I taught myself to sew a few years ago when I was invited by my friend to a Renaissance Faire. I was so excited I wanted to make costumes for all of us that were going because until then I didn't know RenFaires existed and I've always wanted to go to one. My first attempt at costumes failed big time. My second attempt the next year turned out better than I expected. Since then, I've looked for every opportunity to sew costumes, period pieces or random cute things. (Especially with theater)