NO NO TELL ME IT ISN"T TRUE!!!!!
11-11-2010, 01:00 PM
#32
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Originally Posted by Zappycat
This is really really scary. How will any of us afford to eat anymore... not that I couldn't stand to drop a few pounds, but starvation wasn't really part of my plan. UGH!
11-11-2010, 09:01 PM
#37
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This is directly from a newsletter I received from our local LQS tonight - doesn't sound good :?
"Some news that can't be sugar coated: The price of cotton has gone up and is at it's all time high. There are several reasons for this...briefly, all of the storms and floods in China, Indonesia and other places that grow cotton ruined the crop. India pulled their cotton off the market. China bought up every boll they could find. It appears that now all cotton is owned by China except that which is held by India. China weaves most of the greige goods that our fabric is printed on so guess who holds all the cards in the pricing war? We expect to be selling fabric for as much as $12.00/yard before the end of next year unless a miracle happens. Hopefully someone somewhere is doing something about this problem!
We have also be forewarned that everything else is going up as well ... notions, sewing machines, etc. "
"Some news that can't be sugar coated: The price of cotton has gone up and is at it's all time high. There are several reasons for this...briefly, all of the storms and floods in China, Indonesia and other places that grow cotton ruined the crop. India pulled their cotton off the market. China bought up every boll they could find. It appears that now all cotton is owned by China except that which is held by India. China weaves most of the greige goods that our fabric is printed on so guess who holds all the cards in the pricing war? We expect to be selling fabric for as much as $12.00/yard before the end of next year unless a miracle happens. Hopefully someone somewhere is doing something about this problem!
We have also be forewarned that everything else is going up as well ... notions, sewing machines, etc. "
11-12-2010, 03:38 AM
#38
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you know it just burns me that we don't have our own manufacturing anymore! My Grannie worked in a cotton mill her whole life. My grandpaw was disabled early on and that mill supported them and a lot of other people in town. Now its just a memory.....
11-12-2010, 05:30 AM
#40
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Originally Posted by cjomomma
Let the prices keep going up, my family is too fat anyway. There is more than 1 way to lose weight and in the future it may be thru starvation. I've already learned to live without the chocolate.
This is just too funny CJ.......mine is in the same situation as yours!!!!!!!!
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