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by pmontra 769 days ago
Add sewing, making and repairing clothes, curtains, sheets and covers, etc. We buy them now.
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watwut 768 days ago
To be fair, they were buying those in 1940 too.
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pmontra 768 days ago
Yes, but they cost much more than now so it was very common to have a sewing machine in every house and use it. If you're 30 and have a sewing machine at home now, chances are that you're a cosplayer.
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