Natalia on Nostr: Imagine everything you own is crafted by yourself - why not focus one or a few years ...

Imagine everything you own is crafted by yourself - why not focus one or a few years on solving ONE problem?

Second year into making my own clothes! Not only I'm unsatisfied with chemical dyes, as I've shared before, but I also want to control the fabric from the start now, so here I am - don't underestimate what is possible, even in a foreign land! I traced down some remaining masters to see how they weave fabric the traditional way; I want to see what's possible and understand how certain structures are being weaved because I have some ideas in my mind, and I want to see if it is doable...

The weaver is the one truly has freedom to decide whatever she likes, yet most people think once they are "rich" enough, they can buy whatever they like, while in fact they only get to buy from what's available in the market, which is limited freedom; And to make things even worst, people are rat race buying what whatever brands to show their social status, yet being fed mostly massive produced junks?

And I am not sure how many of you dig into these so-called fashion industries, I was a bit shocked seeing how the layers of layers middlemen work, and then again, the weavers/makers earn the least while doing most of the work. It makes total sense why not many people keep doing these time-consuming yet beautiful crafts: