tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post1334297943860746151..comments2023-09-13T16:56:20.080-04:00Comments on the whining diner and wellfedfred: vanitas vanitatewellfedfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-33355015511636887922013-05-06T02:23:53.194-04:002013-05-06T02:23:53.194-04:00WFF, thanks for the post, very thought provoking. ...WFF, thanks for the post, very thought provoking. tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-19777135619832098392013-05-06T02:22:55.996-04:002013-05-06T02:22:55.996-04:00I appreciated reading your comment. I appreciated reading your comment. tiffany rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105832290440620053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-59687960038256787522013-05-05T11:09:46.895-04:002013-05-05T11:09:46.895-04:00Sadly true, Knityarns , that women's work is u...Sadly true, Knityarns , that women's work is undervalued. I have a wonderful book, nearly 20 yrs old now, called"Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years" abt cloth and women(Eliz Wayland Barber). We should remember when we dress, another PERSON made this.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13175229460841379583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-79672470282065687002013-05-05T03:48:09.332-04:002013-05-05T03:48:09.332-04:00Thanks WFF, can read it now. Very poignant and mov...Thanks WFF, can read it now. Very poignant and moving. It's hard finding out under what conditions things are made. Most items here in Aus seem to be made in China, but who knows how the workers are treated.ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081478322678615146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-45833961545471125062013-05-04T10:39:55.340-04:002013-05-04T10:39:55.340-04:00OMG- I really should edit before I hit send.OMG- I really should edit before I hit send.Pat Olskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122299121164106652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-67325377643633241332013-05-04T10:38:53.464-04:002013-05-04T10:38:53.464-04:00Thank you. How chillingly true. I am reminded of...Thank you. How chillingly true. I am reminded of a time 25 years a ago when I was in Bloomingdales with my father and I picked up and admired a gorgeous hand crocheted fine thread lace sweater. As I was about to but it, he said- look made in China- probably from a Chinese prison. This was before all of the garment companies were doing business in China. It was an image that has always stuck with me. The sweater was expertly made, and I am amazed at the the hand work, and cherish it still. I can only hope that some of the laborers know we admire their incredible skill, and pray for their better living conditions. I was on the fence about buying the sweater, because his proclamation made me uneasy. In the end I bought it, because I knew that I would appreciate and respect the provenance of the sweater forever. TO this day, if I teach a class in crochet, I bring it as an example of the highest standards of craftsmanship, because I feel that people should be educated about the vast amount of labor that goes into a garment we purchase relatively cheaply. I recall that the sweater was extremely costly back then. But, it certainly was not commensurate with what a western worker- who would never make something that time consuming-would get paid. Although WFF, not to open a whole new can of worms, generally speaking, it is mostly women who still toil under those ghastly conditions. So, I feel that it is not just an econic issue, it is really a women's rights issue. Recetly, a friend came to our house, and fixed something for us. We offered to pay, and he refused. He laughed and said jokingly- you could knit me a sweater. Well, what idly went through my mind, was that for an hour of labor, he could easily charge hundreds of dollars, but for the 50-70 hours it would take me to make him a sweater , it would still be viewed as an even trade. Pat Olskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122299121164106652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-50779732796703589942013-05-04T07:55:05.342-04:002013-05-04T07:55:05.342-04:00Thank you, ruth and Ema, I tried again after coffe...Thank you, ruth and Ema, I tried again after coffee and hope this time it worked!wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-72826746957973438312013-05-04T06:34:28.253-04:002013-05-04T06:34:28.253-04:00Can't see it either (on a phone)...Can't see it either (on a phone)...Emahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08331051805268660458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-32095312253005270072013-05-04T01:59:31.055-04:002013-05-04T01:59:31.055-04:00I can't see or read it... Not sure what it is....I can't see or read it... Not sure what it is.<br />On an iPad so perhaps that's why?ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04081478322678615146noreply@blogger.com