EMMIE'S CROCHETING LADIES' APPAREL from Public Domain Internet Sources, Recomposed and Re-rendered:

With only a hook and yarn or twine or hemp or straw or string, the crochet master builds her own wardrobe and accessory selection. No machines, no yardage to buy or waste; can be done anywhere. Yes, crochet is a self-sufficiency and survival skill of the first order. And crocheted fabrics, being knotted, last decades.