August 3, 2006

Frumpy to fashionable

by @ 12:15 am. Filed under Refashioned, Sewing

Check out my latest project http://www.flickr.com/photos/spinsta/tags/challenge/
I am preparing for the next term of the Wardrobe Refashion Challenge

I think the next project is to build my own dress form. The one that I have is old and rickety.

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spinster n.

  1. a woman whose occupation is to spin
  2. an unmarried woman and especially one past the common age for marrying
  3. a woman who seems unlikely to marry

The word spinster came into common use during the early 19th century when the task of spinning cloth had been pushed onto unmarried women as a way to earn their keep in the home.

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Contemporary use of the word conjures up a mental image of an independent a childless,stylish frumpy, middle-aged woman who is a jet-setting, trendsetter somewhat depressed, and is an inspiration to other women longing to be like other "normal" women.

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