In praise of natural fibers

I’d say that close to all of my clothes are made of one natural fiber or another, sure there are blends, but there is a natural component.  I also love color and cute prints.Can you blame me for buying this shirt a few years ago?The birds, the adorable lace trim on the collar!

This shirt is 100% polyester and I knew it when I bought it, but so what right?  Turns out that unless they are heavily engineered (microfiber, underarmour tee shirts) polyester is an extremely uncomfortable fabric.  Natural fibers will react to my body heat, polyester seems to react to the environment.  So on a chilly day, although this shirt has long sleeves, it felt like I was wearing a refrigerator. The opposite happened on warm days, I was in a sweat box.

So, this is going into the goodwill pile and I don’t care how cute or cheap, impulse buys cannot include polyester shirts or dresses.

Oh, Serger is back from repairs!  This may have some polyester in it, it’s one of those Michael Levine Loft knits. I love the color and it has the feel of cotton.Combined with a cute knit I found at JoAnn’s I have myself an adorable outfit.I found an easy tutorial on You Tube  (no I didn’t bookmark it) for a pencil skirt.Really, I should stick to buying fabric,  I get double the enjoyment, cute clothes as well as the pleasure of creating somethingNow if only it would get a little warmer,  as I age, I’m one of those who feels the cold more, so mid 70’s finds me in long sleeves. But no worries, in a few days I’ll be wearing this cute outfit.