Did you learn to sew in Home Ec?
#31
My mother taught me to sew, then 4-H, then I took home-ec for one term, but my mother didn't want me to be restricted in my skills so I took woodworking (loved it) and metal shop(hated it) the rest of my high school years.
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Yes, I fought the teacher tooth and nail, but learned anyway. My big sister sewed for me and I saw no reason to learn. When my sis got married, I dug out my required notes from home ec and taught myself from them, with Dad's help. (Mom was a total loss at sewing, Dad had made clothes, including a suit for which he spun the wool.) It was required for girls. Boys got to take shop.
Home ec in the school where I taught until 2000 did not include any sewing, but included some cooking and meal planning as well as sex ed and a bit on budgetting. Still required.
Home ec in the school where I taught until 2000 did not include any sewing, but included some cooking and meal planning as well as sex ed and a bit on budgetting. Still required.
#35
I learned to sew before I got to home ec. I was making skirts, blouses and a dress by 8th grade. Learned on my grandma's treadle. I am 73 so that was a long time ago. Dad helped me cut out a full circle skirt when I was in 7th grade, and mother was in the hospital. WE didn't know about following grain lines on the pattern and it hung in big ripples. LOL
#40
Oh, goodness. When I was in Jr. High, for one year. We sewed one thing and got to choose between a few different patterns for our project. To me, the lesser of the evils was a guitar-shaped pillow. Did not impart a love for sewing to me. Even then, Home Ec. seemed like a joke to me. When we "cooked", we fried pre-made dough, then sprinkled powdered sugar on it. Please! I was making bread by hand at home, by then. :-/
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