Yes, Donald Trump’s in the driver’s seat, and the world’s careening like a
bumper car from one potential disaster to another, but it’s summer,
glorious summer-time to turn our attention to something equally global in
scope but more immediate and personal; something that is, in fact, at this
exact moment, affecting you in a very intimate way.
Sew Your Own Underwear 7/27-8/24: Fri 6:30-9:30 PM, Lillstreet Art Center, 4401 N. Ravenswood, 773-769-4226, lillstreet.com, $195, $190 members. The class will also be offered in the fall session, which starts Fri 9/14.
People who buy them, she said, are supporting a local female-run business
with an environmentally friendly product free of toxic dyes and made to
last. They’re opting out of the fast-fashion industry, where bargain prices
depend on exploited labor in other parts of the world.
Taylor provides the fabric for the first pair of underpants students make;
after that, they can bring in their own material (which, I’m guessing,
would generally be the point). She offers three basic patterns: bikini cut,
hip hugger, and briefs (men are welcome and have enrolled). And if you’ve
got a pair of undies you particularly like, she can show you how to
re-create them.
Dutiful about research, I took that spiffy purple-and-gray bikini home and
wore it the next day. I’m happy to report that it’s most comfortable pair
of undies I’ve ever had, almost as good as not wearing any.
7/27-8/24: Fri 6:30-9:30 PM, Lillstreet Art Center, 4401 N. Ravenswood, 773-769-4226, lillstreet.com, $195, $190 members. The class will also be offered in the fall session, which starts Fri 9/14.
