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From: AndreaSews
Date: 03-15-2005, 07:55 PM (1 of 16)
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A question about terminology. Does "handmade" mean that an item was made simply with needle and thread (no machinery), or does it mean it was made with craftsmanship in the home, as opposed to ready-to-wear or mass-produced for the stores?
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007 
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From: GreenDragonLady
Date: 03-15-2005, 08:31 PM (2 of 16)
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Handmade to me means made in the home as opposed to a factory or other mass-producing venue. "Handsewn" to me would mean sewn with a needle and thread by hand. There also seems to be a difference between Handmade and Homemade. Homemade sounds less finished. photos.yahoo.com/greendragondesigns
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User: GreenDragonLady
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From: mamahoogie
Date: 03-15-2005, 09:21 PM (3 of 16)
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I agree with GreenDragonLady. I always say that things I make our "handmade" or "handcrafted", never, homemade. Violet I've decided to live forever - so far, so good.
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User: mamahoogie
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From: paroper
Date: 03-16-2005, 01:17 AM (4 of 16)
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"Homemade" got a bad reputation when no one could afford to buy their things...which is most of history. "Store-Bought" things were a premium and "store-bought" clothing was a status symbol. If you read many of the old wills, every fork and knife was accounted for and dispensed in the will, often being divided between several heirs. The reason that people were buried in shrouds is because the clothes were so valuable they were considered part of the estate. Buttons were incredibly valuable. A year or two ago the grave of a Revolutionary War Officer, the oldest in a certain cemetary in New England was dug up, presumably to rob the grave. The grave was virtually empty because we buried in shrouds during that time.
pam
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User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: mamadus
Date: 03-16-2005, 01:53 AM (5 of 16)
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Pam.. sounds to me like you and I need to get together sometime... I think we're both history buffs from the sound of it... bet you do genealogy too..... isn't it fun!!  MO life is too short, not to explore
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User: mamadus
Member since: 12-31-2004 Total posts: 492 
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From: DorothyL
Date: 03-16-2005, 06:57 AM (6 of 16)
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition Copyright© 1996, hand·made adj. Made or prepared by hand rather than by machine. home·made adj. 1. Made or prepared in the home: homemade pie. 2. Made by oneself. 3. Crudely or simply made. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
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From: paroper
Date: 03-16-2005, 09:45 AM (7 of 16)
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Mo, I'm surrounded by brick walls. I need to take a trip to Wood County, Ohio (haven't been there since I was a child for a visit) and back to Wakefield, Ill, where I failed to take a little trip to see and get a picture of a house that I think holds the key to a picture I recently found. Long range I really need to go to New London, Ct where there is fabled to be fantastic documentation. By the way....anyone happen to be from Wakefield? So...I may someday be Ohio bound.
pam
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User: paroper
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 03-16-2005, 02:51 PM (8 of 16)
Thanks for your insights  It sounded like a silly question, but it brought up some interesting conversation! I was asking b/c I was thinking of having some woven labels made for myself, and I was toying with wording. I didn't want to go to all the trouble to stitch on custom labels if the text made me sound ignorant! Still haven't decided what I'll have them say...
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007
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From: paroper
Date: 03-16-2005, 06:25 PM (9 of 16)
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When I was sewing professionally I had them custom made (the commercial sewn labels) with just my company name with my town and state underneath. I had many positive comments on them. I always put them in anything that went out that I didn't think would be defaced by the name. A lot of times you sew for people once or twice and then don't sew for them for awhile. If you have a label with your company name and state, they have a place to go get the information to contact you for future work. I always felt that it was a wonderful investment and it did pay off many times. Even when I made men's vests or long ties (for weddings or school choirs) I used them. On the long ties I put them in just like the factory labels. That also gave the wearer a place to put the bottom tie portion, just like professional ties and made them look less "home made".
pam
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User: paroper
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 03-16-2005, 07:45 PM (10 of 16)
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Pam, thanks for the insights. I don't actually have a business...but I'm getting fairly prolific these days and thought it would be a nice touch to splurge on. Now, if I had a little company, it'd be easy to think of something to write on them! Maybe it's not quite time yet...
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 03-19-2005, 11:34 AM (11 of 16)
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My label says "Made especially for you by Lib B----.". Don't care to publish my name all over....Mine is not a business , you understand, the label are for my gift giving..
Sew With Love
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User: LeapFrog Libby
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 03-19-2005, 08:08 PM (12 of 16)
oh that's a good idea this might make a nice mother's day gift for me. (Is someone reading over my shoulder?) 
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007
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From: mamadus
Date: 03-19-2005, 11:13 PM (13 of 16)
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Pam.. what kind of documentation are you looking for?? genealogical??? if so, if you get to connecticut make sure you check out the state library in hartford.. lots of good stuff.. also the New England History and Genealogical Society in Boston, Mass... I'm in Cleveland and am lucky to have the Western Reserve Historical Society and Library... great resource!! I also found good info at the Mormon Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City...If you decide to come to Ohio, do let me know... I'll meet you somewhere... MO life is too short, not to explore
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User: mamadus
Member since: 12-31-2004 Total posts: 492
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From: paroper
Date: 03-19-2005, 11:51 PM (14 of 16)
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Mo...I shall look you up if I should make it that way. I'm really wanting to go to Ct. It probably won't be until after the twins are out of high school next year if we get to go, but I understand the genological information in Ct. is excellent. I have lost my great grandmother...know she was born and married in Ct., but I don't have much of anything else. I did get a newspaper mention of when my great grandfather died (how and where) along with the marriage information and his birth information also I have found traces of 5 of 9 of their sons (I only know that there were 9 because of my grandfather's stories). The geneological group in New London have been very kind to me but I really need to get closer. I can't seem to jump the gap to figure out who these grandparents were and who their parents were. It doesn't help that the grandparents did not name their children until after their births were recorded. However, I have been able to piece together a lot with what my grandfather told the family and census records. I would like to check the fishing vessel records in Ct too as my grandfather, his father and at least two brothers were fishermen at least for a while. The Wood County historical society has also been great in Ohio and there are a lot of things to check out there. There is almost too much information in Ohio. I think that I can get most of it in short order. Things are so much better when you get out of Oklahoma. My grandfather died in 1941 and his death certificate wasn't even filed with the state...it is lost in a pile of records at the funeral home (which is still in business). My df born in 1911, my MIL in 1922, and dm in 1915 never had birth certificates or did probate records filed on their births. Our state records are a mess! Part of our family LDS records are wrong..they were recorded by a distant family member who somehow got a name wrong and I can't convince her, regardless of legal papers I have that it is wrong. I don't think it is easy to fix. We'll have to compare notes sometime. pam
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User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
From: kittykat
Date: 03-20-2005, 12:13 AM (15 of 16)
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not sure about this subject, but he records can be corrected, just go to the LDS library at your local church or you may have to go to the stake center and you can get all the help you need. they also have classes. you do not have to be a member, to enjoy learning about your family.
pat
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User: kittykat
Member since: 08-06-2001 Total posts: 184 
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From: paroper
Date: 03-20-2005, 12:20 AM (16 of 16)
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Thank you! I didn't realize it was that easy. I'll check into it.
pam
Bernina 200e, Artista V5 Designer Plus, Explorations, Magic Box, Bernina 2000DE & 335 Bernette Serger, Bernina 1530 Sewing Machine, Bernina 1300 DC Overlock (with coverstitch) |
User: paroper
Member since: 02-03-2004 Total posts: 3775 |
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