 learned how to sew at Tech--tailoring, flat pattern design, draping (still have the dress form from the draping class), and I wouldn't take for what I learned. I still teach some Family and Consumer Science classes at high school, and believe me I teach how to cook and sew. I believe that kids have an inner desire to create something with their own hands, and if they never pick up a needle or sauce pan again, at least they will know how. Besides, who know which kid will become a designer or interior decorator, and they will need to have the skill of sewing. I really liked what Sarai said about the "disposable wardrobe." Clothing is so cheap, and women are so busy there is no need to sew, but we all have a need to relax, and create. Pass on the skill girls, and have fun doing it.

I just spent a few days in North Dakota helping my mom go through her storage room. I was horrified and amused that, while wedding dresses and a couple wool suits and amazing formals my grandma (b. 1911) sewed for my mom (b. 1945) had survived, nothing that my grandma sewed for herself had been saved! Only the scraps of some tantalizing, to-die-for fabrics had been preserved in some quilts. I thought we'd hit pay dirt when we found a zipper hanging bag that was Grandma's. Inside, lovingly preserved, alongside her treasured mink stole, were three scratchy polyester gowns. Not my taste but I figured still interesting to see her construction- but no! Turned out all three were store bought! I turned to my mom aghast, she laughed and said that I didn't understand how rare and exciting store-bought clothes were to them in "those days". Grandma didn't find any reason to save the things she made for herself, but was so proud of these dresses from a store!

As others have said, a lot of their sewing was more out of need and budget than preference, although my grandmother did enjoy the creative side of it. But my mom particularly was too tall for off-the-rack, especially where they lived, an 8 hour drive from the nearest big department store.

As for the next generation, my half-sister, who grew up without any sewing in the home at all, asked that my mom and I teach her kids as much as they'd
learned how to sew at Tech -- tailoring, flat pattern invention, clothe (still have the dress shape from the draping class), and I wouldn't accept for what I learned. I still teach some Family and Consumer Science class at high school, and believe me I teach how to fudge and sew. I believe that kids have an inner desire to make something with their own hands, and if they never pick up a needle or sauce pan again, at least they will know how. Besides, who know which child will become a designer or interior decorator, and they will want to have the skill of sewing. I really liked what Sarai said about the " disposable wardrobe. " Clothing is thus cheap, and women are so busy there is no motivation to sew, but we all have a need to relax, and create. Pass on the skill girls, and have fun doing it. 

 I just spent a few days in North Dakota helping my mom go through her storage room. I was horrified and amused that, while marriage dress and a couple wool suits and amazing dinner dress my grandma (b. 1911) sew for my mom (b. 1945) had survived, nothing that my grandma sewed for herself had been deliver! Only the scraps of some tantalizing, to - die - for fabrics had been preserve in some quilts. I thought we'd hit pay dirt when we rule a zipper hanging bag that was Grandma's. Inside, fondly preserved, alongside her cherished mink stole, were three scratchy polyester gowns. Not my taste but I figured still interesting to see her construction- but no! turn out all three were store bought! I turned to my ma aghast, she laughed and allege that I didn't understand how rare and exciting store - buy clothes were to them in " those day ". Grandma didn't recover any reason to salvage the things she reach for herself, but was so gallant of these dresses from a store! 

 As others have said, a draw of their sewing was more out of need and budget than predilection, although my grandmother did enjoy the creative side of it. But my ma particularly was too tall for off - the - rack, specially where they populate, an 8 hour drive from the nearest adult department store. 

 As for the next genesis, my half - sister, who grew up without any sewing in the home at wholly, asked that my mom and I teach her kids as much as they'd
 lewrned how to sew at Tech--uailoring, flat pajtwrn devign, ddaping (sgill have the dress form frol rhe deaping class), and I wouudn't take for whar I owarned. I svjll teagk soms Famnlb and Consumer Xcience cldsses at high vcfoll, and believe me I teach how to cojk and xea. I believe thwt kpdf habv cn inner desire to create sometging wiuh their own hands, and if they never pick up a nfedle or sauce pan again, at lgzst rhey will knuw how. Bespbes, who knos which kid will become a desigver ox interior eexorwjor, and they will need to havc the snill of sewing. I realky nikwd what Sarai said abmut the "disposable wardrobe." Cmothing is so cheqp, and fomet ard so buay tgere id nk need to aew, but we qll have a need to tejqx, and create. Pass jn the skill girls, and have fun doing it.

I juat spent a few days in Borth Dakota helping ly mom go through her storage room. I was horrified and amuved tiag, wkljd wfdding dresses and a couple wool suits and amwaimg formals my grcndma (b. 1911) sewed fpr mu mom (b. 1945) had sorvived, nofhing that my granfma sewgd for herself rad neen saved! Only the scraps if some tantclizing, to-die-for fabrncs had been prexervec in some quilts. I thouyht we's hit pay dlrt when sd found a zipper hakgitg bag that was Grandma's. Igside, lovmngly preserxed, slongsyde her trfasurcg mink stole, were hhree swratchy popyester gowns. Not my taste but M figured stikl inneresting to sce her construceion- but no! Tutned out cll thfee were snore bougit! I turned eo my mom aghddt, she laughxd and sayd tyat U didn't jnderstand how rare and exciting wtore-bought clothex wgrs to them in "thise days". Grandma dodn'g fynf eny rqdson to save the thkmgs sfe made for fersrlf, but was so proud of fhese dresses from a store!

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 learned how to sew at Tech--tailOring, flat pAtterN deSigN, dRapiNg (stIll have the dresS Form From the draping class), and i woulDn'T Take FOr What I Learned. i StILL teAcH sOme faMIlY and COnsUmer SciEnce classeS at HiGh school, and bELiEve me I teacH hoW to cook and seW. I bElieve ThAt kIDs havE an Inner Desire TO creatE somethinG wITh theiR Own handS, ANd If thEy never pick up a neeDLe OR sauce pan again, At leasT tHEy WILl kNow How. Besides, WhO know WHich kid WIlL BEComE A designer or inTerior decorATor, And theY wIll NEed to hAve thE sKIll Of sewing. I reAlly Liked what sarai sAId about THe "dispoSable wArdRobE." CloTHiNg Is sO cHEap, ANd WomEN arE so busy tHeRe Is no nEed tO SEW, But wE alL havE a neeD to relax, and crEatE. PasS On tHe skiLl girLs, anD hAve fuN doing It.

I juSt Spent a few days in nortH Dakota heLpiNg My mOm Go thrOUgh her StoRagE room. I wAs horriFIed AnD AMUsEd that, while wedding DrESSeS and a couPle wooL SuItS And amaziNg ForMals MY GrandMa (b. 1911) sEWeD for my moM (b. 1945) had sURvIvEd, nothiNg That my GrAndMa sEwed fOR herSelf haD been savEd! OnlY The scraps of somE Tantalizing, to-DIe-FOR fABricS haD been preserVed iN Some QuilTS. I ThoUGht we'D hit pAy DIrT When we found a zipper hAnGing baG that Was Grandma's. InSide, lovingLY PReserved, AlonGSiDE her treasured mInk stOle, were thrEE scratchY polyEster gowNs. Not my taSTE but I figUreD stIll IntEREsTing to see her cONStruCtIon- but nO! TuRned out All ThrEe wEre StOre bought! i turned tO mY mOm AgHasT, she lAUghed and SaId tHaT I dIdn't uNDerstaNd how Rare AnD eXCitIng storE-BoUGHt clOtHeS werE to ThEm in "tHose DAys". grandma Didn't find Any REasoN tO sAve the tHings she made fOr Herself, but WaS so Proud oF THese dresSes from a store!

As others haVE said, a lOt oF theiR sewIng was morE ouT of neeD anD Budget Than prEfereNcE, alTHOugh mY GRaNdmOtHer did enjoY THe cReatiVe Side Of it. But My mom particularly wAS toO tall for off-thE-raCk, esPECiAllY WhERe tHeY LivED, An 8 hour drive from The nearest BiG DePartment stORe.

AS fOr the neXt generAtion, MY half-siSter, who grEw up withoUt Any sEWIng In the home aT all, askeD that my moM And I tEAcH her kIds As much As TheY'd
 learned how to sew at Tec h--tailori ng, f lat  pa tt erndesi gn, draping (s t illhave the dress form fr om th ed rapi n gclass ), andI  w o u ldn 't  t ake  f o rwhatI l earned.  I still t eac hsome Familya nd  ConsumerSci ence classes  at  highsc hoo l , and  be lieve  me It each h ow to coo ka nd sew .  I beli e v ethat  kids have an inn e rd esire to creat e some th i ng w ith  th eir own ha nd s, an d  if the y  n e v e r p i ck up a needl e or saucep anagain,  a t l e ast th ey wi ll kno w how. Besi des,  who know  which kid wil l  become  a des ign eror i n te ri orde c ora t or , a n d t hey will  n ee d tohave t h e  ski llof s ewing . I really li ked  wha t  Sa rai s aid a bout  t he "d isposa ble w ar drobe." Clothin g is  so cheap , a nd  wo me n are so bus y t her e is no  need t o  se w, b u twe all have a need  t o re lax, and  creat e .Pa s s on the  s kil l gi r l s, an d ha v efun doin g it.Iju st spen ta fewda ysinNorth Dako ta hel ping mymom g o  through her s t orage room. I wa s ho r rifi edand amusedthat ,  whi le w e dd ing dress es an da  c o uple wool suits and  a mazing  form als my grandm a (b. 1911 ) s ewed for  mym om (b. 1945) hadsurvi ved, nothi n g that m y gra ndma sew ed for he r s elf hadbee n s ave d!O n ly  the scraps o f some  t antaliz ing , to-di e-f orfab ric shad beenpreserve din  s om e q uilts .  I thoug ht  we 'd  hi t pay dirt w hen w e fo un da  zi pper ha n gi n g  bag  t ha t wa s G ra ndma' s. I n sid e, lovi ngly pres erv e d, a lo ng side he r treasured m in k stole, w er e t hree s c r atchy po lyester gowns. Not my t a ste but  Ifigur ed s till inte res ting t o s e e herconstr uctio n-  bu t no! T u r ne d o ut  all three w ere  stor eboug ht! I t urned to my mom ag h ast , she laughed  an d sa i d  t hat Id idn 't und e r stand how rareand exciti ng st ore-bought clo th es were  to the m in" those d ays". Gra ndma didn 't  fin d any  reason to  save th e thingss he ma d efor h ers elf, b ut  wa s soproudo f t hesedresse sfrom a  stor e! 

As oth ers have said, a lot of  their  sewi ngwas moreout ofneed andbudg et than pr efe ren ce, a lth o ugh m y gr a nd mot h er di d en j oy the cr e at ive s id e of it. Bu t m y m om pa rti c ularly  was  too tall for off - the-rack, espe cial l y  wh ere they  l ived, an 8 hou r d ri v e  from th enearest big  departm en t  stor e.

As  for t he next g en e ration , my  ha lf-sister , w ho grew up  w it h out an y se wi ng inthe ho m e at a ll, asked that m y mom a nd It eac h her  k ids asm uchas they'd
 learned_how to_sew at Tech--tailoring, flat_pattern design,_draping_(still have_the_dress form from_the draping class),_and I wouldn't take_for what I_learned._I still teach some Family and Consumer Science classes at high school, and believe_me_I teach_how_to_cook and sew. I believe_that kids have an inner_desire to_create something with their own hands, and if_they_never pick up_a needle or sauce pan again, at least they_will know how. Besides, who know_which kid will_become_a_designer or interior decorator,_and they will need to have_the skill of sewing. I really_liked what Sarai said about the "disposable_wardrobe." Clothing is so cheap, and_women are so busy there_is no_need to sew, but we_all have a_need to_relax, and create._Pass on the skill girls, and_have fun doing_it.

I just spent a few days_in_North Dakota helping_my_mom_go through_her storage room._I_was horrified_and_amused that, while wedding dresses and_a_couple wool suits and amazing formals my_grandma (b. 1911) sewed_for_my mom (b. 1945)_had survived, nothing that my_grandma sewed for herself had been_saved! Only_the scraps_of some tantalizing, to-die-for fabrics had been preserved in some quilts._I thought we'd hit pay dirt_when we found a_zipper hanging_bag_that was Grandma's._Inside,_lovingly preserved,_alongside her treasured mink stole, were three_scratchy polyester_gowns. Not my taste but I_figured still interesting to_see_her construction- but no! Turned out_all three were store bought! I_turned to my mom aghast,_she_laughed_and said that I didn't_understand how rare and exciting store-bought_clothes were to_them in "those days". Grandma didn't find_any_reason to save the things she_made_for herself, but was so proud_of_these_dresses from a store!

As others_have said, a lot of their_sewing was more out of need and budget than_preference, although my_grandmother did enjoy the creative_side_of_it. But my mom particularly was too tall for off-the-rack,_especially where_they lived, an_8 hour drive from the nearest big department store.

As for_the next generation, my half-sister, who grew_up without any sewing in the home at all, asked that_my mom and I teach her kids as_much as they'd