There is a small but growing group of people who hand knit and hand sew their clothes. It’s not exactly the solution, but it’s nice to see a return to ‘slow’ fashion in some circles.
I started learning how to hand-spin my own yarn at the beginning of the pandemic, and then picked up knitting, crocheting and sewing as a side-effect. I’m pretty sure the stuff I make still “looks handmade”, but I’m getting better all the time, and as a bonus, I’ve taught most of my friends and comrades how to sew on buttons and do basic garment repairs. I still buy most of my clothes, but now the major question when I’m shopping in stores isn’t “how long will this last/how long will it be in style?” but “will I be able to fix this if a button falls off or one of the seams comes loose?” Even for people who cannot afford to abandon the entirety of the fast fashion mass market and/or sew things themselves, learning some basic clothing repair skills is still a positive thing. I like to think of it as an opportunity to collect useful skills for the day when capitalism goes belly-up entirely.
Tbh, it sucks that punk fashion got commodified pretty hardcore and lost its DIY ethic. Now it basically is more punk to wear cute, nonthreatening handmade and secondhand clothes.
Spinning sounds really cool though. Dat vertical supplychain integration.
Yarn & wool aren’t exactly cheap… but once you put in some more effort, maybe it gives you a reason to cherish every piece of clothing & wear it as long as you possibly can
There is a small but growing group of people who hand knit and hand sew their clothes. It’s not exactly the solution, but it’s nice to see a return to ‘slow’ fashion in some circles.
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I started learning how to hand-spin my own yarn at the beginning of the pandemic, and then picked up knitting, crocheting and sewing as a side-effect. I’m pretty sure the stuff I make still “looks handmade”, but I’m getting better all the time, and as a bonus, I’ve taught most of my friends and comrades how to sew on buttons and do basic garment repairs. I still buy most of my clothes, but now the major question when I’m shopping in stores isn’t “how long will this last/how long will it be in style?” but “will I be able to fix this if a button falls off or one of the seams comes loose?” Even for people who cannot afford to abandon the entirety of the fast fashion mass market and/or sew things themselves, learning some basic clothing repair skills is still a positive thing. I like to think of it as an opportunity to collect useful skills for the day when capitalism goes belly-up entirely.
Tbh, it sucks that punk fashion got commodified pretty hardcore and lost its DIY ethic. Now it basically is more punk to wear cute, nonthreatening handmade and secondhand clothes.
Spinning sounds really cool though. Dat vertical supplychain integration.
Could you share any of the learning resources you used? I really want to pick up knitting, but am kind of lost
Yarn & wool aren’t exactly cheap… but once you put in some more effort, maybe it gives you a reason to cherish every piece of clothing & wear it as long as you possibly can