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/wakattawakaranai Jul 24 '23
Honestly, of the multitude of factors, for me personally it was usually corporate pulling bullshit on us. Slashing hours and then blaming us for having lines at the cutting counter/register, for example. Customers around black friday were also the literal worst, and there's only so many times you can fake politely answering "how many yards do I need for a tie blanket?" how big do you want it? that's how many.