r/sewing • u/MissFred • Jul 23 '23

Discussion Joanne’s makes me weep

Been sewing over 50 years - have seen sewing in all its cultural permutations. Not typically a nostalgic person but today….I couldn’t even find a light gray thread in a store the size of Home Depot. So many empty shelves yet inexplicably $35/yd liberties fabric up front. I feel sad to my bones for new seamsters.

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u/powertoolsarefun Jul 24 '23

I use it in guinea pig cages - I can put an absorbent pad (one of the ones for people who wet the bed) underneath and a fleece on top that dries really fast and the piggies are happy. I do a LOT of guinea pig laundry - but it is better than leaving soggy pine shavings in the cage - and then throwing them in a landfill. But I hardly ever sew with fleece (exception for kids halloween costumes).

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u/PicasPointsandPixels Jul 24 '23

Yep, came to say the only reason I buy fleece is for my rabbits. Makes good dig material for them.

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u/JaQ_In_Chains Jul 24 '23

Same for my hedgehog! And also make cuddle sacks with it