Today NPR is talking about the barter system and how it can be useful in a depressed economy. They have been talking with people who exchange sewing work for someone to come by and give their cat a diabetic shot, exchanging electric guitars for acoustic ones, hairdressing for carpentry, and countless other exchanges. One of the ideas I liked best was the idea of some barter communities of balancing growth of their group with the importance of having a small, intimate community to trade in. I immediately thought of spiritquesting, and what a great little community of very handy people we've got here.
Unfortunately, being surrounded by crafty people has yet to rub off on me. I am terrible at sewing and still pretty iffy on bike maintenance (though I can confidently change my brakes. And tires, kinda sorta). But one thing I have taught myself in the past couple of years, out of necessity, has been gluten free baking. And I need a nice pair of jeans shortened and hemmed. I have needed this done for about six months now, but haven't gotten around to finding a shop in town to trust. And while I know a couple of people who hem, I'm not a big fan of asking for random favors. I have finally perfected the gluten free chocolate chip cookie and I have been told I have some excellent cakes, brownies, sandwich bread, and lemon loaf (which seems to be a pretty consistent favorite among test groups).
So...gluten free baked goods for tailoring?
Talk to Katie Riz!