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On 2015-07-24, > wrote:

> My father was like that - he went to sea aged 14 and soon found if he
> darned socks and knitted new ones, he could earn some money from it

Not sure about the USN, but Royal Navy usta make their sailors
make/sew some of their own uniforms. Hadda learn to sew to pull that
trick off. It's my understanding that sailors in the RN could sew
damn near anything, including womens clothing.

nb --Aubrey/Maturin fan
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