Some people like to read and some like to go fishing, but for sophomore Chloe Horstman she likes to sew her own clothes. Horstman began sewing when she was about eight or nine-years-old, and her grandma was the one who taught her how to sew. Horstman’s grandma first showed her the basics of sewing like sewing a straight line and so on.

“My favorite thing about sewing is the finish product of sewing, cause there’s bumps along the way, but it’s satisfying at the end,” Horstman said.

Horstman loves sewing so much she even sewed her own homecoming dress. She started making the dress during the middle of summer and spread it out over time, and it took her about a month to make. Horstman always wanted to make her own dress and her wishes finally came true.

“I was ecstatic with the results, it was exactly how I drew it and pictured it,” Horstman said.

Making your own dress has lots of advantages that can benefit people when choosing to make instead of buy, a main reason being that it’s cheaper to make. Students go to Marissa Heyer, who has been a sewing teacher for six plus years, for help when making their own homecoming/prom dresses.

“[It’s great] Having ownership and that it can be tailored to your own fit,” Heyer said.

Sophomore Emma Rohrback has known Horstman since elementary school and has known about her sewing since they were in fifth grade. Rohrback likes the idea of Horstman sewing her own dress and having something that no one else has.

“I personally wouldn’t sew my own dress, but I think it’s neat that Chloe is able to,” Rohrback said. “She wore it to homecoming and it was really nice.”