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Unpopular opinion: Hand finishing a wool coat felt way more authentic than rushing with a machine

Spent last weekend doing all the seams by hand like they did in the 1900s. Makes you realize how much patience people had back then, and it's a nice break from instant everything now.

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fionas391mo ago

Totally get what you mean about that "instant everything" feeling. I sewed buttons on a cardigan by hand last month (weirdly calming, right?) and it just felt so different.

the_alice1mo ago

Oh wow, this reminds me of my friend who does leatherwork. She spent a whole evening hand-stitching a belt, just a simple needle and waxed thread. She said listening to the pull of the thread through the holes, instead of a machine's roar, made her actually see each stitch. It wasn't about finishing fast, it was about making the thing right. She still has that belt years later, says the memory is stitched into it too.

emerydixon1mo ago

A whole evening on one belt is wild to me. I mean, I get the idea but that's a serious time commitment. I guess some things are just worth doing slow.