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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 92 points 1 month ago (21 children)

People will spend tens of billions of dollars a year on art, music, literature, cinematography, graphics design, architecture, textiles, you name it. But knowing how to produce these things consistently fails to function as a good source of income.

Really makes you question where all that money is going.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Speak for yourself. I have a cut and sew shop and do quite well. Knowledge is power. Skill is rare.

[–] dharmacurious 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Are sewing shops profitable? We have one in my town and to be honest, I've always assumed they were barely getting by. I love to sew and mend and have had the "maybe I could take in mending" dream, but nobody I know actually mends their clothing anyway. They just chuck em and order more from Amazon.

[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Cut and sew doesn't necessarily mean tailoring. Plenty of trades at the sewing machine. I make custom canvas and upholstery for boats among other things. Maybe they're busy or maybe not, but a lot of people are shocked when they find out I work year round and have a long waiting list.

And yes, I have an art degree lol

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

If you make fetish gear, yes. At least according to my gf who used to get commissioned for it from time to time

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