[Newspoetry] sweatshops

Sun Apr 30 00:30:09 CDT 2000

i'd love to show ya how to sew!  and i'll also offer a class on how to put
band-aids on thumbs!

brian

On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Anne Bargar wrote:

> 
> 
> Great!  Now, anyone out there want to volunteer to show those of us
> tradionally lacking eye-hand coordination how to sew?  My mom never had
> much luck teaching me;  when she tried, the result was your basic 
> fucked-up hemline.  
> 
> -babz
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, bethany r cooper wrote:
> 
> > Bun-Bun,
> > 
> > I gots 2 
> > 
> > (1, 2)
> >  
> > I said I gots 2
> > 
> > (1, 2)
> > 
> > sewin' machee--hee--heens
> > 
> > taney
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Benjamin C. Blanchard wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > Well, there's always the option of getting them used. Goodwill and
> > > Salvation Army and Vintage clothiers all have the advantages over the
> > > purveyors of un-pre-owned haberdashery that a)It's generally easier on the
> > > old pocketbook, b)You don't end up looking like a conformist drone or
> > > walking billboard from MTV or some catalogue and c)It's in a sense one of
> > > the most direct types of recycling you can engage in; no more 
> > > manufacturing needs to be done in order to clothe you. And since it's not
> > > worth the while of Gap or A&F to manufacture clothing with 
> > > differentiations in size more precise than S, M, L and XL, you may actualy 
> > > get clothes that fit better if you go used (I know I have). 
> > > 
> > > 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.
> > > 
> > > Peace
> > > 
> > > You're all...
> > > 
> > > >I hope this isn't too obnoxious, but for the benefit of the
> > > >free-time-deprived, could someone post some information
> > > >directly about where to get clothes in the U.S.A. without
> > > >supporting egregious employment practices?
> > > >
> > > >s
> > > >
> > > >Karin Langner said:
> > > >> 
> > > >> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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> > > >> I've never posted before but these links will help with the sweatshop =
> > > >> question. =20
> > > >> 
> > > >> http://www.usa.the-body-shop.com/interactivist/trade/action.html
> > > >> 
> > > >> http://www.unionlabel.org/dobuy/Default.htm
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> > > >> sweatshop=20
> > > >> question.&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>
> > > >> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> > > >> <DIV><A=20
> > > >> href=3D"http://www.usa.the-body-shop.com/interactivist/trade/action.html"=
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> > > >> V><BR><A=20
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