When I went to the sewing machine store, I just happened to notice that everyone there was like me in some way - some shade of grey (or colored hair) a little bit overweight - or a lot (some a little lean like our Sue) but all of them definitely within 10-15 years of my age. The thread was BOGO so they were oooing and ahhing over the colors and selecting just the right shades and buying more than they needed. And there was a husband looking at the thread and saying, "Oh I'm sure I'll get the wrong one," and he looked so bewildered. And all of them were at the stage where they didn't care how much they went over their budgets and were INTO what they wanted to do and that was SEW! I felt right at home.

what wonderful fun! ~hugs~

I never knew all embroiderers were like me! I fit that description very well! LOL I'll bet over half of those people have a cat that likes to sleep around their embroidery machine too! I noticed the same thing last spring when I went to a Floriani all day seminar. Most of the women there looked about the same age and shape that I was! It was stabilizer everyone was oooohhhing and ahhhhing over. Oh well, at least we all have something in common other than owning an embroidery machine!
Meri

Now a really feel at home here...

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by hightechgrammy 05 May 2014

Do you have a sewing machine and a cat?

Yeah!

How wonderful for you. This is so true. :)

I get tickled to notice this at my store where I shop, too. There is a huge gap between the grandmothers and the rich, young mothers with baby girls on their hips (okay, a few baby boys). I guess you have to have time, patience and money to buy the machine and supplies plus someone cute for whom to embroider. The other big shock (for me) is when I sit in a class and someone has a machine more than six months and has only stitched out a design fewer than 10 items. How can they NOT be in love with their machine and NOT be fascinated by watching it stitch out beautiful things?. (And why did they spend all that money?)

She must have had her hubby trained well. I could never get mine to do that. lol! Fun for the girls that is for certain!

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by Patricia109 04 May 2014

When mine comes to the store with me he buys the strangest things. (only strange in that I would not have thought to buy them) Then I use them to sew or mend his stuff. He bought me twin needles the last time and leather needles the time before but then I had to sew patches on his leather vest.

by hightechgrammy 04 May 2014

I sent my DH with a list of threads and their numbers and two clerks took pity on him and helped him. He loved the attention, and was sure he couldn't have found the colors without them. They better keep their hands off, he's mine and he spoils me rotten! LOL!

by pldc 10 May 2014

lol I love this hubby story Jan. It sounds so close to my own! lol

Poor guy. Lucky ladies.

Wouldn't it have been great if we could have all gone together?

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by dragonflyer 04 May 2014

I vote for that!! What a great time to be had!!

by kazza 04 May 2014

No definately not - we would still be there!

by Leaha 04 May 2014

Yes it would! We might still be there...but at least we'd be together! :)

by hightechgrammy 04 May 2014

That would be the best ever! Can you imagine how loud the chatter would be?

by eyeztodiefor10 05 May 2014

If only the transporters from Star Trek were real! We'd be able to go anywhere at anytime and we could all meet up face to face for once!( Other than Cute that is!). I'd love to have the opportunity to meet my embroidery sisters!
Meri

by pldc 10 May 2014

hear hear! what a great fun day to be had by all, but I have to wonder...................would one day ever be enough?