Not all trims are created equal! I hate using the ones that have a bit of a plasticy feel to the edges and always sew SLOWLY when using them. However, I've also got a bunch that are really soft.
As Marion pointed out, "what else are you going to do with *this much* trim?" (*this much* being her holding her hands about 18" apart). I had about that much left over from a tunic I made for Hector's Callum several years ago with heraldic shields on it. I used that one of the shirts. Also have have a TONNE of a red, black & white trim. I bought 25 yards for $5 from a woman going out of business my first Pennsic and I've been looking for ways to use it up - probably the way you feel about those "crappier cottons."
I don't think parents passing on kids' garb think of it as "charity" so much as "get this out of my house!" Kind of like the way Freecycle works :) Maybe the charity is that I took it off their hands.
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Re: Hand-Me-Downs
Date: 2010-06-21 06:38 pm (UTC)As Marion pointed out, "what else are you going to do with *this much* trim?" (*this much* being her holding her hands about 18" apart). I had about that much left over from a tunic I made for Hector's Callum several years ago with heraldic shields on it. I used that one of the shirts. Also have have a TONNE of a red, black & white trim. I bought 25 yards for $5 from a woman going out of business my first Pennsic and I've been looking for ways to use it up - probably the way you feel about those "crappier cottons."
I don't think parents passing on kids' garb think of it as "charity" so much as "get this out of my house!" Kind of like the way Freecycle works :) Maybe the charity is that I took it off their hands.