Debra Murphy
Rick Rack
My mother taught me how to sew. It was the early 60s and we adorned everything we made with rick rack. It was tricky, because you had to sew in a straight line even though the rick rack was wavy. I haven’t seen rick rack in decades. Where did it go?
a path crooked or not ends somewhere
About the Author
Debra Murphy lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. She is a professor at Cape Cod Community College and plays flutes and ukuleles in several local bands. This is her first published haibun.
Love this Deb! Rick rack ruled!
I love this! It is so true! Thanks for sharing g.
I may have some tick rack in the deep dark of my sewing box. bBack when I was young , it came in those little packets covered with cellophane. The tick rack was wound around a small piece of thin cardboard. 😀
Hi Deb, Well done! I remember Rick rack.
Hi Deb, Love the haiku, especially!
Congrats on your first published haibun. I am sure it is the first of many.
I also remember rick rack and haven’t seen it in what seems like decades.
Great material! Very nostalgic.