My near-future project: an outfit for summer made by hand. I think I can make it happen on about 18 bucks of yarn which is not too shabby. I only really know how to crochet and I have really been wanting to try making more of my own clothes, potentially even stopping buying from brands altogether for a 100% hand-crafted wardrobe. That’s probably a far-off prospect, but not impossible I reckon.
any kind of fiber arts/crafts is so useful to know, imo. Anything makes for wonderful gifts (I can make dice bags, scarfs, gloves and socks…pretty easily) and honestly I just like being a part of things like what I wear on that level- that my labor feeds into my life on a level greater than a wage. It’s like the opposite of commodity fetishism; I feel much more connected with the labor and what is required to make something, which makes me appreciate both the effort and the thing itself more.
My near-future project: an outfit for summer made by hand. I think I can make it happen on about 18 bucks of yarn which is not too shabby. I only really know how to crochet and I have really been wanting to try making more of my own clothes, potentially even stopping buying from brands altogether for a 100% hand-crafted wardrobe. That’s probably a far-off prospect, but not impossible I reckon.
that would be so fucking cool. i wanna re learn how to sew. i wanna make really big trousers.
any kind of fiber arts/crafts is so useful to know, imo. Anything makes for wonderful gifts (I can make dice bags, scarfs, gloves and socks…pretty easily) and honestly I just like being a part of things like what I wear on that level- that my labor feeds into my life on a level greater than a wage. It’s like the opposite of commodity fetishism; I feel much more connected with the labor and what is required to make something, which makes me appreciate both the effort and the thing itself more.