The only thing I could legitmately use a sewing machine for would be sewing some of the missing buttons back on my shirts. But there’s hardly enough missing to justify buying one, much less paying $300 for a computer-driven one.
But it’s tempting. Embroidery, for instance. The computer ones store digital templates, apparently. You can even design your own embroidery on your PC and run it through. I got on this idea from an ad at Miriam’s Ideas. Then found this cool site that shows how a sewing machine works. I never used one. But I watched my maternal grandmother run a mechanical, push-pedal model years ago. I can still hear it and smell the lubricating oil.
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