10 July 2008
Licensed Fabrics
Posted by admin under: Equipment .
I was amused to see this announcement that patterns that were designed by the Boy Scouts of America are being sold online. Well, I guess that’s because I can’t operate a sewing machine if my life depended on it and I take hours to do even the simplest task by hand.
An online discussion from a few years ago reveals that Girl Scouts don’t license their patterns or even the exact color shade used for their uniforms which is something I’d heard through the grapevine in my area, too. Moms tend to be more apt to try to save money by making uniforms for girls, but they’ve had to resort to off-shades and are probably breaking some sort of national rule. These are the kinds of things that make the people at the local level suspicious that the Girl Scouts of the USA are trying to nickel and dime us on supplies.
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One Comment so far...
Cici Says:
11 July 2008 at 1:10 pm.
There used to be actual patterns for sale to make your own official Girl Scout uniforms. You could buy the material and pattern at stores like House of Fabrics and So Fro Fabrics (I’m dating myself!). How appropriate. Girls could work on their badges for sewing and learn how to be thrifty and creative. Then, apparently, they stopped putting out the patterns and I’m told (by JoAnn’s employees) they do not allow the fabric to be sold. They are forcing Girl Scouts to BUY uniforms. That’s not very Girl-Scout-like of them! It’s all a bit self-serving and definitely not “By Girls For Girls”. They love to use that phrase, but not always to follow that phrase. They want to make scouting accessible to ALL girls, including those who are less privaleged than others. Allowing families to save money on uniforms and work on homemaking skills is a much better solution than just saying “that’s okay, you don’t really need to wear a uniform anyway”. The uniform shows pride in the organization and should not be blown off. (uh oh, I’ve slipped into my Uniform rant) Okay, I’ll save the uniform discussion for another time. Still, GSUSA should be encouraging home made uniforms, lest they be thought of as an organization that only cares about numbers (not individual girls)…
