Mom made most of our dresses. Seven girls, so a lot of dresses, as the 3rd oldest, I wore a lot of hand-me-downs, pretty well worn out by my turn, so the 4th daughter got the new ones! I remember the fall ritual of opening the trunk and going through clothes that had been outgrown and put away. I remember in particular a blue dress with a gathered skirt, the bow in back, a stand up collar, another of purple nylon with the raised flocked dots, three tiers in the skirt. We had the old black singer until the '70's, when she traded it for a Bernina. I started in 4-H at ten, made tea towels apron and pot holders the first year, a pleated shirt waist dress the second, and a gown and robe set, a tailored wool suit I made my own wedding dress, most of my kids clothes. Spend most of my time quilting now.