let your merchants scream where you can't hear them

[threadmage]

Who: Sandry and friends (closed)
Where: Around
What: June collection of planned threads
Warnings: None planned!

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[laserguy]

[She's really sincere about it. His cheeks redden just slightly, a proud looking flush staining his face momentarily as he nods to her words. Not that Scott imagined himself being an utter failure, but things are also going smoother than he thought. Maybe this won't be a pain in the ass-- okay, he shouldn't have those thoughts when Sandry really seems to love doing this.

Okay, next steps...

He takes the practice fabric and starts listening, trying to follow her directions. It's definitely easier when she leads by example and while it takes a bit longer for Scott to get in the swing of things, he actually manages to get the stitch done. Wow, amazing, and he hasn't even poked himself in the finger once.]

This isn't so bad...

[He comments with a small smile, showing Sandry the fabric and the stitch he managed.]

[threadmage]

[ Sandry watches Scott's progress on the stitches carefully, seeing if she needs to advise him in any way, but he's doing a great job! She grins at his comment. ]

It really isn't! And now you know how to hand sew! Certainly there's more complicated stitches, but nothing we'll need today. The backstitch can carry you through most sewing, so you can consider yourself a sewist from here on out. Are you ready to move on to sewing the scrunchies, or do you want to practice a bit more?

[laserguy]

Seriously? It's that simple?

[A relieved little sigh escapes Scott, the teen almost slumping in his seat from sheer relief. He thought it was going to be way harder than that, with him making multiple mistakes. Maybe it's too early to celebrate, since he still actually has to make the scrunchies, but he's feeling really good about this.]

You're great at teaching, Sandry. [He compliments before nodding, straightening up once more.] Let's get started on the main shit-- stuff.

[threadmage]

[ Sandry doesn't comment on his swearing. She's heard it before, certainly, but also there's a lady-like quality in her that both won't repeat it and won't acknowledge it. It simply isn't polite. Anyways. ]

Thank you for thinking so! I do love sewing.

As for our purpose here today- [ Sandry slides over a set of fabric and thread ] let's start with this one.

I've cut the fabric out already. You'll want to thread your needle with the matching thread, then fold the right sides, as in, the side with the vibrant pattern, together to make a long, thin rectangle, then sew the long end together, leaving a gap where I've marked with chalk. You can see it's about an inch gap. Sew up to one end of the gap, tie a knot, cut your thread, and resume sewing at the other side of the mark. We need a gap in the side here for us to turn the fabric to the correct side. Once you finish this sewing I'll show you the next step!

[laserguy]

[It doesn't take long for Scott to get back into the zone, immediately picking up his thread and needle while listening to her instructions. She is honestly good at explaining things and he finds himself getting into a small rhythm as he pulls his needle through. Huh, maybe girls-- err people that sew are onto something when they say they enjoy this.

...Not that he wants to make this a habit! Special occasion or whatever.

But the teen really is taking this seriously, concentrating on his work. It's only when there's a small break, or where he's comfortable enough to multitask, that he starts talking again.]

So, did you always enjoy sewing?