I'm learning to sew. It's an art.
http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/beveridge-judith/the-fishermen-0211012
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 9:53 PM, Catherine Daly <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> My grandmother sewed. She also was really good at math. Not until I
> saw my ex's grandmother lay out a pattern did I truly understand how
> brilliant my own grandmother had been. The weave, matching up the
> print, the return, how to do it wasting the least cloth. Ex's
> grandmother just slapped the paper onto the fabric. It was some
> holiday... it was not my place to say, you know... that piece goes
> there, and you've got enough overage to just double this up and make
> two of whatever you're making.
>
> Oh, now this is making me think of Bangladesh.
>
> Thanks, Patrick, tho...
>
> Catherine
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