Second Week in Dressmaking

Day 6

I was really nervous last night because my college is also starting today. Good thing that the online meeting did not happen because I kept waiting for it but no one sends a link on our group chat. What we did this day is to practice our foot control. We use a piece of paper folded into two and run our sewing machines without threads. I did not stop retrying until I make a straight line. That's when I realized that I prefer a highspeed lover to an ordinary machine with a motor. Highspeed has more control and is also silent. The table does not vibrate like crazy in comparison to the ordinary sewing machine and I like how high speed can go so much faster even though I do not really need that horsepower because I'm just a beginner. Later this day, our teacher taught us how to cut and sew the pattern we made with a small replica. I can't remember all the steps so I hope I can do it too the same way that she did. Now I'm nervous again because she is expecting just to finish sewing a mini blouse and pants in 2 hours. I know it is not real but I also have to learn how to work faster f I want to get my national certificate.

August 8, 2022

Day 7

I arrived late for school because I have an important appointment which made me so drained. I cannot understand everything that is told us to do and I do not have the energy to take all the information even if it was taught to us yesterday. I can't keep up with our teacher's instructions which makes me sad because I was left behind by my classmates. I also feel bad about myself because they cannot reciprocate the helping hand I gave them when doing online activities. Maybe because I did not ask them. At that time, I was losing hope of getting my national certificate because I can't do a simple cutting of fabric. I was alone and scared of messing up because I only have one try for my fabric so I just waited for my teacher to teach me one on one. I was one of the last students who asked for help from our teacher and I was right. I can, I just need the instructions directed to me because I can ask questions when I'm unsure. I have a lot of doubts when I do not understand the concept that is being tackled and the environment I'm in is very uncomfortable. I hope I can do it tomorrow because this day is not it. I was not myself from the beginning until the end of the class.

August 9, 2022

Day 8

I knew it. I can do it when I have a good sleep. I managed to take in all the information that was being taught to me. It is a good thing I sleep early. This is the reason why resting is so important. I cut the fabric and I stopped sewing it because the ordinary machine kept getting the threads rumbled and I had to fix it every try which is annoying. I will try high-speed tomorrow so I hope they let me borrow it because almost everyone today wants to sew there, which is understandable because of all of the drawbacks of using an ordinary sewing machine.

August 10, 2022

Day 9

I continued my work on a high-speed sewing machine but still failed because I do not memorize all the steps. My mom assisted me (we're classmates) and kept nagging me and I kept silent because I'm done trying to explain where my classmates can hear and see me. I still do not like staying there so I just keep myself alone most of the time when I'm not doing anything. It took me from morning until noon only for me to fail to sew this small blouse. I just realized that when my pro classmates told me that it was hard, even for them to sew because of its small size. I was relieved because I'm just a newbie and I could not comprehend and apply these techniques all at once.

August 11, 2022

Day 10

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August 12, 2022