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Should You Learn To Sew?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Learning to sew takes time and equipment. Will it end up saving you money or costing you money in the end? A super short history of sewing. In many parts of the US, people learned to sew as part of their life skills – from parents or family or schools. Sewing today has dropped out of main stream life.

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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

No kids = no money on candy = no candy wrappers in the landfill. No kids = no parties or haunted houses = money saved. We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). If you sew, take off the buttons, zippers, lace, netting or whatever to use later.

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