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In reply to the discussion: Joann Fabrics and Crafts files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy [View all]LeftInTX
(25,811 posts)58. Cool. I gave up three decades ago. Bad eyes and bad back.
I sewed alot in the 70's when I was in HS. I was very petite and lived in a rural area with no sizes for me. So I made my own. I was always altering patterns etc.
When I moved here, I didn't need to sew my own clothes. I only sewed costumes and curtains etc.
Now, I can barely thread a needle to hand stitch. (Even though I buy self threading needles)
Even if had good eyes and a back, I would need a good work space to do anything beyond costumes and curtains.
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I would never order fabric online. I want to feel and weigh it with my hands.
sinkingfeeling
Mar 19
#43
EXACTLY!!! My mom taught me how to sew from childhood and I LOVED Joann's...THAT being said
The_REAL_Ecumenist
Mar 19
#27