Yeah, because I grew up in a poor area, my school was geared to producing kids who'd work in factories so, between 11 and 14, on the "production" side I did woodwork, metalwork, plasticwork, enamelwork, CDT, technical drawing, art, cooking, and sewing. I did academic subjects too but not as many as if I'd gone to public school. Classical education was ignored entirely which is a bit of a shame for me because I think I'd have enjoyed that.
My mum taught me when I was about six but I was so bad at it, I never kept it up. I can still do a bit of crochet but I'm not brill at that either. If you need a hem sewing or a button sewing back on, though, I'm okay. And in sewing class, we made our own school bags. I was so chuffed with how mine turned out, I actually used it for a couple of years. It's not exactly wedding dress manufacture but I was still pleased. :)
Did you take woodshop in school?
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Yeah, because I grew up in a poor area, my school was geared to producing kids who'd work in factories so, between 11 and 14, on the "production" side I did woodwork, metalwork, plasticwork, enamelwork, CDT, technical drawing, art, cooking, and sewing. I did academic subjects too but not as many as if I'd gone to public school. Classical education was ignored entirely which is a bit of a shame for me because I think I'd have enjoyed that.
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My mum taught me when I was about six but I was so bad at it, I never kept it up. I can still do a bit of crochet but I'm not brill at that either. If you need a hem sewing or a button sewing back on, though, I'm okay. And in sewing class, we made our own school bags. I was so chuffed with how mine turned out, I actually used it for a couple of years. It's not exactly wedding dress manufacture but I was still pleased. :)