Fletch said:You're a demystifier, then.
FLers with some time onboard will know I'm kind of a nut on the topic of trade and craft. I apologize for being a bit tiresome, but it IS an elephant in the room, and if nothing else, we ought to pull the tablecloths off it and see how white it is.
Just because we relish tradition need not mean we hold all of it above question. Especially when a tradition shows signs of extinguishing itself: do we let it?
Well it recently occurred to me that I can fix my own car and cook my own food, so why am I paying someone $40 for a sweatshop-made shirt that doesn't even fit me because I'm not standard-issue American dimensions?
So I got a vintage Singer, raided my parents for books and supplies, and started taking a course on basic sewing at the community college. By this time next year I hope to be wearing my own shirts and at least altering my pants to fit properly.