Thank you for all your kind comments but my sewing skills don't bear close inspection.
I'm feeling a bit disheartened about sewing scrubs. The local coordinator seems to be more interested in plastering herself all over Facebook than actually coordinating anything. Another person has had her scrubs refused as not being up to standard. We were originally told they were to be single use scrubs so they could be very basic.
Next we were told they must have enclosed seams, then we were told it had to be French seams and now we are being told the scrubs must be sewn on an overlocker.
We have also been informed that the scrubs need to be professionally ironed and that they should be hand finished.
A lot of people spent their own money to do this hoping to help. It seems we may have wasted out time and money.
The nurse who started the appeal has been advised of the coordinators treatment of those who are sewing, she is furious.
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No way!! As they're washed before use why would they need to be professionally ironed? Something doesn't sound right to me.
Sounds pretty fishy to me too! Maybe you can take apart and re-use some of the material and make yourself a bunch of 2 - 3 layer masks? At least then it wouldn't be a waste? Coordinator sounds a bit of a pill, if you ask me, lol.
What a cow.
I can guarantee you, that my scrubs nor those of my coworkers have ever been professionally ironed!
If you get hospital issue (which most of us don't) it isn't ironed either.
Washed and shoved in the dryer, some people don't even hang them up, just fold them and then wear them.
Is there any way you can bypass the coordinator, as the nurse who started the appeal is furious? I hope so.
French seams? On scrubs? I have "real" scrubs from the store, and it's just a fast and dirty (and not tremendously well-done) overlock. As for ironing - what is this, the 1950s? I've pals who are nurses, and it is wash & dry where they live. Their scrubs may get folded, they often get thrown on straight from the drier! Sounds like it's time to look around for another outfit or same outfit, another supervisor.
I hope the nurse will be able to effect some change. These ideas are ridiculous.
All these on going criteria would lead me to ponder.... are they being onsold ? and not given to local needs.
That all sounds very strange - hope the nurse is able to override the coordinator
No wonder you are disheartened there is something not quite right. What a shame...
I think that woman is possibly a control freak.I'm sure someone else would be very appreciative of them x
Hate to say it but there are a lot of control inclined individuals out there who want to be "in charge". But on the other hand, I have seen some really unusual things sewn and given to such appeals. I got canvas, eyelet, flannel, and other strange things all mixed in quilt blocks to be made into quilts for veterans.
Scrubs are not a quick or easy project for the front lines. I would think they would be better made by one person for one person at a time at request. Ana USA
Some folk need a bloody good shake by the arms.
All scrubs in our area are gratefully accepted. If any really horrendous ones come in, then you ask another person discretely to see if they can be redone, or better still the organizer sort them out.
I pretty sure any nursing home, doctors surgery would snap them up. Maybe call an AE or ITU directly and suggest dropping them off.
It is a charity appeal at the end of the day not a professional event.
I would have accepted anything if I'd still have been in the middle of this battle field believe me
Well said everyone. It is not an easy task even as "experienced" sewer. Some of the instructions are a bit vague and the various YouTube helps vary in approach! I am sure they could find a good home somewhere in the vast area of need - try a local Care home? Or think out of the box - vets?
Sounds a bit like our local set-up - you can only use their material, which they have had cut out professionally - have to be overlocked - seemingly have to produce thousands of sets a month - pick up when they say, deliver when they say... It sounds like sweated labour.
Hope you find a home for your contribution. x
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