Claire Kennedy is my inspiration today. The woman has made sewing into an art form since birth. She says she used to wake up at night and sew doll clothes. I would have been raiding the refrigerator for a Neapolitan I had hidden from my little sister. And I did not become Ben or Jerry. Drat. Claire is the goddess of clothing creativity. Can you say "draping"?
I grew up with walking distance of Fran's Fabrics. I even went to junior high with Fran's well-dressed daughter, Candy.
When trying find our first home, I can remember unconsciously calculating how far I would be from Hancock's Fabrics. Luckily, we rented a house only 6 blocks away. Our second home was near some now defunct fabric store on a busy street. It was OK. But, our home of 31 years was within walking distance of Stitch 'n Time. The mother load. Until it went out of business a long, long time ago.
About the time my son left for college, Hancock's closed. Whew! A near fatal blow.
Where would one buy a spool of thread in my neighborhood now that practically all the fabric stores are gone? Where would one move to be near the good fabric? Somehow I don't think Dollar Tree General will meet my needs. Maybe I should just stay on a strict diet in order to be able to wear my existing clothing for the rest of my life.
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Thank you for the kudos. As you know I'm just following my passion. And it is a shame all the dressmaking fabric stores that have closed. I like to patronize Helen Enox as they are one of the last locally-owned stores. They are not even close by. :|
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