• Coca_Cola_but_Commie [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I love this channel. He's got a video on making a suit by starting with raw materials . I've had this fantasy that I might someday grow a flax crop, process that flax into fiber, spin it out, weave it on a loom, dye it, make clothes. If you're wondering, I've literally never done any of those things. I don't know if flax can even grow in my region. I never so much as mended torn cloth, let alone tailored a whole garment. I'm not sure if I've ever seen a loom in person. So it's a pretty distant, somewhat silly fantasy. Fun to think about, though.

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        3 years ago

        My friend's mom literally has a herd of sheep that she periodically turns into knit-sweaters. She's got equipment she inherited from her own parents (although she's uses more modern electric stuff, too, when she's not feeling nostalgic).

        It was incredibly amusing to see a picture of a 2-year-old in a hat that came from the sheep she was sitting on.