[Newspoetry] sweatshops

[Benjamin C. Blanchard]

Did Gandhi do that? I guess I still have a lot to learn about him. Maybe
I'll do a bunch of research and have a teach-in. Anybody know any good
resources?

You're all...

>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.
>
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