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Saw this title in a post from a friend and was immediately drawn in. I learned to sew as a child because my mother and grandmother were great seamstresses. My grandmother made all my formals in high-school, and they were original and beautiful. I still recall going to the specialty fabric store and the wonders of all the fabrics and trims. The big stores today just don't have that cozy, magical feel.
I mend our favorite clothes because we just like the feel of well-worn fabric. On my own clothes, if the tear is too big or obvious, I use an appliqués to cover them over. I found some little paw print ones, and they are so cute. Children seem to like them. Most of the new clothes I buy now are less expensive because they are worn at the farm, and stuff is going to happen there. Still, I keep them going.
The attached article is very interesting. The author makes the point that mended clothes are considered valuable in other cultures. Also, she notes that what we might consider inexpensive and therefore disposable really are not so cheap in the big picture.
Once again something old is new again.
https://thephoenixgreenstore.org/2019/11/26/mending-clothes-as-an-act-of-rebellion/?fbclid=IwAR0opkQhQylVSVI4p99B0gByg7NKWgv6t_ecqM9OGiyy-JHbQqJkv64IJt8
I mend our favorite clothes because we just like the feel of well-worn fabric. On my own clothes, if the tear is too big or obvious, I use an appliqués to cover them over. I found some little paw print ones, and they are so cute. Children seem to like them. Most of the new clothes I buy now are less expensive because they are worn at the farm, and stuff is going to happen there. Still, I keep them going.
The attached article is very interesting. The author makes the point that mended clothes are considered valuable in other cultures. Also, she notes that what we might consider inexpensive and therefore disposable really are not so cheap in the big picture.
Somewhere down the warp and weft of our relationship with the fibres that clothe us, we have disconnected from the sheer human power that flows into the yarn that makes the cloth. The £3 t-shirt that is cheaper in monetary terms to replace than to mend, but which has cost the earth and her people an immeasurable, inconceivable price is a perfect example of the mindset that the fast fashion industry has brainwashed us with. Things are changing, though at a snails pace. There is a return to slow fashion, and deeper connections to the clothes that warm and protect us, but it will be a long journey, and I fear that we are running out of time.
Once again something old is new again.
https://thephoenixgreenstore.org/2019/11/26/mending-clothes-as-an-act-of-rebellion/?fbclid=IwAR0opkQhQylVSVI4p99B0gByg7NKWgv6t_ecqM9OGiyy-JHbQqJkv64IJt8