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Easter

Write about an Easter memory

Hi:

This brings to mind sewing and material. My stepmother made dresses for my stepsister and I. They were violet and a very pretty pattern. The material was organdy. I was trying to think of what year that might have been. I'm not sure, maybe around 1957. At that time organdy was a scratchy material. Pretty did not count if you were used to jeans and tennis shoes. I don't remember having to wear it very often. It was for the Easter service at church and my family did not go very often. Easter Sunday was always a special time for my dad to take us to church.

For my family, Easter Sunday was a church day. A day to dress up and have Easter baskets.

Even every day jeans were made with a heavy denim material at that time. I'm sure it was denser than fabric today. The denser material good for tree climbing and roughing around outdoors. Did not get so many skinned shins.

As for organdy it went out of style, I think. Because I sew,
I became interested in fabrics and noticed when clothing materials started to be made out of much softer fabrics.

Now ladies' jeans are often made out of soft stretchy materials. I have seen ads on TV for jeans boasting of the softness of the fabrics. Happy sewing.