by Tricia
The last time I visited my parents, my mom let me take home one of her sewing machines. I graciously accepted it, even though I wasn’t sure if I’d use it. I’ve never used one in my life, and the few things that needed mending in the past were easy enough to do by hand. A few days ago, the zipper on my son’s sleeping bag partially came off.
An hour later and a few finger pricks later, the zipper was back on. It was a bad, bad, sewing job. LOL. Yep, it was time to bring out the sewing machine and learn how to use it.
The one I received didn’t come with a manual. I found the company on the web and sent out an email asking for a copy. It may be a long shot to get a free copy, but I found one on eBay for $9.00 so that won’t be that bad as a last resort. Hopefully I hear back soon.
On a complete side-note, sewing machines are fascinating. I had no idea how they worked, but found some neat graphics that explain it.
Now that I am more open to using a sewing machine, I can see it saving us money down the road. I can patch up the knees on my son’s play pants so they last longer and we can keep the good ones for school. I can also mend things faster and do a better job at it. Many times I would sew something only to have it last a few days before unraveling. I also found a few neat sewing projects like this grocery bag. We really want to start using reusable grocery bags but the quality of the ones you can buy at the grocery store does not impress us.
I’m excited – I can’t wait to hear back about the manual so I can get started!
