Going for quality in clothing
On the way to work this morning I saw a reel lawnmower for sale. It got me to thinking about how much simpler times were in the days of scythes, reel mowers and treadle sewing machines. Lawns were much smaller and you couldn’t let them get very high or you would have had to use the scythe before you could use the reel mower. Fashion was more about style and quality than quantity. Clothing was made with care and precision to last a long time. Now clothing is made in quantity so you can have many outfits of whatever the latest fashion trend is.
It is my hope and dream that we will abandon the notion of quantity for quality again. Since Eddi has joined our staff I have started thinking more about the fit of garments. As a fashion designer, Eddi has brought to our attention small details of construction that add to the quality of garments. Some of these steps take only minutes longer yet add so much to the fit and durability. Even though I have been sewing for a very long time, both for myself and for other people, there are quite a few construction techniques that I had not been practicing. Some I did not know, some I skipped for speed of construction, never realizing what a difference they made! After a couple of classes with Eddi I realized most of the things I was skipping didn’t take all that much longer.
Now I am thinking, what’s the big hurry? I want these clothes to fit me for a long time. Now I want quality.
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