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   Deborah Makarios (dmakarios@theres.life)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 17:16:51 JST Deborah Makarios

   Ever come across something touted as "not your grandmother's [insert craft here]!" That really gets on my nerves/up my nose/on my wick. Here's why:
   https://deborah.makarios.nz/blog/2023/08/03/not-your-grandmothers/
   #crafts #knitting #sewing #dressmaking

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     Alison 🇦🇺 (rose_myrtle@theres.life)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 17:16:50 JST Alison 🇦🇺

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     @DMakarios Your grandma was clearly gifted - my aunts are like that. If they made something i'd value it!

     My grandmother - and mother - didn't make very much, but what they did make was an imitation of whatever they had as kids. It would be 20 or 40 years out of date, average quality, and guaranteed to get you bullied behind their backs at school, church, and anywhere else you were made to wear it.

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     Deborah Makarios (dmakarios@theres.life)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 17:27:06 JST Deborah Makarios

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     • Alison 🇦🇺

     @rose_myrtle I guess it's hard to just toss your head and go "it's vintage, darling" at that age!