Linen Lovers

Sempstress (a variant of seamstress) is a 17th-century term for a woman whose occupation is sewing. It derives from the Middle English semester (sewer) and Old English seamestre, combining seam (n.) with the feminine agent suffix -ster and further reinforced by the suffix -ess to denote a woman.

Old English seamestre, designating a person whose work is sewing.

Structure: It is formed by seamster (originally a gender-neutral, later male, term for one who sews) + -ess (a suffix denoting a female, added in the 1640s).

Sounds way better than sewer 🤣

Yes, I am a nerd 🤓

Little introduction, taught myself to sew in the 1990's when 99% of infant & toddler clothing was sweat suits. 🤣 So started sewing simple toddler dresses & jumpers.

Then threw myself headfirst into Western Wear for hubby & I . 🤣

Used to win awards at the local county Fair. For a time did pattern testing , was learning pattern making & blogging about it.

Then life got in the way of living around 2018, & literally quit sewing. Locked the door to the she shed and walked away.

Some time in 2023 was introduced to the wonders of linen and scoured thrift stores up & down the coast of California for clothes, and found a FABRIC thrift store near Disneyland.

Even though I wasn't sewing bought everything they had in linen, bought several wool cuts, & even some silk!

Washed it all up, shoved it in a tote, tossed it in the she shed & locked the door. Sigh.

January 2026 found myself suddenly retired, with a plan to move out of California ASAP, & decided, this was the year to start sewing again! LOL Did sew up some cotton flannel PJ bottoms, but stalled out.

So here I am! With dozens of Linen clothes that don't fit, and yards of gorgeous linen waiting to become a creation!

(P.S. it's not like riding a bike, feel like I'm starting from scratch sigh.)