Not to argue, but I think that's a biased view-point. If they are on the list-serve already then they are already haring their knowledge. But is that a good portion of the whole or just a select few oddballs? I personally don't know any statistics but from what others have said and what I've seen, it's more the few oddballs than majority. Without actual statistics, it's only an educated guess.
Do we need statistics? We are on a list-serve. People are sharing their knowledge here. I personally have not found people to be at all unwilling to share information. Your mileage may vary.
Can we get back to historical costuming now? There are people on this list who hold different views on things like, whether a given garment is totally authentic for a given wearer in a given period--and whether it even matters if the person wearing the garment is not a historical interpreter. I personally think that holding a different view is not a "misconception."
The point, however, is that everyone on this list already knows the basic steps of producing garments for their purposes. They do not need you to lecture them about it. You're not addressing a roomful of clueless newbies to whom you can dispense your wisdom about how the garment industry works--even though you're not working in it and just repeating what you heard on another forum.
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