Old advert on a wall in Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria. Frieze Bros. Menswear Manufacturers. Entrance Hoddle Street. Girls wanted. Machinists - tailoresses skilled or unskilled for mens clothing. Junior to learn. High wages. Bonuses

Old advert on a wall in Richmond,  Melbourne, Victoria in April 2017. Frieze Bros. Menswear Manufacturers. Entrance Hoddle Street. Girls wanted. Machinists - tailoresses skilled or unskilled for mens clothing. Junior to learn. High wages. Bonuses

Stitch 'n bitch knitting group in Rutherglen, Victoria

Stitch 'n bitch knitting group in Rutherglen, Victoria in December 2014

Woman sewing in a shop in Yangon, Burma

Woman sewing in a shop in Yangon, Burma in August 2010

Woman sewing

Woman sewing, seen in a tailor's shop window in Randwick, Sydney in December 2011

Woman using a sewing machine

Woman operating a sewing machine at a market on Sunambin Road in Chiang Rai, Thailand in December 2009

Sewing in Burma

These women were in a shop off the street sewing. I asked if I could take their photo and they graciously agreed. How old is the sewing machine, or is it just an old design? Taken during a visit to Kawthoung (Victoria Point) in Burma (Myanmar) in December 2006.