I have a love and hate relationship with the Internet.
On one hand you can find anything! On the other hand, it might not be in English.
This morning, I found a "no waste" pattern for a hoodie. In case you have never done any sewing, one of the biggest problems I have with it is the waste of fabric between pieces you cut out. I even took up quilting just to use up my scraps.
So, the brass ring for me has always been no waste patterns. There are quite a few for children's clothing and they tend to be blocky, timeless designs.
Today, when I came across a post about a no waste pattern for a hoodie, I was very excited. When I clicked on the link, the site came up and it included lovely photography, lean clean graphics and a pleasing color scheme. Unfortunately, it was not in English. Not only was it not in English, the web browser could not even figure out what language it was to offer a translation.
For the most part, my sewing skills are 'Rambo class'. I throw myself at a pattern and hack my way through the instructions with a machete between my teeth. It's not always a pretty sight. I am not one for whom it all comes easy, and makes sense. I do not have a chance of taking a pattern in a foreign language and 'figuring it out' on my own.
Which is why I love and hate the Internet. On the one hand, there's a pattern out there I'm very interested in. On the other hand, I'll never be able to use it.
-- Sandee Wagner
On one hand you can find anything! On the other hand, it might not be in English.
This morning, I found a "no waste" pattern for a hoodie. In case you have never done any sewing, one of the biggest problems I have with it is the waste of fabric between pieces you cut out. I even took up quilting just to use up my scraps.
So, the brass ring for me has always been no waste patterns. There are quite a few for children's clothing and they tend to be blocky, timeless designs.
Today, when I came across a post about a no waste pattern for a hoodie, I was very excited. When I clicked on the link, the site came up and it included lovely photography, lean clean graphics and a pleasing color scheme. Unfortunately, it was not in English. Not only was it not in English, the web browser could not even figure out what language it was to offer a translation.
For the most part, my sewing skills are 'Rambo class'. I throw myself at a pattern and hack my way through the instructions with a machete between my teeth. It's not always a pretty sight. I am not one for whom it all comes easy, and makes sense. I do not have a chance of taking a pattern in a foreign language and 'figuring it out' on my own.
Which is why I love and hate the Internet. On the one hand, there's a pattern out there I'm very interested in. On the other hand, I'll never be able to use it.
-- Sandee Wagner
2 comments:
Google Translate?
I'm using Google Chrome, so I've got to figure that it's THEIR translate feature that is not available. spw
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