I know how to sew seams that have come out

Posted By: Becky on 2009-01-18
In Reply to: I'm noticing a trend with younger women.. - MTinMT

but I was taught this by my mother, not in school.

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I'm noticing a trend with younger women.. - MTinMT
- I'm 30 and have the nickname of Martha Stewart - jss
- Basic skills best learned at home - lk
- I'm 29 and still friends with a lot of girls from HS - sm
- I've notice that trend - seems to be getting worse with time
  - I fit into that older category but I will get others to do - Angela
  - Great post - I'm 50 and feel the same way - sm - ChiaPet
- While I know how to sew I just don't have time sm - HappyFlaMT
- Here's to my Home Ec teacher! - Llls
  - You made me tear up! LOL - I'm so wishy-washy!!
- And you haven't even mentioned cooking!! sm - ChiaPet
- A couple of years ago for Christmas sm - I know what you mean
- I have 3 boys, 33, 25 and 23. All know how to use a needle - mlstoo
- My daughter graduated last year - sm
- Their parents don't teach them - Vanessa
- I'm 40 and took Home Ec in school s/m - Silly Girl
  - I didn't take sewing in high school because I was taking chemistry...sm - Confetti
  - Canning tips. - Lllls
    - I took home ec too, but did not learn about canning. The Ball Blue Book gets my vote too... - MT and worn out
    - Second vote for Ball Blue Book - OldMT
- I am 31 and they didn't teach home ec in school... - MtMommyof2
- I am an "older" person with younger children. We only do what we find sm - TC
- I'm 48 and this is what I know/learned - New Englander
  - Yes! Here's to 4H!!! - in case its not offered in school!
    - I loved 4H - New Englander
      - Don't forget Bluebirds!!!! - Silly Girl
    - Question about 4H...s/m - Silly Girl
      - Let him join 4H by all means - OldMT
        Sorry about the typos in the previous post! - OldMT
      - Its for the knowledge you get out of it - but more fun WITH a horse, of course
- what do you consider "younger" crowd? - Emily Ayn
  - I agree...I think most of us in this age group don't find sewing a basic skill... - MtMommyof2
    - But it IS basic - buttons always fall off, etc.
- 34 and quite capable of sewing -- sm - fiddlestix
- I always wanted to learn - sbMT
- It IS a generalization... - Kendra
- I think this is all going to change now - Me
- I'm 47, and that's a trend I've seen all my life. - Lllls
  - Ah, you just brought back memories...sm - Moo
- I'm not the younger generation and I don't sew either - LinK
  - I don�t sew, but my husband can do that also - Judy
- I know how to sew seams that have come out - Becky
- I think we've become a disposable society - AnnieD
  - I've noticed this too but it's not just - the younger crowd
    - No, definitely not weird... - MtMommyof2
    - no not weird, - sm
    - Yes you are weird, I do not cook, clean, etc., etc. - Judy
      - I believe strongly in gender rolls... - Kendra
        It is a matter of the individual. - Vanessa
        personally, I don't think that has anything to do with why people get divorced... - MtMommyof2
        I did not ask him to do the cooking- - Judy
        I did not say you asked him to, and I did not... - Kendra
- There is no more home ec in schools anymore, - at least not where I live. (NM)
  - we still have it but i think it's now called "consumer science" - cesspoolmagic0_0
  - Home Ec - LinK
    - Trained my sons to help sm - frugalfannie

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