Pandemic sewing surge is a chance to rediscover the practical arts | Philippine Canadian Inquirer
Demise of learning hands-on skills Sometimes buried in the stories of pandemic sewing is a comment to the effect that at one time such handicraft was typically taught in schools in home economics classes. In the past half-century, home economics in higher education was has been downsized, dismantled and in some cases met its demise for a variety of reasons. New arenas of work opportunity and concern were available following the second wave of feminism and in the post-war years marketers capitalized on consumerism as a new patriotic duty. Home economics had long connected local consumption and...
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