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Posted by Judy Bay on July 7, 2009, 10:35 pm
Yes, exactly!
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> Just a sign of quality construction. ;)
> On 7/6/09 10:50 PM, in article rJy4m.22278$K24.18948@newsfe19.iad, "Judy
>> That's how you can tell an item is homemade - the stripes & patterns
>> match!
>>> On 7/6/09 4:29 PM, in article
>>> O8t4m.230081$op1.158731@en-nntp-05.dc1.easynews.com, "Susan Hartman"
>>>> Changing to another kind of yardage:
>>>> Yesterday a retired lady at church who is "cleaning out" brought me a
>>>> 6-yd piece of *original* 1970s unbound double-knit in bright floral
>>>> pattern. DD (21 y.o., into "retro") LOVED it -- and the dear lady also
>>>> included a few 1970s-era patterns, to boot!
>>>> Woo-hoo!
>>>> Sue
>>> Enjoy -
>>> I wonder if I can find the picture of a teen aged me in perfectly
>>> matched
>>> plaid pants I made myself.
>>> C
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Posted by ellice on July 7, 2009, 2:50 pm
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> That's how you can tell an item is homemade - the stripes & patterns match!
Or well sewn - as in really good clothing, suits, etc.
Ellice
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>> On 7/6/09 4:29 PM, in article
>> O8t4m.230081$op1.158731@en-nntp-05.dc1.easynews.com, "Susan Hartman"
>>
>>> Changing to another kind of yardage:
>>>
>>> Yesterday a retired lady at church who is "cleaning out" brought me a
>>> 6-yd piece of *original* 1970s unbound double-knit in bright floral
>>> pattern. DD (21 y.o., into "retro") LOVED it -- and the dear lady also
>>> included a few 1970s-era patterns, to boot!
>>>
>>> Woo-hoo!
>>>
>>> Sue
>>>
>> Enjoy -
>>
>> I wonder if I can find the picture of a teen aged me in perfectly matched
>> plaid pants I made myself.
>>
>>
>> C
>>
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Posted by Lucille on July 7, 2009, 2:54 pm
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>> That's how you can tell an item is homemade - the stripes & patterns
>> match!
> Or well sewn - as in really good clothing, suits, etc.
> Ellice
>> "You forgot to add very expensive.
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Posted by Bruce Fletcher (remove denture on July 7, 2009, 3:25 pm
Lucille wrote:
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>>> That's how you can tell an item is homemade - the stripes & patterns
>>> match!
>> Or well sewn - as in really good clothing, suits, etc.
>> Ellice
>>> "You forgot to add very expensive.
When I retired five years ago I went to the best tailor in town and
acquired my very first, really good quality, hand-made jacket &
trousers. I paid more for those two items than I had spent on clothes in
the previous five years! However, my reasoning was that it wouldn't be
worn every day and when it was worn it would look good. Then we moved up
here where "formal wear" is most unusual; in the last five years I've
worn those clothes about a dozen times (funerals, weddings, Christmas)
so they should last me for at least another 30 years or so!
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
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Posted by on July 7, 2009, 4:32 pm
On Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:25:26 +0100, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures
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>When I retired five years ago I went to the best tailor in town and
>acquired my very first, really good quality, hand-made jacket &
>trousers. I paid more for those two items than I had spent on clothes in
>the previous five years! However, my reasoning was that it wouldn't be
>worn every day and when it was worn it would look good. Then we moved up
>here where "formal wear" is most unusual; in the last five years I've
>worn those clothes about a dozen times (funerals, weddings, Christmas)
>so they should last me for at least another 30 years or so!
Lol - you will appreciate this Bruce. After David came out of the RN
and we stayed here, he had all these uniforms, bum freezers, tropical
gear, the lot. They sat around for ages (long after they would no
longer have fitted him anyway) and one day a friend mentioned her son
was doing a hitchhiking thing daily and suffering from the cold. I
gave her Davids great coat and sure enough we saw him on the road side
hitching in the great coat. David first off said, ``That`s odd,
there`s Simon wearing a navy great coat`` then after awhile `That was
mine wasn`t it` Finally he said, you could have taken the stripes off
it.
Simon told me it was humongously warm, David said when the Falklands
was taking place, ``There! I might have needed it now`` yeah right!
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> On 7/6/09 10:50 PM, in article rJy4m.22278$K24.18948@newsfe19.iad, "Judy
>> That's how you can tell an item is homemade - the stripes & patterns
>> match!
>>> On 7/6/09 4:29 PM, in article
>>> O8t4m.230081$op1.158731@en-nntp-05.dc1.easynews.com, "Susan Hartman"
>>>> Changing to another kind of yardage:
>>>> Yesterday a retired lady at church who is "cleaning out" brought me a
>>>> 6-yd piece of *original* 1970s unbound double-knit in bright floral
>>>> pattern. DD (21 y.o., into "retro") LOVED it -- and the dear lady also
>>>> included a few 1970s-era patterns, to boot!
>>>> Woo-hoo!
>>>> Sue
>>> Enjoy -
>>> I wonder if I can find the picture of a teen aged me in perfectly
>>> matched
>>> plaid pants I made myself.
>>> C
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