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Haberdashery |
There were three big, exciting purchases that I made when I graduated from college. A car was first; a Dodge Omni, (brand new and shiny forest green) and, hard to believe - a mere $4800. The second seems a little strange now that I think about it, but it was an Electrolux top-of-the-line vacuum. I think I actually paid for that via installments. I hardly remember, as it certainly wasn't as exciting as the automobile! The third big purchase was a Singer sewing machine. It was state-of-the art at the time and I remember the sales person convincing me that the embroidery wheels were so easy to use that I was going to want to use them often. For the record, I have never used them. :)
The car and the vacuum cleaner are long gone, but my sewing machine is as functional now as it ever was. This truly
was an investment - and still going strong. It has been set up in my studio now for a couple of months as I worked on face masks for my loved ones. I clustered together some of the sewing notions (a.k.a. haberdashery) attempting to arrange a pleasing composition. My composition expert helped with it,
and soon it was time to break out my paints.