tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23293821.post1440183092104540645..comments2023-06-13T07:28:56.647-04:00Comments on Historic Stitcher: Let's Talk Sockshistoricstitcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17370128908373990078noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23293821.post-9006335760609441272010-02-01T13:46:45.422-05:002010-02-01T13:46:45.422-05:00Very interested in this topic. Textiles/clothing ...Very interested in this topic. Textiles/clothing as disposable items is such a modern concept. Not only are the majority of clothes now made cheap quality and will fall about in a few years (or less), but we have a fashion industry based on buying an entire new wardrobe every season. Can't wait to hear more.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05326476706804297107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23293821.post-19365256920197339342010-01-13T16:59:19.177-05:002010-01-13T16:59:19.177-05:00Hi! Sorry to contact you here, but couldn't fi...Hi! Sorry to contact you here, but couldn't find your contact info on DIY. Are you still selling the PBS1000? If so, I'm interested in it. I live in Chile, how much would the shipping cost? Thank you and, again, sorry for posting here!Camilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016900716140059191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23293821.post-40794731430514071662010-01-08T16:02:13.480-05:002010-01-08T16:02:13.480-05:00One of the most interesting things I heard from a ...One of the most interesting things I heard from a local asparagus farmer was "If we don't import the labor..." - meaning minimum wage labor done by mostly-Mexican migrant laborers - "...we export the production." <br /><br />And then we get asparagus grown in South America, because if Mexican labor can't come here, work, and then go home to Mexico, it's cheaper! to produce it there and fly it via jet to Michigan. <br /><br />Where I live literally across the road from an asparagus field.<br /><br />It's a question as complicated as a dropped, tangled skein of silk.Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23293821.post-80763987330374744142010-01-08T13:51:37.493-05:002010-01-08T13:51:37.493-05:00This post expresses so many things that I have bee...This post expresses so many things that I have been thinking. I hate how disposable our culture has become. How we expect the things we buy to fall apart after a year or two. I've been trying to focus on quality over quantity, and I support local shops and artisans whenever I can.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245149881656326385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23293821.post-69675091561532916852010-01-06T17:54:36.317-05:002010-01-06T17:54:36.317-05:00I love this post, and I completely agree with you....I love this post, and I completely agree with you. Quality over quantity is my approach to nearly everything in life - clothing, food, pets (:-P) I'd rather have a few pairs of boots that I absolutely treasure, than 7 or 8 pairs that I feel "meh" about (and that are uncomfortable, poor quality, etc etc). You put my thoughts into words much more eloquently than I'd have ever been able to :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com