Originally Posted by sewer 55
(1) Are you of Polish descent or are you American living in Poland? and (2) The fabric shop that you showed pictures of--do a great mamy Poles sew and if so, do they wear garments of such "rich" type of fabrics as shown in your pictures?
1. No. I'm not of Polish descent. My mom's maiden name was Gruetzmacher (German) and my dad Tillman which is Swedish.
2. They wear these kinds of fabrics for dressy events. Most people look pretty much like Americans though, they seem to tend wear dressy blouses more than I remember Americans wearing. It was hard to find a white cotton blouse, for example--almost all white blouses are extra specially fancy (and sheer).
Most Polish women do not sew nor do they have a machine.