Happy sewing machine day

[ronnyd]

Who the hell thinks all these things up? 

Somebody who likes needling you

That's just bobbins. 

[Nick W]

do they even teach sowing etc any more 

I grew up in a time when, rightly, the boys did woodword and metalwork, and the girls were whisked off to do cookery and sewing.

I bet the Gen Z mob would have kittens about such segregation.

I use a tray that I made when I was in 1st year (what ever that is now ... yr7???) .... it's 50 yrs old! 

The tray I made for the CDT O-level practical 37 years ago has the three best dovetails I've ever cut. The fourth is down to my usual standards . It's in the kitchen in France, where nobody is tempted to use it.


Dad still opens letters with the knife he made, and makes tea with the caddy spoon I did. Although every time I look at that, I want to file the notch symmetrical...

[relluf]

I still use, its in our living room a coffee table I made in third year of big school!
Indian teak I believe, still solid and attractive, just like me!
I reckon it must be 50 years ago ffs