What do you think about men and sewing (or tailoring)?

Question

What do you think about men and sewing (or tailoring)? Does it make men less masculine?

Answer 1

I have three sons, and I taught ALL of them to sew and do tailoring, and even to embroider. My oldest son actually taught his WIFE to embroider after they got married, and she embroidered 'Mom' on a small pillow to show me what she'd learned. I wanted my sons to marry for love, not to get their clothes mended, their food cooked, or their houses cleaned. I also taught them how to garden. I taught my daughter the same things, plus how to do plumbing, carpentry, and electrical work. She is no 'less feminine' than my sons are 'less masculine' ... and they are all 'good catches' because they can do so much. And men have TRADITIONALLY been 'tailors' throughout time ... so my answer has to be No, I don't think that a man sewing or tailoring makes him 'less masculine.' It just makes him more able to 'choose' who he marries for LOVE and not because there are things he 'needs done' for him.

Answer 2

Absolutely not! ... there are so many men that sew and I know first hand because I sell sewing machine presser feet and have taught sewing for over 20 years.

I have many men that I speak with on a regular basis and have heard some very interesting stories that they tell about how they started. One of my favorite stories was a gentleman that said his golf buddies dared him to sew a quilt. They told him he had to make it using bright colors, like hot-pink.

He did complete the quilt and gave it proudly to his grand daughter. Once he made that quilt, he couldn't stop.

There are many more stories like that and I am hoping to see many men join the new sewing forums "Men Sew Too" on the new sewing site www.wwsewing.com that has just opened in beta testing phase.

Basically the site is a myspace for sewers... check it out :o)

Answer 3

Absolutely not. Besides that my grandfather was a tailor. Many designers are men. You can even find successful men in the sew field. Check out John Flynn. who is a master in the quilting field. He started out in engineering and switched fields and is world renown now.
www.flynnquilt.com
Also many designers and master tailors are men. I would think a man's feeling on how masculine they are is in their head and their self esteem. just personal thought.

Answer 4

Not at all... remember that ONCE, only 50 years ago, most tailors were men !! MEN did most of the sail-making and patching.

My Mom started us with little projects like darning socks, some embroidery, etc. Then we'd help her make "Frostline" kits (sleeping bags, jackets, parkas, etc). Then we started making our OWN Frostline stuff: I still have the down-vest I made in 1980.

My Brother and I are nothing short of masculine...

Now DESIGNERS.... they're a lot of poofters !! j/k

Answer 5

Most of the finest tailors in the world are men. Some are gay; some aren't, so I presume it has nothing to do with tailoring.

Answer 6

Men have been sewing and knitting from the middle ages. This is a learned craft and has nothing to do with gender.

Answer 7

I think many men enjoy sewing, embroiderig, pattern designing, and all of it has nothing to do with their masculinity! Regardless of gender, we are all individuals with many, many, differing tastes, ideas, and ways to use our spare time in pleasurable ways.

Answer 8

Heavens no! My husband can sew. His mother was a home economics teacher so she taught him well. I think women probably admire men who are not afraid to do things like this. Go for it!

Answer 9

No. I'd like to find a man that can sew. My mom used to to all of my dad's sewing, and I don't want to end up like that.

Answer 10

no, it almost makes them more masculine cuz they become very dexterous and most tailors that i've read about were guys.