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Her name was peaches
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And naturally, we had to - she taught us, she taught us how to sew, she taught us how to...

Catherine Scorsese:
My mother was a very fine hand-sewer. You can't remember, but, the old people will remember when I mention his name. My mother made pants for Daddy Browning, a millionaire. Charles Scorsese:
He married... Catherine Scorsese:
He a young girl, her name was Peaches. Right. This is - I'm serious And my mother was such a fine sewer that - and he used to go here on... on Ninth Street to have his clothes made. And they used to give the pants to my mother because her sewing was beautiful and so fine. And my mother used to take the clothes, listen to me, take the pants, sew them, and she used to teach us how to sew. We had to sit by her and do the seams up too. And the children, who was running around, who was wet, who was hungry, who we had to give a bottle to, that's how we were raised. - - My mother used to finish the pants, fold them all up nicely, make a bundle and carry them back to Ninth Street. They would give her another batch and she would come back. You had to bring them and deliver them! Home work! Nobody would come to the home and pick them up! Charles Scorsese:
My mother did the same thing. My mother did the same thing. Catherine Scorsese:
And naturally, we had to - she taught us, she taught us how to sew, she taught us how to knit, how to crochet, how to embroider, everything! We did everything! We watched her and we learned!

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Her name was peaches
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Right This is I'm serious
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And my mother was such a fine sewer that he used to go here
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to arnheim on ninth street to have his clothes made
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and they used to give the pants to my mother because her sewing was beautiful
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With nine children Yeah
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And my mother used to take the clothes listen to me
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take the pants
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sew them and she used to teach us how to sew
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We had to sit by her and do the seams up too
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and the children who was running around
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who was wet who was hungry
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who we had to give a bottle to that's how we were raised
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My mother used to finish the pants fold them all up nicely make a bundle
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and carry them back to ninth street
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They would give her another batch and she'd come back
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You had to bring them and deliver them Homework
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Homework Nobody would come to the house and pick 'em up
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My mother did the same thing And actually we had a she taught us
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She taught us how to sew she taught us how to knit
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how to crochet how to embroider everything
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We did everything We watched her and we learned
Duration
70 seconds
Views
389
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:16
Uploaded
Nov 26, 2022
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National Communications Foundation

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Movie Summary

Martin Scorsese interviews his mother and father about their life in New York City and the family history back in Sicily. These are two people who have lived together for a long time and know each other very well.