[Newspoetry] sweatshops

[Mike Lehman]

Hey Ben,
After you get the hang of sewing, maybe you could pull a "Gandhi": spin
your own thread, and then weave your own cloth:>)
Mike

"Benjamin C. Blanchard" wrote:

> Side note:
> This might not be for the free-time-deprived but I've been considering
> lately getting into making clothing. I know there may be other newspoets
> out there who do this and that one has to initially spring for a sewing
> machine. It's also not 100% recycling because you have to buy fabric
> (which may or may not be manufactured under ideal labor conditions). If
> anyone has experience with this and has essential tips to offer, I'd dig
> it.