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[Tzivia Adler]

> >From: "Meg Justus" <mmegaera at nwlink.com>
>>
>>(She thinks hand sewing
>> > is an art as arcane as flint-knapping. It probably is these days.)
>> >
>> > Pat, reared to those skills
>>
>>There's a whole -- fandom's not the right word, oh well -- of quilters out
>>there who would disagree with you violently.
>>
>>Megaera
>>a member for 18 years
>
> And embroiderers, and people who make entire Elizabethan court costumes by
> hand --- I know. I've seen them.
>
>
but you're arguing two differnt things!  hand-sewing for craft like 
embroidery (which i love) or making quilts (which i've never tried) is not 
at all the same as the practical skill of fixing your own store-bought stuff 
by hand (which i can do but hate).

they may need hte same hand motions, but a completely diffent mindset.  one 
is, i'm going to make something pretty, and instead of paint or marble i'll 
use needle and cloth.
the other is, i need something to wear (or a cozy blanket) i get it from the 
store.  if it gets damaged, i take it for repairs.  do it myself?  are you 
nuts?

ziviya, procrastinating from sewing up hems on my boys' [1] pants right this 
very minute

[1]  yes, that apostrophe is correct, two boys needs it after the s  weee! 
footnotes on the postscript!  about sewing!  this list is weird.  no wonder 
i fit right in.