Guess what? ... Sewing is Good for you!

I was really excited to read this article about sewing in the recent issue of Shape Magazine. Yes, Shape. The writer, Jeanine Detz, senior editor for Fitness Magazine, tackled sewing a new Yoga Bag using a pattern from the book "Lotta Jonsdotter's Simple Sewing". She noted a study which stated that while sewing your heart rate drops 7 beats per minute. I agree there is something that happens while creating....... When you get in the sewing zone! Well, I'm sure mine sky rockets when seam ripping, but that is like interval training ;) You know, lower heart rate while sewing, raise it while ripping ......sew-robics!



What I found really exciting is that she *got it* she enjoyed the *I created this* with her hand crafted Yoga Bag! I love it when someone understands how awesome it is to stand back and look at what you've sewn.. and get that overwhelming "Ahhhhhhh" feeling. It's like the little kid who says "I did it!" Or when you tackle a new challenge, like putting in an invisible zipper. I feel like that kid who just learned to ride a bike. I want to run around and say"look at my zipper, you can't see it, I know, It's invisble!".....



Yesterday, I was wearing my Heather Ross doggie skirt. the ladies at my son's baseball practice said. "I love your skirt, did you make it?" I tried to calmly say "Yes, I did", as little me wanted to jump up and down and say, "I did, I did, isn't it cute?...Thanks for noticing...I''m so proud of me!" But I just kept myself together and said "Thanks." calmly, like any "good adult"....



In the article, she also asked the question, "Is`sewing the new knitting?" Oh, I hope so. I want to see lots of people calming saying "Yes, thanks, I did make it." ... and I will look into their eyes and see the little kid jumping up and down saing "I did, I did, isn't it great?"



Now, go sew something today and lower your stress level and dance around, cuz you did it!