BrainFilth wrote:Six wrote:
i always think about sewing as a way to liberate yourself. if you're able to make your own clothes, regardless of ur gender, ur always able to have self expression. as a woman u could make urself a pair of pants, or as a man u could make urself a dress when those things aren't available to u. i always equate sewing to drag queens (or at least the traditioanl older ones) because they all came from sewing, and because they could sew they could express themselves
Its also a way women were able to find their independence, both financially as a seamstress or as a way to be frugal and keep their families warm and clothed
yeah, financially it was a huge thing especially during wartime. they also were probably able to congregate with each other as an excuse to knit or something, you know