untonuggan: A hand-drawn/colored lovely little creature with a knitted cap and piles of yarn behind it knitting a scarf (knitting creature)
lizcommotion ([personal profile] untonuggan) wrote2013-11-17 12:49 pm

link: Why is it so difficult to make your own clothes (or have them made?)

written by [personal profile] skud  Why is it so difficult to make your own clothes (or have them made)? via [personal profile] lilysea 

These are things I think about quite a bit as a knitter/spinner/general fiber artist. This article also really makes me want to play with linen and rectangles.

Other things to think about: my blasted HoA bans clotheslines outside, which means washing your clothes by hand is that much harder.

Thoughts that I have had on the subject on my other blog: Pros and Cons of Handspun Yarn #1

anehan: Elizabeth Bennet with the text "sparkling". (Default)

[personal profile] anehan 2013-11-17 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for the link to skud's post!
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[personal profile] jelazakazone 2013-11-17 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I like making the one dress I've made six or seven times, but fitting pants for dh is just the worst.

OMG, that post is fascinating in a MILLION different ways. <3
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[personal profile] lilacsigil 2013-11-18 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
I once read a book that was supposed to help non-Japanese people living in Japan. The point at which I realised that the book actually mean "US people living in Japan" was when they talked about how Japanese people usually dry their washing outside and/or on their balcony. I can't believe that they actually *ban* outside clotheslines though! If anyone tried that here there would be a Hills Hoist riot!