Indeed I did! Thanks for tagging me, I only knew a short version of this post and I learnt stuff. I can confirm about lace, I've touched some from the 1850s and I wouldn't say it lasts for ever because time makes it fragile af, but
it still survived for 150years being worn everyday (those were Breton head pieces) and it's like spider work. Machine lace does look very ork-like in comparison.
Although now we don't have lace-makers going blind because they spent 40years staring at something that was 40cm away from their face, so provided it doesn't come from sweatshops, current lace is a great compromise for me!
(And this post reminds me furiously of a book I love about a "fabric superstore" during the industrial revolution, Zola's The Ladies' Paradise)
It's because it's so labor intensive for most things it's not worth it. If your only going to have like 3 outfits your entire life, it's much more worth it. Instead of bringing back old cloths, let's just all go buck nude when it gets hot; nobody wants swamp ass and nobody wants to be around anyone else with it.
it still survived for 150years being worn everyday (those were Breton head pieces) and it's like spider work. Machine lace does look very ork-like in comparison.
Although now we don't have lace-makers going blind because they spent 40years staring at something that was 40cm away from their face, so provided it doesn't come from sweatshops, current lace is a great compromise for me!
(And this post reminds me furiously of a book I love about a "fabric superstore" during the industrial revolution, Zola's The Ladies' Paradise)