On Sat, 17 Sep 2016 03:56:43 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Friday, September 16, 2016 at 10:16:17 PM UTC-4, W wrote:
>
>> I know nothing about sewing and I would really rather keep it that way
>
>Bah. It's just another power tool. My husband owned a sewing machine
>when we met. I can use a sliding compound miter saw--why can't you use
>a sewing machine?
>
>Cindy Hamilton

I do all kinds of sewing, by hand and machine... I sew leather all the
time; boots, gloves, wallets, pen cases, etc., they often just need a
few stitches of sailmakers twine, better then throwing away and buying
new... I have sets of sailmakers needles (triangular) and a sailmakers
palm. A protective knife sheath is easy to make; a friend who works
as a butcher makes his own knife sheaths from heavy corrogated
cardboard lashed together with fancy knotting of butcher's twine... I
made a couple I've been using for many years, I coated it inside and
out with beeswax. Everyone in the navy learns to sew and do fancy
knotwork... how else will you sew on buttons without your mommy?
Everyone in the military is issued a sewing kit. My sewing kit at
home is a large toolbox.