Hello linen sewing motivation!
Hi! My name is Matthias; I'm a fairly experienced sewist with a background in both cosplay and historical fashion. Historical fashion and recreation is what first introduced me to how truly functional natural fibers are, and I loved the feeling of the blinders of plastic falling away from my eyes and seeing how things were done before plastic existed! I've been saying for years I need to sew my own wardrobe and make it all out of natural fibers, and yet I haven't done anything about that. I'm hoping this little program will give me the motivation I need to start!
In addition to loving linen and having a few thrifted pieces of it in my wardrobe, I'm a massive fan of wool. I absolutely love it! (I am also a knitter and spinner, so that probably accounts for it...) I'd like to work some more silk into my wardrobe as well.
Happy to be here!
Hi Matthias!! I love your background in historical fashion. We just recently went and saw the movie "Hamnet", have you seen it? It was full of such awesome linen/natural fiber costume design and it was amazing!