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When Did We Stop Making Our Own Clothes?
It's easy to assume that factory-made clothing has been around forever, but the truth is shockingly recent. This episode traces the history of garment production from household spinning wheels to the modern fast-fashion industry. We explore how the cotton gin and Civil War uniforms created standardized sizing, why the sewing machine paradoxically delayed ready-to-wear clothing for women, and what was lost — and gained — when we stopped sewing our own shirts. A story about thread, labor, war, and the clothes on your back. Episode 2966 — myweirdprompts.com/n/2966 (permanent short link…
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