Concerned About Growing Old?

Shades-of-Oregon said:
Ah Ha… i remember the days of cotton clothing . I remember having to starch shirts and pants and used the sprinkler bottle for ironing DH army uniforms. They had to have creases exactly correct for the dress and casual uniforms. Today they are not a strict and fabrics have totally changed.
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Clothing is nothing at all as good as it used to be. Even bed linen, the cotton is just not the same
 
Marie2020 said:
Clothing is nothing at all as good as it used to be. Even bed linen, the cotton is just not the same
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The bad news…I absolutely agree the fabrics are thin , scratchy and stitching not reinforced. A lot of things are different with textile industry today.
I have a hard time finding clothing I like . I prefer solid material to the gaudy prints on fabrics today.
The good news…. No ironing required.🤭
I read an article about what happened to the textile imdustry in the US . Basically the textile industry in the United States was forced out of business , over a period that saw less developed nations open their labor force to outside industry investments. In the 1970s, countries like China opened their doors to the country for manufactures of low technology, high labor products, like textiles.
 
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Shades-of-Oregon said:
The bad news…I absolutely agree the fabrics are thin , scratchy and stitching not reinforced. I lot of things are different with textile industry today.
I have a hard time finding clothing I like .
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I'm a T-shirt and jeans gal and it's so hard to find 100% cotton anymore. I have to admit that the spandex in jeans makes them a bit more comfortable, but I'm in no hurry to get rid of my thrice patched cotton garden jeans. Also the synthetic shirts seem to hold on to smells after washing. I thought maybe I was just going crazy but I came across a YouTube video of a lady talking about it and how to remove the odors.

I also am a novice quilter and love working with denim and men's cotton shirts. It took a few years, but I can pretty much tell by feel whether they're cotton or not and even some of the cotton ones are ridiculously thin.
 
ruralmamma said:
I'm a T-shirt and jeans gal and it's so hard to find 100% cotton anymore. I have to admit that the spandex in jeans makes them a bit more comfortable, but I'm in no hurry to get rid of my thrice patched cotton garden jeans. Also the synthetic shirts seem to hold on to smells after washing. I thought maybe I was just going crazy but I came across a YouTube video of a lady talking about it and how to remove the odors.

I also am a novice quilter and love working with denim and men's cotton shirts. It took a few years, but I can pretty much tell by feel whether they're cotton or not and even some of the cotton ones are ridiculously thin.
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T shirts are the lead players in my wardrobe these days also. Jeans have always come in handy from just comfy styles to dressy. The style with holes ripped torn shredded in jeans don’t require patching or sewing anymore it’s the style today- yuck. Jean jackets never go outta style. I still have mine a wear them all the time.

Quilting takes a special kind of person and lots of talent. It’s magical how quilts are designed the intricacies just floor me and so colorful, lots of creative themes and so much more .
I would luv to see some of yours. What type of machines do you use? How did you get started making quilts?
 
ruralmamma said:
I'm a T-shirt and jeans gal and it's so hard to find 100% cotton anymore. I have to admit that the spandex in jeans makes them a bit more comfortable, but I'm in no hurry to get rid of my thrice patched cotton garden jeans. Also the synthetic shirts seem to hold on to smells after washing. I thought maybe I was just going crazy but I came across a YouTube video of a lady talking about it and how to remove the odors.

I also am a novice quilter and love working with denim and men's cotton shirts. It took a few years, but I can pretty much tell by feel whether they're cotton or not and even some of the cotton ones are ridiculously thin.
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the way various fabrics hold odors is well know in this house because of how much fabrics that Mom deals with for her quilting that are given to her from people who use fabric softeners or those smelly house scent things or even laundry detergents which have a lot of perfumes/scents in them. it took us some time to find a laundry detergent that Mom can tolerate, but she may also rinse the fabrics with water and vinegar or for the whites add some bleach to help get rid of the extra smells. sometimes she's washed things several times and still had them stink too much for her to use. :(

the other day i put on an old t-shirt that i'd not worn before, it was pretty scratchy - probably because it had never been washed before either - i'll see how it feels after it gets washed...
 
Shades-of-Oregon said:
T shirts are the lead players in my wardrobe these days also. Jeans have always come in handy from just comfy styles to dressy. The style with holes ripped torn shredded in jeans don’t require patching or sewing anymore it’s the style today- yuck. Jean jackets never go outta style. I still have mine a wear them all the time.

Quilting takes a special kind of person and lots of talent. It’s magical how quilts are designed the intricacies just floor me and so colorful, lots of creative themes and so much more .
I would luv to see some of yours. What type of machines do you use? How did you get started making quilts?
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I love patchwork quilting. They look so homely
 
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