Little Magic: Sewing pants and stepping out (of late-stage capitalism)
5 min readJan 15, 2020
I have been sewing since I was four or five, and making my own clothes since I was eleven. I vividly remember the first pair of pants that my mom and I sewed together: a pattern from Butterick, checked red and brown fabric, an elastic waist. Making those pants — total cost, $6 — made me feel like I was winning in a way that I had not yet experienced in middle school. I…
