The Walworthians<\/p>\n
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A collection of telephone interviews published in the Wayne County STAR Newspaper and Wayne County MAIL Newspaper, 1994-209<\/p>\n
by Kate Chamberlin<\/p>\n
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Shopping causes quite a dilemma for me. It\u2019s too frustrating for my husband to take me. I want to feel everything and insist that he describe what ever I\u2019m touching. It takes a lot of time and, if we have our two little ones with us… well, it\u2019s just too much to make it an enjoyable outing. Most of my shopping is now done through catalogues.<\/p>\n
When I learned more about All Stitched Up, the new business in Walworth, I ordered\u00a0\u00a0 a personalized hat for each of our five grandchildren, who range in ages from 12- to 2-years old. Then, I had second thoughts about it.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut, they\u2019re baseball caps,\u201d I said to my husband one muggy evening after dinner. \u201cThey\u2019re fine for the two boys, but do you really think the three girls will like them?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir own name is on the front,\u201d he said. \u201cWhy wouldn\u2019t they like them?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, \u201c I sighed, \u201cthey\u2019re not very feminine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat doesn\u2019t matter anymore,\u201d he sniffed.<\/p>\n
\u201cLittle girls used to wear frilly underpants,\u201d I parried. \u201cThere would be one for each day of the week — the day would be embroidered on the bottom. Sunday panties would be the frilliest of them all!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me enlighten you about today\u2019s girls,\u201d he retorted, \u201cI see a lot of them leaving the mall as I\u2019m arriving to mop the floors. \u201cThey wear scant clothing and most have a little butterfly tattooed on their shoulder; a heart on their over-exposed breasts; a rainbow on their midriff; and wreaths around their ankles. They wear pierced jewelry on all the pieces and parts of their exposed body. They\u2019re in tube tops and the shortest of shorts.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut,\u201d I huffed, embarrassed about how far out of date 17-years of being blind had made me, \u201cthey could only tattoo two days of the week! What would they do for the other five days?\u201d<\/p>\n
Without a comment, he kissed my cheek and went outside to let our little ones run through the butterfly sprinkler.<\/p>\n
The following week, we gave the hats to our five grandchildren. The gals at All Stitched Up had done a wonderful job of choosing the hat colors and using a cool, contrasting color to embroider the name on each hat. The hats were good quality to begin with and the price was affordable.<\/p>\n
As each of the older children found their name, we adjusted the fit. They loved their new hats. They wouldn\u2019t take them off for dinner and insisted on wearing them to bed.\u00a0 In the morning, amidst the tangle of sleeping bags, pillows and hats, there was no squabbling about which hat belonged to whom — their name was clearly visible.<\/p>\n
Perhaps this is a solution to my shopping dilemma. I wonder what we can embroider initials on for Christmas?<\/p>\n
NOTE: for more information about All Stitched Up, phone Donna Klaeysen at (315)986-1227 or Nancy Johnston at (315)986-1537.<\/p>\n
2018 Up-Date: Donna has retired from \u201cAll Stitched Up\u201d, but, Nancy is still in business.<\/p>\n
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