Is the culture of handmade is dying?  |
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 In the 'olden days' little ladies sat around a quilting frame with the whole neighborhood and spent days on end hand quilting with their mothers, daughters, neighbors, friends. Ladies would make baby booties and crochet afghans and mittens. Mothers would make wedding dresses and girls would make wedding ring quilts.
Nowadays, all of these things take too much time and are bought... many of them are made by people in underdeveloped countries who are being taken advantage of and living off of less than a dollar a day. Our lives are so fast pace that handmade is becoming lost in wake.
What do you think about this loss of personalization in our lives?
I have decided to make an e-store on DaWanda.com where I sell handmade items (clothing, purses, wallets, jewelery, scarves, paintings). Everything in my store is handmade (or painted) and if there is something that you would like that you can't find there, contact me and I would be happy to make a treasure just for you!
http://en.dawanda.com/shop/the-grab-bag
http://en.dawanda.com/shop/the-grab-bag
http://en.dawanda.com/shop/the-grab-bag
If you like what you see, please tag my products on your facebook, myspace or just email your friends that might be interested! Let's keep the tradition and beauty of handmade, unique items alive!
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| agirnow (82) | 5 months ago | Thank you for your comment, I agree that it's not completely dead... I just feel that it is no longer a large part of people's lives any more. It seems like it's a treasure to find someone who even knows how to knit, crochet or use a sewing machine or even sew on a button sometimes.
Thank you for the good wishes for my e-store. Did you visit? I would love some feedback!
Thanks again! | |
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| 2. rhodays (60) | 5 months ago | I don't believe it's dying at all in fact there seem's to be alot of people at the local craft fair's in our area that make hand made item's. I think it just depend's on where you live, and where you look. | |
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| agirnow (82) | 5 months ago | That could be, maybe it's part of my age group... I'm in my mid-twenties and I know a very few people my age who can get around a craft store. And out of the over 200 people who I studied theatre with in college, probably not even 50 of them could hem a garment and even fewer were able to create... not that they didn't have talents of their own of course.
I do notice that more of my mom's friends are interested than my friends are, but most of them come over for step-by-step instructions in whatever they wanted to make because they never learned before.
Thank you for your comment. Have you visited my e-store? I would love some feedback!
Thanks! | |
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| 3. carrums (6) | 5 months ago | I love handmade, I craft a lot, and I definitely buy handmade for gifts whenever possible! I don't think it is dying, I think it is becoming trendy again! Hurray!
Slightly off topic, I was wondering what made you choose Dawanda for your shop, as opposed to any of the other handmade sites? Is there something specific about it that was appealing to you? | |
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| agirnow (82) | 4 months ago | I chose DaWanda for a few reasons, first of all is because there is not listing fee. I did not want to have to pay 20 cents several times to sell one thing, in case the right person didn't come along quick enough. The second reason I use DaWanda is because it is international and I am a US citizen living in France right now. It makes my life easier to be able to post in English and French on the same site. I have heard about Etsie, which is a US based site, and I hear they are a bit of a pain.
Did you visit the shop? DaWanda is well organized and easy to find anything you need. I would love some feed back too! | |
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| 4. ellaprice76 (88) | 4 months ago |  I see a change, handmade items are becoming more popular and I'm starting to see people who are trying to learn the art of knitting. I actually had a conversation of a guy who started knitting.
I used to make my own clothes but now I no longer save any money making my own clothes by time I buy the fabric often I can find the item for less then the fabric would cost me. I make some of my dance outfits but I often find them cheaper online then if I would make them myself. On average a circle skirt from India costs me about $20.00 if I make it myself I it could cost me more. They always say you only need 1 yard but depending on the fabric you may need more plus heming a circle skirt and have it flow well while dancing is difficult.
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| agirnow (82) | 4 months ago | I have yet to meet a guy who knits, even among my more effeminate fellow friends. I agree that making your own clothes can get expensive. I generally only make clothes when I really want something specific that I can't find. As far as finding fabric cheaper, I have started searching through thrift store scarf collections... I love scarves probably more than is healthy, lol, and I love to make things with them. The two bags on my site that are made of scarves, I paid about 4 euros for them and I have bought other scarves for 1 euro each. I realize it's not that much cheaper when compared to a whole yard, but thrift stores can offer lots of fabric, even if you don't like the garment, the fabric could be used for something else. | |
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| ellaprice76 (88) | 4 months ago | I need to keep that in mind. I never thought about it. I'm currently making a 4 panel skirt out of curtains which no longer match the rest of the room. | |
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| agirnow (82) | 4 months ago | That's a great idea! I bet they'll be really cute! | |
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5.  jillhill (11710) | 4 months ago |  I along with both my daughters and my daughter in law still make many handmade items....and I sell alot of them. I do think the numbers are dwindling but I don't think the whole thing is dying....there will still be many to carry on.
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| agirnow (82) | 4 months ago | Thank you for your comment. I think I am realizing that it is just a little hidden from view. I am glad to have everyone respond with so much testament to the fact that there are those who are keeping it alive.
Thank you again and have a great day! | |
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| 6. subearthancottage (13) | 4 months ago |  I think it's growing again. Just last year several new online venues for selling handmade items popped up, such as ArtFire, 1000 Markets, and Shop Handmade. I've also noticed several new local craft fairs. These venues wouldn't be there if there wasn't an increased demand for them.
There are also tons of crafter blogs and how to's with more being added every day.
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| 7. tingtong (1245) | 3 months ago |  I don't think people have completely stopped making these for home use. Some oldies like me still live crocheting all their free time, while watching tv, talking to the family members. But the old days doing it with women in the neighbourhood, I miss. I still do embroidery & quilting.
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8.  histechnoangel (272) | 1 month ago |  check out Ravelry.com or craftster.org .. there are people from all ages and from all over the world. I agree in this "instant gratification" world we live in, it can seem like it's dying, but it's not. Especially with the economy here in the USA, making your own ANYTHING can be a lot cheaper and also more "green".
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