tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post3507513257828524911..comments2024-03-17T23:59:56.299-05:00Comments on Stitched Together: kcwc wrap up - and sewing for 'thrift'rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-54899783351673057242012-10-21T22:04:54.471-05:002012-10-21T22:04:54.471-05:00Absolutely lovely. It is simple and luxurious. I a...Absolutely lovely. It is simple and luxurious. I agree with your comment above - one reason I don't sell my sewing is that the labor of sewing is so severely devalued in our culture (because very poor - but very skilled - women are willing to do it for pennies overseas). If I were to sell my work, it would be too expensive for most people! Anyway, for me, it's not just labor, it's a labor of love, something I do for my friends and my children and myself because I enjoy it. :-)Inder-ifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724667602427496583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-56925667872648234982012-10-16T22:58:37.894-05:002012-10-16T22:58:37.894-05:00it really is stunning, rachel. i can't wait to...it really is stunning, rachel. i can't wait to see her in it!gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229008695751230498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-11727956355282667742012-10-16T22:19:41.995-05:002012-10-16T22:19:41.995-05:00Have I told you how in love I am with your sense o...Have I told you how in love I am with your sense of style? This is the most perfect, most gorgeous little Christmas dress I've EVER SEEN!!! Well done, mama.<br />(and I say no embellishment needed - it's just perfect :)<br />-Jaime Ngo Family Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484243776589015749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-40671928624516455492012-10-16T14:21:12.566-05:002012-10-16T14:21:12.566-05:00Liesl, I read somewhere that she may have even mad...Liesl, I read somewhere that she may have even made them herself one summer. (Maybe that's urban legend, I don't know.) But part of the reason I don't sew for others, selling my work, is because frankly, I would have to charge so much. So I'm definitely not saying she was charging too much. <br /><br />What has surprised me is it's not just discount retailers whose workers are working in abysmal conditions but some high end store as well! rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-73087919922410919782012-10-16T13:21:10.694-05:002012-10-16T13:21:10.694-05:00Really beautiful! Rachel (of Handmade Charlotte) i...Really beautiful! Rachel (of Handmade Charlotte) is a friend of mine, and I think those dresses she did for Anthropologie were a very small order, made domestically and probably not in a factory. With the markup taken at retail, there probably wasn't much profit for the sewists (or for Rachel). Which actually makes them a better value than the $10 dresses at Target, in my opinion (not that I could afford them, mind you). Price and origin of our clothing are such complicated issues today when you start thinking about who made our clothes, and the conditions under which they were made. I agree with you that while we don't necessarily sew to save money, we can certainly make things that are better quality that a lot of what can be found in stores for a similar price. And when we sew, we don't have the questions behind the apparel that something purchased for less expensive at a large retail outlet might elicit. Books could be written (and probably should be written, if they haven't already) about this! Anyway, I think your dress is gorgeous. Thanks for the great post!Liesl Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077922825872748873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-58851574256232865172012-10-16T09:20:30.087-05:002012-10-16T09:20:30.087-05:00Thanks so much for the sweet words. That's ex...Thanks so much for the sweet words. That's exactly how i feel as well - it's fun to be able to make what we wouldn't buy. And model for our children a (somewhat lost) art form as well. :)rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-24468623924107210672012-10-16T00:57:54.704-05:002012-10-16T00:57:54.704-05:00You cannot put a price on 'Mummy made it for m...You cannot put a price on 'Mummy made it for me'!<br />Its stunning,I adore it!<br />xx Nmotherof5https://www.blogger.com/profile/10195031588051037622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512686951576132673.post-46288144829855259902012-10-15T22:32:48.770-05:002012-10-15T22:32:48.770-05:00This is GORGEOUS. I love the richness of the crea...This is GORGEOUS. I love the richness of the cream wool. I want two for my daughters. I know what you mean about sewing and expense. I have these conversations all the time. I can't compete with the mass produced clothing market, but I am able to dress my girls in amazing clothing that compares more to the things I wouldn't buy otherwise. And I love to sew. Thanks for sharing this wee dress. Aureliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646525337229839434noreply@blogger.com