Recession Knitting

Love Babies? Help Knit for Good!

Jenny Yancey and Dan Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jenny Yancey and Dan Siegel

Located in Santa Monica, Stitches from the Heart sends handmade blankets and articles of clothing to babies all over the United States.

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Darn It!: Recycling Frugality

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Gregory

This is new territory for us grownng up in the age of disposability and more, more, more. But it's familiar ground to the old folks, who made it through the Depression and WW2 rationing.

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Money Can't Buy You Love -- But a Recession Just Might.

Ethan Imboden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recession Relationships, Ikea, Recession Knitting, Recession Emotions, Relationships, Sex, Emotional Connectedness, Sexual Relationships, Recession and Sex, Emotional Reconnect, Recession Activities, Love, Recession Budgeting, Style News
Ethan Imboden

Indicators as diverse as yarn sales and trends in prostitution are pointing to a more connected (and sexual) America.

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