On 07/12/2013 12:04, Bob Henson wrote:
Quite. Mine took me a quarter of an hour with some tough cloth, a piece
of rope for a belt, and a sewing machine. Contrary to popular opinion,
it is possible for a bloke to operate one of those, but if we continue
to play stupid, the Ladies (bless 'em) will continue to do it for us:-)

I have a pre-war treadle machine that will sew anything. Even jeans.
SWMBO hates sewing, but I learned so I could mend sails.

Andy