I second this entirely; having lost 14 pounds during my 4 yr divorce and regained the privilege (!) of shopping with my seventeen yr old daughter in the juniors section, I am appalled by the short term nature of fabrics that, at purchase, seem to be lovely to the touch and a good wear. Two careful hand washes and they're completely "pilly" and look like I've worn them day and night for months. The nature of fabric has simply changed, along with the idea that there are "classic clothes" and that such clothes actually "last"...
I have the laura ashley dress that, fifteen years ago, I cut off the lace collar and replaced with my own (made with lots of help from certain folks on this list). I wear it with pride, but the ten years younger mothers of my kids' friends are "interested", but more insofar as this demonstrates how much older than them I really am. When my kids were little I could,as I put it, bore them to sleep at naptime with the click click click of my bobbins... they should only be so easy to satisfy now! best carrie, whom roberta donnely tried to help dive back into lace a few years ago, but who knew it would take four years to get my own life back, at least to the extent it's mine currently :-) On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Darlene Wainwright <[email protected]>wrote: > I've also been reading the comments on this subject with interest. I took > up > spinning and weaving in the '80s and when I looked at bobbin lace it seems > too delicate for my growing kids and pets to be around. I did not have a > room dedicated to my fibre craft so loom, wheel, sewing machine etc resided > in the living room. It wasn't until the kids left home that I got my > 'weaving room' which eventually nearly took over the house. > > None of my friends joined me in learning to weave. We were working women > with kids and husbands so time was very short. I got up at 5 every morning > to weave before going to work. I joined the local weaver's guild and nearly > all the members did not have day jobs and few of the working ones had kids. > This was the beginning of a time of women juggling family, home and jobs > while we thought we were 'liberated'. > > Today, it is rare for a woman to be stay a home mom or wife so still time > for one's own creative journey is short. I think the other reason is that > fashion is fleeting. Women don't keep their clothes for any length of time > so the idea of spending countless hours creating a trim is just not > something they are interested in doing. Cheap imports have taken the > appreciation of hand made goods from a lot of consumers. I sure don't see > classic clothes woman will be keeping in their wardrobes for years anymore. > > Darlene Wainwright > [email protected] > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 > -- Carrie [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
