I have to agree with Sandy. I am pretty sure that our local school system has cut what used to be known as Home Economics from it's schedule. All of my granddaughters are head over heels into sports like lacrosse etc. I don't understand. Aside from the exercise from all that running around where else in the lives are they going to use those skills? I have been sewing since childhood. Because I do a lot of charity sewing I seem to get a lot of calls from folks looking for someone to do garment repairs for them. More than 15 years ago I worked for about a year for a Bernina dealer who made her rent by doing alterations and custom dressmaking. It is amazing what people will pay. The shop did a lot of hems, replacing of buttons and mending torn seams etc. They also sewed on a lot of patches. I truly believe that my husband fell in love with me because I could mend his jeans. His first wife never even sewed on a button.