Sewing supplies

As a person who came up in the 1950's and 60's, I remember when fabric and supplies were top quality.  So were sewing machines.  Fast forward to now.  Nothing and I do mean nothing is first quality.  I am making masks. Elastic is inferior I can only get fabric in 8 yard bolts.  And the Coats and Clark thread, oh my God.  It is like sewing with maybe craft thread.  It kinks. It curls.  It breaks.  It is so inferior to the old Coats and Clark thread.  I am so angry right now.  And getting decent fabric is beyond annoying. 

So instead of coming up in the things that are manufactured, we have truly sunk to third world status on all of this.  Before we sold all our manufacturing plants, this country made fabulous cotton, wool, corduroy.  The wool fabrics used to make the women's dress coats in the 1950's was so superior to what is being passed off today as fabric.  I bought my daughter a 1950's beige 100% Cashmere coat with a silk lining at a thrift shop.  That coat was top quality still.  The fit was superb.  The fabric makes today's fabric look like dish rags.  And the Dan River ginghams we produced!  They were quality cottons.  Searsuckers, linens.  And now we get--dishrags.  Pendelton wool is still in operation thought.  I will be trying them soon.  Hopefully, they are still quality.  But I will have to use inferior threads on it.  I miss the old days when we made quality merchandise instead of garbage.  And most of the appearal fabric today is polyester.  Do you know what that is?  It is spun plastic.  Spun plastic.  Hotter than hell in the summer time, cold in the winter and can cause rashes on your skin.  Oh yes, I miss the old days when it was pride in quality instead of chasing the almighty dollar.  Well, I am now on a search to find made in the USA thread.  Wish me luck.  And if you can find vintage clothing, get it.  It is far superior to anything you can buy today.