fitting and contours of the
design and the final results will all be at your fingertips. Every aspect of
creating clothing must be detailed so that you achieve the final results that
you are looking for. When you allow others to do part of those processes, you
are losing some of the design process.
Best to you!
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