tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post8575858933158196174..comments2010-09-01T16:53:11.737-04:00Comments on The Crazy Suburban Mom: Retro Tuesay with a crafty edge Blog HopTracy Reinhardtnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-15048760219462490492010-03-15T17:23:18.442-04:002010-03-15T17:23:18.442-04:00Good fill someone in on and this post helped me al...Good fill someone in on and this post helped me alot in my college assignement. Say thank you you as your information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-15615561074203674592010-03-14T11:32:45.556-04:002010-03-14T11:32:45.556-04:00Thank you for sharing!Thank you for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-75119572988087951392009-11-17T19:21:12.197-05:002009-11-17T19:21:12.197-05:00What a fascinatin post: you make a really thought-...What a fascinatin post: you make a really thought-provoking point about the change in perception/nature of crafts in the 60s/70s.Richard @ The Bewildered Brithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00568060698065303020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-18486871966149689862009-11-17T14:13:33.356-05:002009-11-17T14:13:33.356-05:00Ohhh...Six feet....you are on the ball! Haha!Ohhh...Six feet....you are on the ball! Haha!Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508612331063038590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-72891674499386654812009-11-17T14:06:59.017-05:002009-11-17T14:06:59.017-05:00The crewel is cewel-get it? lolThe crewel is cewel-get it? lolSix Feet Under Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08491912348513256080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-851141511970420572009-11-17T13:26:14.650-05:002009-11-17T13:26:14.650-05:00Mom-mayhem - how can crafts cost more? they just ...Mom-mayhem - how can crafts cost more? they just assemble the stuff they dont make the thing????<br /><br />eloh -Ive gotten clothes and one wash and they are shot. I would bring them back and they ask me how I washed them. How did I wash them? what did they think i did? beat them against a rock? One shirt i had got hit with a squirt of lemon from a drink - the color came out i tried to bring it back and they said nope. thats normal. I said, with bleach thats normal. not a lemon? not to bleach it to white? they said nope. sorry...<br /><br />maureen... No, never used the spray stuff but i hear its some strong stuff!The Crazy Suburban Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11780696436600821062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-18090204477494177162009-11-17T13:11:18.035-05:002009-11-17T13:11:18.035-05:00The crewel is cool! (I cannot that just came out ...The crewel is cool! (I cannot that just came out of my brain - lol!) I love the purses and the strawberries. In theory gluing is easier than sewing but I've recently had a misadventure or two with spray adhesive. Have you ever used that stuff? Suffice it to say that it really does adhere - fingers and all!Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508612331063038590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-85165874186719016002009-11-17T12:49:56.491-05:002009-11-17T12:49:56.491-05:00Well, I'm a quilter and seamstress...fancy dre...Well, I'm a quilter and seamstress...fancy dresses, prom, wedding gowns..etc...all in my past now. Better and cheaper when I did it myself. Things to be passed down from one generation to the next with pride.<br /><br />But... now we have access to a far away land of exotic goods and handmade items. The secret land of porcelain and firecrackers....unfortuneately... all their goods should be treated as such... cause that is about the shelf life of most of their items.<br /><br />You can buy one of these exotic quilts, made from exotic fibers with exotic hands for under 50 dollars (it might even live long enough to see the washer before it dies).... since the cotton mills of the south were shut down and torn down in favor of these exotic fibers... It would cost me at least a hundred and fifty dollars( probably more) for the materials of 100% quality cotton fiber... then comes 50 or 100 hours of work....<br /><br />I can't compete with China. But I still do for myself.@elohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15974297923741455898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-9406854790376421522009-11-17T11:36:44.935-05:002009-11-17T11:36:44.935-05:00Ahh Crafts- Gotta love em! I only wish I was talen...Ahh Crafts- Gotta love em! I only wish I was talented enough to sew or knit or something. I am more of a kit type person -those were some lovely vintage ones! -The moon landing thing does seem a bit odd =D <br />Oh and I know what IS up with making things can cost more ?!Mom Mayhem says:http://www.blogger.com/profile/17272068724949565544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-89190245869481760192009-11-17T09:49:29.873-05:002009-11-17T09:49:29.873-05:00I think Crewel might have been the most popular fo...I think Crewel might have been the most popular for a while ...<br /><br />Mamaface - the first bunch I found at an estate sale but the rest I got on ebay. They are always available there but they vary in price a lot - sometimes they can be had for a few dollars for many to quite a lot of dollar for just one!<br /><br />And some of them are pretty moldy smelling , so you have to be careful :)The Crazy Suburban Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11780696436600821062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-7375545510887638462009-11-17T09:43:58.033-05:002009-11-17T09:43:58.033-05:00I remember my mom making a lot those things! She p...I remember my mom making a lot those things! She passed on her love for needlework to 2 of her daughters. (I'm one of them!) <br /><br />My mom sewed ALL of our clothes for years; and I do not exaggerate. Maybe not our underwear. It was because it was much less expensive. Around the time my oldest was born; 24 years ago, the prices of patterns and fabric shot through the roof. It is much cheaper to buy most clothing now. <br /><br />I'm curious...and maybe I just missed this somewhere; but where do you find these magazines? :)mama-facehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17580875108645568975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-57858315633562854772009-11-17T09:31:34.705-05:002009-11-17T09:31:34.705-05:00oh oh oh how i wish i had the patience so many had...oh oh oh how i wish i had the patience so many had.....i love the crewel purses.Lynettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07162581667028276870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930363304846338838.post-61522405759606089612009-11-17T08:45:02.435-05:002009-11-17T08:45:02.435-05:00My mom was crazy about crewel...we had a lot of cr...My mom was crazy about crewel...we had a lot of crewel cushions! Love the zinnia bowl!Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com