Craft Tech

Sewing machine! It is pink, but only came in pink for the bargain price of £35. Off-putting for male sew-ers, although until recently, the colour pink was associated with boys, as girls wore blue like the Virgin Mary. Anyway.

Following a long train of circumstance involving an unsteady bookcase full of priceless china, a bargain ebay purchase, and an enjoyable visit to a friend, I bit the bullet.

I must say that threading the machine is the only challenging part, which is like the Krypton Factor with the added challenge of focusing upon the completely miniscule while needing new glasses.

I am very excited by the sewing possibilities now and am crazedly envisaging funky retro home furnishings and one-off outfits. As well as covers for giant pieces of antique furniture, which came out pretty well.