Wednesday, February 3, 2010

"I mend people's clothes for free on the street"


Serge Debrebant's piece on Michel Swaine in the FT last Saturday caught my eye. It begins, "I've always liked clothes that had a life before me." Swaine has a sewing cart with an umbrella, a neon sign that reads sew, and a treadle sewing machine in San Francisco's Tenderloin.
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6 comments:

  1. Nancy D.February 3, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    Thank you for the link to a thought-provoking article. It tied into a meeting I attended today which involved having a sense of ownership in one's community.

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  2. KathyFebruary 3, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    And his name is Serge.

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  3. Virginia GFebruary 3, 2010 at 3:21 PM

    Fabulous. If only I lived in SF.

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  4. CarmenFebruary 4, 2010 at 10:27 AM

    I love the Saturday FT. It contains rare jewels of somewhat amazing information!

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  5. BarbaraFebruary 5, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    What a lovely life for an old sewing machine!

    I work in a place where affluent and middle class meet over a shared interest/hobby. I am always pleased to see the breaking down of barriers.

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  6. Sowing Clover (Emily)February 17, 2010 at 5:04 PM

    I LOVE the piece you posted! I would like to run into him someday... :)

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