Quote Originally Posted by Pleater View Post
Household skills of previous generations can be quite destructive - the old way of making a knitted garment means that it can be taken apart easily and remade into something larger or smaller - almost all the garments I made for my children were remade and then worn by the grandchildren until they fell apart. The best parts of worn out woven garments were often used for patchwork or rag rugs, the not so good bits became wash rags or floor cloths or bird scarers out in the garden.
Destructive, but crafty. I never really had a notion of taking care of clothes nor respect for craft quite like I have now that I've been acquiring highland wear.