Garment sewing: Looking homemade? Ok or not?

[Bloom]

Interesting thought!

Hand made is a popular term at markets though, and your item can obtain a premium if it is hand crafted by you.

But I think that home made is more commonly associated with things that look daggy, when it comes to sewing. I have friends who don't really want to receive hand made (by me) clothes for their kids as presents because they don't look "cool" like their kids would want and, for them, hand made means poorly made (a reflection on my sewing skills!)

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

DS has loads of home-made knitted jumpers. Everyone knows they're home-made because they look great, fit him and you can't buy stuff like that locally. We get so many compliments on them! However, they're good quality home-made.

I wouldn't want to wear something with a dodgy hem, a wonky back or that was poorly made. But I do want to get my sewing machine going again soon and would wear something homemade that didn't look bad. But something that fits better than in the cheap shops and will last longer. I guess cos so many of the sewing patterns now are designer-based, they'd look awful if not done "properly". But certainly home-made clothes, on me, will look better than if I bought them!

Oh, I do have one home-made ballgown. However, it was made by my mother so is still 1-2 sizes too big! She really can't cope with me not being the same dress size as her. Otherwise, it would look amazing. May have to take the waist in slightly and wear it again.