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How many of you can/do sew?

Lately the YouTube algorithm has decided that I need to see videos of young people (lots of GenZ, mostly female, but not all) and their sewing projects.

I’m not talking about little stuffed pillows. I’m talking the whole draping the fabric on a dress form, pinning, cutting, and sewing it all together. And holy shit the stuff is gorgeous!

When/where are they learning to do this? My home ec class had us make a potholder and mine fell apart. I have zero eye hand coordination. My mother sewed when I was little - mostly little shift dresses made from the “Jiffy” patterns. It stopped after she went back to work and didn’t have the time. She tried to teach me but … it didn’t end well.

So I’m curious. Does GenX sew? I don’t recall any of my friends/colleagues talking about it at all like other hobbies and interests.

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