I posted links to this before but never put all the pics on here, so here we go. Norse gods in pinup style–entirely started because of the word “Ás”. Not my fault. It had to be done.
(Also on Etsy. Greek version here. Non-pinup Norse goddesses here)
sewing is one of those skills everyone with the ability should know IMO. i’ve known too many people who just throw out perfectly servicable clothing and bedding because of tears or buttons that have fallen off and these can be fixed at home. sewing’s not hard either.
sewing, like baking bread, is one of those basic skills that corporations have convinced people is just impossible or too expensive for the average person to do in order to manipulate people into buying things.
i’m not saying sewing is possible for everyone, but if you have motor skills fine enough to, say, replace lead in a mechanical pencil, you can learn to sew, and you can help people who can’t sew. here’s a good guide with gifs.
this is what we mean when we say civilization de-skills us to make us dependent
Ssh! Don’t give away the secret. If rich people start mending things the choice of designer label clothes bought for a fiver at the charity shop will go way down.
Rich people will not mend things because status in our society is marked by the ability to throw away and replace things without effort. All this will do is help lower income people maintain and modify what they can afford to suit them and last longer. Those charity shop bargains won’t disappear, they’ll just be more practical as choices for people who can’t afford to buy higher quality goods brand new, because they’ll know how to make the best of them.
knitting in the dark 