Wang Shufen asked in surprise, "Child, do you have a sewing machine at home? Can you learn and practice at home?"
Chi Yin nodded.
Wang Shufen praised, "Your method is correct. The trick to mastering technology is to learn and practice at the same time. Otherwise, if you only watch the master demonstrate on the podium without doing it yourself, it will be like talking about it on paper and it will be difficult to master the skills."
Chi Yin felt a little excited. It seemed that her idea of insisting on buying a sewing machine before the class started was correct!
Wang Shufen put on her reading glasses and examined the pants inch by inch. "Your stitching is dense and even, but the flaw is that the pleats in the crotch are not aligned and the stitching is crooked."
Wang Shufen turned the pants over to show Chi Yin, "The crotch is the most easily worn part, and the pleats are crooked and uncomfortable to wear. It's hard to attract repeat customers with this kind of technology. When we open a business, we need to attract more than just the first batch of customers. We also need to spread the word by word of mouth. Once we have a good reputation, customers will naturally come to us."
These words made Chi Yin understand a lot of business tricks, and she immediately took it apart with scissors. This time, when she sewed, she not only considered the stitches, but also the edge locking, striving for perfection more than the first time.
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In the next three days.
Although Chi Yan found ways to cause trouble every day, they were all minor incidents that were not worth the effort to deal with.
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Chi Yin attended the training class every morning, went home on time for lunch at 10 o'clock, and went to Zhao Jianguo's home in the afternoon to seek one-on-one tutoring from his master's wife.
Chi Yin takes a practical approach, asks directly when encountering difficulties, and grows rapidly.
That day Chi Yin came out of the training class and went straight to Wang Shufen, because she had taken apart a dress she wore before she got married and sewed it into a blouse the night before, and she was anxious to show the results to Wang Shufen.
After entering the yard, Chi Yin took out a T-shirt wrapped in a plastic bag from her canvas bag and handed it to Wang Shufen.
"You only took one night to finish cutting and sewing? Your hands are faster than your master's." Wang Shufen was already praising Chi Yin when she heard him tell her the time it took to complete the work.
These days, everyone goes to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy fabrics, then takes them to a tailor shop to have them measured and have the clothes sewn.
Even a skilled tailor like Zhao Jianguo needs a whole day to finish a piece of clothing. Just in terms of speed, Chi Yin has the talent to be a tailor.
Wang Shufen put on her reading glasses, spread out the shirt on her knees and examined it carefully. After several days of continuous refinement, the stitches of Chi Yin's sewing clothes could no longer be faulted.
When her fingers touched the elastic band at the bottom of the shirt, she didn't expect there would be such a small detail. Her eyes lit up, "You are a good kid. You put the elastic band in this way to make the waist look slimmer and not too bulky. This small detail is very suitable for women with a fatter figure."
At this time, there was a shout outside the courtyard gate. Wang Shufen signaled Chi Yin to open the door. Chi Yin took away the bolt, and a woman holding a flowered shirt came in, "Aunt, is this girl your relative? Why haven't you seen her before?"
The woman walked quickly and came up to Wang Shufen as soon as she finished speaking. "This is the cloth I bought from the supply and marketing cooperative this morning. When Master Zhao comes back, ask him to make me a sweatshirt. The size is still the same as the one I measured last time. I didn't make it fatter, but I made it thinner."
Wang Shufen accepted it with a smile. The woman was a straightforward person and she said something else. During this time, she noticed the cloth shirt in Wang Shufen's hand and took it and looked at it with a curious look on her face.
"Oh, this shirt of yours was just made by Master Zhao, right? Whose is it? It looks so beautiful!" The woman took it in her hand, and seemed reluctant to let it go. "I'm telling you, Master Zhao's stitches are more delicate than embroidery! Oh, is this a fake collar? The last time I went to Nanyi City to buy something, I saw several female comrades wearing this kind of collar. It looks so good!"
Wang Shufen smiled and said, "Yes, you see, this elastic band is very novel. It fits well with people of your physique."
The woman took the shirt and compared it to herself. "Hey, it's true! With this seam, it makes me look thinner and more comfortable!"
The woman fiddled with it over and over, caressing it lovingly. "Aunt, I happen to have a floral shirt at home. Ask Master Zhao to sew it into this style for me. I'll pay you for the work later!"
The woman was a person who was willing to spend money on food and clothing. She could see that the shirt was made of gauze and was not sticky when worn in August or September.
Although the material in her home is not a veil, if she makes it in this style and spreads it around, it will definitely attract people's attention.
Chi Yin subconsciously wanted to say that this was a sample for learning, but she didn't expect Wang Shufen to say, "Okay, bring the fabric here."
The woman smiled from ear to ear, typed her words and ran home to get the cloth.
Chi Yin looked at Wang Shufen in embarrassment, "Master's wife, I'm afraid my cooking skills are not good enough..."
Wang Shufen smiled and said, "Since your sample has been chosen, what are you afraid of? This auntie likes your new waist-tightening idea. You should not be discouraged. She is willing to let you make clothes according to her idea, which means she recognizes your craftsmanship."
Wang Shufen thought about it and realized that Chi Yin had made great progress through the past few days and had already reached the level of a repairman who set up a stall and did some mending.
Wang Shufen said, "Well, go to Nanyi City this afternoon to stock up on some cloth, and set up your stall tomorrow. For your daily seaming and mending work, cut a few nice-looking clothes and put them on display. When someone comes to repair their clothes, you can sell them to them."
Chi Yin thought about it and felt that it made sense. Although there was no 99% certainty that it would be sold, if someone out of a hundred people bought it, it would be free extra money!
And it has really reached the point where it has been hanging for ten days or half a month and is covered with dust and cannot be sold. If she washes it and wears it herself, maybe it can even be used as a living signboard!
Chi Yin became excited after she figured it out. She took out a notebook and pen from her canvas bag, leaned over the sewing machine and wrote down everything Wang Shufen said she needed to buy.
For example, you need to buy two kinds of scissors, a large one for cutting fabrics and a small one for cutting threads. You also need to prepare four kinds of rulers: a straight ruler, a soft ruler, a T-square, and a curved ruler.
You have to buy an iron and an ironing table, as well as an ironing pad and an ironing cloth. The three tools for fixing the fabric: beading pins, safety pins, and long tails are also indispensable.
It is not easy to make a trip to Nanyi City. Chi Yin was afraid that he would forget it and have to make another trip and waste the ticket.
While Chi Yin was concentrating on taking notes, the woman came rushing over with the cloth in her arms. Seeing Chi Yin concentrating on writing and drawing in the notebook, she curiously leaned over to take a look.
He found that the whole page was filled with records of the tools used by the tailor. He turned to Wang Shufen who was bringing tea from the living room and asked, "Aunt, is this the new apprentice hired by Master Zhao? The little girl is really serious!"
Wang Shufen handed them two cups of warm water in white porcelain jars and said without disguising, "This is Chi Yin, she is Lao Zhao's apprentice. The short shirt you praised just now was made by her."
The woman's eyes were sparkling. No wonder she was so good at needlework. It turned out that she was Zhao Jianguo's last disciple!
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