RE: Needlework Monday: Embroidered Patches
I love the slogans and stand 100 % with them. I so often wonder why people endure so much without revolting. Both my husband and I - he for work, I for charity - are engaged in a kind of NGO which cares for poor people (the very young and the very old) and for refugees. THere is so much pain... many people without healthcare, without a room etc. And as the US, I would count Germany under the rich countries.
So, a big yes to your slogans and your beautiful grandpunk art <3
I hope your cat will stay healthy for long and that it only was a short episode.
And with the selling crafts like knitted socks, or handsets clothes or embroidery... I have written it so often, but in Germany it is impossible. You will get such a meagre Reward for this, no way near minimal wage (which is even less in Germany).
Thank you, I'm glad you liked my slogans! :) Yeah, I'm akways saying the only reason the US doesn't have slum areas the same as developing nations is because the police punish the homeless people and throw out their tents and blankets, even in winter, and make them move or arrest them. The government only wants to hide that there are so many suffering people so the rich people can go about their day without feeling guilty. It's infuriating that instead of helping people they would rather kick people who are already down. :(
Thank you for the good wishes for Maggie. :) And yeah - Etsy tells crafters to pay themselves an hourly wage, but that would make hand knit or embroidered or woven or any other slow craft HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. Unless you have a celebrity endorsement maybe, most people won't buy that!
I sometimes dream of this celebrity endorsement... you know I knit a sweater and someone pays 400 Euro without asking :-DDD (while calculating in my head, its still much too cheap, as the good quality wool - which I never use- would cost around 60-100 euro)
And with the police, its the similar here. Homeless people are not allowed to stay in warm places like the subway or train station, they get reported and/or expelled. But it varies from town to town, how hard the administration takes action.