I'm Sari.

And I'm Haley.

And this is Seamwork Radio.

Welcome back to Seamwork Radio, where we share practical ideas for building a creative process so you can sew with intention and joy.

And today we're talking about something that I think every sewist has

experienced at some point, making something beautiful, hanging it in your closet, and then somehow

never actually wearing it. So we'll cover why this happens more often than we'd like to admit,

the hidden reasons behind those unworn garments and five practical strategies to make

sure every piece you sew has a real place in your wardrobe. All right, Haley, today's Icebreaker,

tell me about a garment you made that surprised you, either because you ended up wearing it way

more than expected or way less.

Okay.

The one that comes to mind is a pair of black rib-knit Joss pants that I made.

Like, as, like, on a complete whim as an experiment.

So Joss, if you're not familiar with the pattern, it's a seamwork pattern,

and it's a cropped wide leg pull on like elastic waist pan.

And when I designed it, I thought like,

oh, I feel like this could be one of those things that you could make it knit and would totally work. And they came out right before like COVID lockdown in

2020. And so one weekend when I was bored, I had this black rib knit that I had ordered and when it

arrived, it was a heavier weight than I thought it was going to be. And so the top that I was

intending to make didn't like quite work. And so this rib knit was sitting on my desk,

staring at me. And I thought, I'm going to make a pair of Joss pants as like an experiment, because I don't know what else I'm going to use this fabric for. And I wore those pants until they like busted. They were threadbare and ripping apart at the rise by the time I finally got rid of them.

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