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Posted by Susan Hartman on August 21, 2009, 12:11 pm
Lucille wrote:
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> I came from a family of people who knew how to knit, sew, crochet and
> even a great aunt who was an haute couturier high fashion designer in
> the 20's.
If you haven't seen it yet, try to get "House of Eliott" on DVD. I think
you'd enjoy it! (I'm pretty sure Netflix has it, if you're a member.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_Eliott
sue
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Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com
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Posted by Lucille on August 21, 2009, 12:28 pm
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> Lucille wrote:
>> I came from a family of people who knew how to knit, sew, crochet and
>> even a great aunt who was an haute couturier high fashion designer in the
>> 20's.
> If you haven't seen it yet, try to get "House of Eliott" on DVD. I think
> you'd enjoy it! (I'm pretty sure Netflix has it, if you're a member.)
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_Eliott
> sue
> --
> Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
> The Magazine of Folk and World Music
> www.dirtylinen.com
I'm going to look for that. It sounds like something I would like.
My mother used to talk about her very eccentric aunt and told me that she
designed the first tuxedo for women, which was then knocked off by another
designer and worn by Marlene Dietrich in a movie. From the lack of men in
her pictures and the closeness to another lady, arms entwined, etc., we
often speculated on whether or not she might have been gay.
Given the fact that my grandmother despised all men except her son and
son-in-law and their very strict orthodox upbringing in their native Russia,
nothing would surprise me. She threw her husband out and bought a push cart
and sold fruit in the street to raise her kids. The two sisters came to the
U.S. all alone when they were in their early 20's to escape the pogroms in
Russia.
L
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Posted by needlearts@gmail.com on August 21, 2009, 8:47 am
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> Over on Donna's blog, she has been talking about an article in the
> most recent EGA magazine. =A0Near the end, she said this:
> "Lastly, a question.
> How old when you when you started stitching? I think a majority of us
> tell of some experience in our youth that made us familiar with it
> when we were older. Do we do a terrible job in the needlework industry
> attracting teens and twenty-somethings? Yup. But I don't think there's
> a magical answer for that."
I started this thread not from a magazine article, but from the EGA
National's yahoo!group.
And the reason I asked the question of how old were you when you
started stitching is because someone posited that the EGA's focus on
attracting younger stitchers skews very young. I think the replies
reflect the point that most stitchers had some bit of experience very
young. Then they either continued stitching from that early age, or
when the opportunity presented itself years later, they didn't
automatically discard the idea of needlework because of some
familiarity with it. I think the EGA recognizes this and that's why
the focus is on the very young.
Just in case anyone is interested, the EGA is rolling out a student
membership. I was searching for the details, but can't seem to locate
them. Sent an e-mail and will post my answer.
Donna in Virginia
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Posted by 1961girl@gmail.com on August 21, 2009, 9:49 am
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> I started this thread not from a magazine article, but from the EGA
> National's yahoo!group.
Sorry - misread.
Hope you don't mind me lifting it for a topic here - I think it's very
interesting!
linda
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Posted by needlearts@gmail.com on August 21, 2009, 1:50 pm
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> > I started this thread not from a magazine article, but from the EGA
> > National's yahoo!group.
> Sorry - misread.
> Hope you don't mind me lifting it for a topic here - I think it's very
> interesting!
> linda
I just didn't want any looking for an article in Needlearts and not
find it...
Donna in Virginia
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> even a great aunt who was an haute couturier high fashion designer in
> the 20's.