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Have your sensory issues gotten better, worse, or stayed the same as you age? (piefed.social)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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To those of you with sensory issues (I believe this is pretty common, right?) have you noticed them changing as you grow older? Have they gotten easier to handle, harder, or stayed the same? In fact, if you feel like "going there" and sharing - please feel free to even express what they feel like.

No need to share what they are, if you don't feel like it. Share what you'd like.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To be completely fair, I picked up sewing recently as a new special interest and I'm still in the learning phase.

I prefer pure cotton (or linen or other cotton based fabrics like viscose or modal) and then the fabric you choose depends on how thick it needs to be and if it should be elastic (jersey, sweat) or not (eg. standard woven dress shirt fabric, denim, canvas,...). I buy most of my fabric online as I don't like interacting with people, but going into stores definitely has advantages in that you can touch the fabric.

I only machine sew (unless hand sewing small parts is kinda necessary). My fine motor functions are pretty bad (probably autism related), so I got a cheap standard sewing machine and a used serger from eBay.

So far I've made a hoodie, some tops/t-shirts, some underwear ( didn't come out very well tbh, had not the right fabric) and I've changed some store bought jeans and t-shirts to fit me better.

Check out freesewing if you're interested, there are lots of neurodiverse people on their discord server who can help you and the website can create sewing patterns for your sizes.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

That's the catch for me too. I grab mine from Bobbie Lou but I can't touch the fabric and sometimes they come to me and even if they're marked they surprise me in texture or by weave. I used to grab a lot in the store pre-pandemic. But I really never felt anything I wanted to turn into a shirt. I want that buttery smooth stuff. I once had a rayon shirt that was lighter than a breeze that tore to shreds when my gal's skate belt ended up in the wash. I was thinking going that direction, because as it stands I wear only cotton. And it's okay, but it's pretty utilitarian. And that softness, oh that softness. That's the stuff dreams are made out of.

I am probably going to hand-sew for life. I've thought about it a handful of times. a) I get immense pleasure from the act of hand -> THING (as in whatever I created with my hands) but b) Idk. I mean so many women in my life all could sew that way. And did. My best bud of a hundred years (who I've seemingly lost touch with as of late maybe due to drugs...=/) could sew like a machine. He tried to give it a go with me but I just didn't follow. I just don't have that *thing* that drive for learning it anymore. I figured however something comes out, as long as I did it I'm happy. And I've sewn a ton of things for myself but I def am the queen of wabi-sabi.

Yooo, I didn't even think about underwear! That's brilliant! Also being a professional shortie, hemming is a lifesaving skill. I think I heard of read someone once say - what's the difference between celebrities and you if you bought the same shirt. That the celebrity gets all their clothing tailored. So if you can do your own work, you're probably out here looking great for it too.

Big thanks for the site. Eyeballs the pacos @_@!!!!! I am like a moth to the flame right now. Thanks again =)~