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This popped up on my Youtube yesterday, and I found it interesting, not because I didn't know the stuff, but because it implies that there are people who don't realise you can sew with such a basic kit. I see it at #RepairCafe, when people assume I'll be using a sewing machine, and are amazed that I do all my repairs by hand.

Like, we've been sewing for thousands of years, and had machines for just under a couple of hundred.

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Frank Skornia
Frank Skornia
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I love Bernadette's videos and I'm in awe of people who can hand sew well.
I should learn and do more hand sewing and I think folks at the library would like to learn more too.
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Granny Art (Shrimp) (Joni)
Granny Art (Shrimp) (Joni)
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Was also just thinking that maybe the focus could be more along the lines of survival sewing kit with limited demos of hand sewing etc. Heck, maybe even a collaborative/community approach would work? I have no clue, just throwing excitement and ideas your direction. :D
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Frank Skornia
Frank Skornia
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I'll play around with it. Folks really love hands-on tutorials, and I like the idea of putting together a survival sewing kit. I should work on assembling one of my own and stop relying on the small collection of "hotel sewing kits" I've gathered over the years
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Sue Archer
Sue Archer
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When I discovered that Guterman cotton reels have a removable end, for storing needles, I made this minimal sewing kit. The cutter in the third picture is made from a piece of snap-off craft knife blade, taped to a bit of card with a notch in one end, so that only a little of the blade is exposed. It all fits inside the reel, and I glued a little felt pincushion on top!
A guterman cotton reel, with 5 different colours of thread wound onto it.
The guterman reel with one end pulled out, showing the addition of a couple of needles and a few pins.
Two tiny shirt buttons, a press-stud, a safety pin and a cutter made from a snap off craft knife blade taped to a scrap of card with a notch cut to expose the middle of the blade.
The top of the cotton reel with a little felt pad glued to it, acting as a pin cushion.
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