- Stand on pins, sometimes they go in really deep and you have to pull them out while trying not to cry…glamourous.
- Bore their friends and family by talking about sewing. That glazed eye look that comes over people who don’t sew, as soon as you get into your full sewing-chat flow.
- Become instant friends with anyone who sews bypassing all social norms about getting to know people, and going straight to getting excited about each others WIPs (see point 9.)
- Cry with frustration over a dud garment or sewing mistake.
- Spend all their money on fabric and patterns some of which you will probably never get around to using, but will just enjoy looking at.
- Make a mess. Some days (most days) your sewing room will look like a bomb has gone off in a lint bin.
- Become obsessed with Instagram. Partner: For gods sake go to sleep what are you doing on your phone? You: yeh yeh I’m finished *turns down screen brightness and continues to scroll surreptitiously under the covers* (those bloggers new makes aren’t going to like themselves).
- See flaws in their handmade garments that no one else can and point them all out to anyone who compliments you on a handmade garment you are wearing.
- Speak in sewing jargon that only dedicated sewing blog readers will understand. For example: WIP (work in progress), UFO (unfinished object), not to mention all the pattern names we all know and love.
- Become bored of shopping for clothes and you will not believe that something finally brought your shopping habit to a halt. Although you’ve probably just substituted clothes shopping for fabric shopping, but sshh lets feel smug for a little while longer.