I like Martha Stewart. I liked her when it was fashionable to do so, and I liked her even more when she got caught with her hand in the cookie jar and had to go to jail. I even kind of liked the poncho she wore when she got out.
I was just on her site, SewingIdeas.com, and I checked out the video in the right column, the one with Arnold Scaasi. Now, not only do I like Martha, I have a very soft spot in my heart for Scaasi. In the 80s, I owned a bright red Silk Duchesse Scaasi gown (bought, not made) with his famous crumb-catcher bodice. I wore it as a recital gown, and I looked hot in it! Very 80s and back then I had the big, platinum blonde hair to go with it, if you can imagine.
Anyway, as I was saying, I watched that video, and it was about embroidering using a Husqvarna machine. They embroidered a tee shirt with Scaasi's logo. Then, and here's where the title comes in, Scaasi pronounced, "Everyone should embroider tee shirts." Oh no, Arnold. Everyone should most definitely not embroider tee shirts! See, to me, embroidery isn't sewing, it's embellishment. It has its place, but in the wrong hands, it can take a garment from good to Becky Home Ecky. Some people do beautiful embroidery, but a world full of embroidered tees is not one I want to live in.
Sorry Martha, Arnold, love you both (though what is up with Scaasi's hair, anyway?) but I aint buyin' it! On Monday, the guest on Martha's show is Tim Gunn whom I love despite his show. And the show is all about sewing. Oh, and check it out! My darling Emmett provided wardrobe! I'll have to Tivo that one.
Happy sewing!
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Why, Ann, I have to say I agree with you...everyone should not embroider tee-shirts...they should embroider sweatshirts! LOL!
I tivo Martha everyday. I have to tell you, I thought Scassi was a little drunk that day.
While a little touch of embellishment can make a garment special...my latest pet peeves are some of the needle-felted garments I have seen lately with big rope-like loops and curlie-ques of fibers felted onto sweatshirts in thick chunks! BLECH!
Pam from ~Off The Cuff Style~
I agree with you Ann. I'd be interested in your take on Tim Gunn's show too, since you alluded to it. I have my opinions and I'll post on them sometime soon. Oh, and dooooo share with us a picture of you as a platinum blonde. I can't even imagine it. :)
Thanks for the heads up to TIVO Monday's Martha show. I agree with you totally re Tim Gunn's new show....kinda 'hokey' and not a good fit for him IMHO. Just waiting for Proj Runway to return!
Martha is the greatest! Embroidered T shirts? Never on my Husquverna, Never!
maureen
My aunt has a dedicated embroidery machine and thinks it's the bee's knees. Myself, I'm just eh about it, but I tend to prefer simpler looks. Thankfully, most of what she does ends up on hand towels and baby clothes.
Well, you know I'm in the embroidery business and I will *never, ever, ever* be plopping a random embroidery design on the front of a tee. Frankly, I'm shocked that Arnold would suggest such a thing.
Gah! Martha's editors are usually smarter than this. Phyllis
I'm a Martha Stewart fan too! Just this morning I was thinking about her resilience. She is a survivor. Embroidered T-Shirts? It's probably a done deal. If Martha's doing it, others will follow.
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