Stuff I need to learn

I need to learn how to sharpen blades properly. Preferably quickly and effectively, as well. Anyone here an expert in that? I know a large part of it is practice.

My sewing scissors are getting dull. For today I'll just have to deal, but it would be good to be able to fix this myself instead of paying someone else to do it.

sewing

No new sewing projects until I get some pinking shears.

Also, having used this machine to make some denim bags and lots of coarse cotton drill stuff, I'm now using silk. That's a learning experience. Not only am I making something out of silk, but it has a bazillion seams in it because I'm making it out of cut-up bits that used to be something else.

Fun fun fun.

Still - there's nothing like having to do a bit of hand-sewing for a particularly tricky bit to remind me just how wonderful it is to have a sewing machine for the majority of the things. No way would I be doing this at all if I had to sew by hand the whole thing.

I want an overlocker, and an ironing board that is the right height, and pinking shears.

And a room just for sewing, so that I can give the living room back to mstevens.

New favourite word

Procrastibating

I do not know if it was a typo when psychichazard said it in reply to another post. But... wow.