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Old sayings + wise words

B

This thread is dedicated to  as he mentioned an old thread on this subject.

So, please share any 'wise' old sayings.

I'll start.

'A stitch in time saves nine'.

I'm curious about whether anyone under 50 mends (eg sews) their clothes to make them last in these days of cheap throwaways items.

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  • B said:
    My generation (in my 60s) were taught sewing in school.  Only females of course!

    I so hated that. I wanted to do woodworking, but only boys were permitted to do that, even though I did it at home. I was always in trouble because I couldn't work sewing machines and couldn't understand why I was expected to make an apron for cookery lessons (which were the other female-only compulsory subject) when I hated cooking.

  • in reply to Alexa

    Boys did metalwork and woodwork, girls 'domestic science', no choice in the matter. Using a forge and being able to beat red-hot metal into various shapes on an anvil has been of absolutely no use to me in later life. Learning to cook and sew would have been much more useful. I am now a reasonably good cook - no thanks to my schooling - but can barely sew a button on.

  • in reply to Martin

    We did everything in the first year at Secondary. Needlework was printing with fabric crayons. Sewing on a button would probably have been more useful to some. We made a ring brooch, pendant and keyrings in metalwork. 

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