• Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    Seriously. I’m a man but my mother and grandmother decided to teach me to sow as a kid for reasons they never explained in life. The first thing I thought was that this is just a skirt with extra seams, act accordingly. The second was that these women aren’t getting their clothes fitted and hemmed, as one should always do.

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      3 days ago

      Basic sewing is such an important skill! Everyone should at least know how to sew a hem and replace a button.

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        3 days ago

        I am saddened by the steep decrease in sewing machine quality. I wish I had kept my mother’s and grandmother’s Singers after they passed. Built to last multiple lifetimes without snapping a thread or missing a stitch.