[Artemisia] FW: (for the sewingclan out there)

[L.J. Richards]

So, we'll become the resource for all those folk who like to use their hands 
and minds for something besides an --fill in the blank--.

Bronwen of Irenwold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dawn Tavares" <dtavares1 at hotmail.com>
To: <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 2:14 PM
Subject: RE: [Artemisia] FW: (for the sewingclan out there)


> Bradley Wolf passed on:
>
>>For those who use and shop at Denver Fabrics, in person or on-line...
>
> Thank you for that. I'll pass this on to the sewing lists to which I'm 
> subscribed.
>
>>>Fabric stores across the country have experienced substantial
>>>declines in sales in recent years. There are fewer and fewer people
>>>who know how to sew, and fewer still who have time to sew.
>
> Sadly enough, this mirrors the national trend for all hand crafts. 
> Woodwork, leathercraft, fine metalsmithing...none of these are being 
> taught to any depth in most mainstream school systems anymore. Sooner or 
> later they won't even teach cooking in Home Ec classes.
>
> <sigh>
>
> Aurora
>
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