{"id":3628,"date":"2019-08-12T12:41:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T04:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/?p=3628"},"modified":"2019-08-12T17:35:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T09:35:16","slug":"making-hand-sewn-pouches-is-just-a-hobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/making-hand-sewn-pouches-is-just-a-hobby\/","title":{"rendered":"Making hand-sewn pouches is just a hobby"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some people can turn their hobby into earning living.\u00a0 Nope.\u00a0 It is not me though.\u00a0 When I showed to some friends the pouch that I made, one of them ordered 3 pouches.\u00a0 3?\u00a0 I was shocked and amazed that someone wants my pouch.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At first, I think that I can finish the order during this short Eid adha break.\u00a0 But as I was making the third pouch, I feel that I am no longer enjoy making the pouch.\u00a0 What has happened?\u00a0 What is happening now?\u00a0 As I look at the unfinished pouch, I ask myself.\u00a0 Why am I making the pouch on a first place?\u00a0 Am I trying to get extra income?\u00a0 Or is it a way for me to unwind?\u00a0 If I start feeling stressful while making a pouch, it means that it is no longer a means for me to unwind.\u00a0 Right?<\/span><\/p>\n

Then, I realise that I feel pressured because I have to follow certain kind of requirement.\u00a0 The person requested me to make her the three pouches with specific measurement: 21cm x 15cm pouches.\u00a0 A pouch with an exact measurement.\u00a0 When I look at the first two pouches that I made, I realise that there is no specific measurement.\u00a0 I made it using my own hunch.\u00a0 I look at my Cath Kidston’s pouch, then I decide that I want to have a slightly smaller pouch, so I just make a smaller version without exact measurement using whatever available cloth\/fabric.\u00a0 But when I got the order with specific measurement, I find it challenging to find “left-over” fabric or cloth.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I asked myself “What is my original intention of making the pouch?”\u00a0 It is definitely not for sale.\u00a0 So, I told my friend that I cannot finish her third pouch.\u00a0 I had finished two of the pouches.\u00a0 \u00a0I told her that I am no longer enjoy the process of making the pouch because I have started to feel stressful while making it.\u00a0 It is not supposed to be that way.\u00a0 \u00a0I apologise to her because I don’t think I can finish the third one.\u00a0 Luckily, she understands it.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, the reason of me showing the pouches is not to attract customers.\u00a0 Nope.\u00a0 I don’t sell these pouches.\u00a0 It is just a means for me to unwind.\u00a0 Meaning, if I feel making a pouch, I will make one without thinking too much about the end product.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

[Psst… I am learning different styles of hand-sewing, so I am experimenting with that while making the pouches.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude00 ]<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some people can turn their hobby into earning living.\u00a0 Nope.\u00a0 It is not me though.\u00a0 When I showed to some friends the pouch that I made, one of them ordered 3 pouches.\u00a0 3?\u00a0 I was shocked and amazed that someone wants my pouch.\u00a0\u00a0 At first, I think that I can finish the order during this … Continue reading Making hand-sewn pouches is just a hobby<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":851,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-creative-mood","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3628"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6764,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3628\/revisions\/6764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hadijahjaffri\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}