I am certain that a sewing machine would relieve as much human suffering as a hundred lunatic asylums, and possibly a good deal more.” — Margaret Atwood
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Zimmerbitch 
I thought about doing wind instead of a wind post too Su lol
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Handcrafts are good therapy
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That’s so true
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Only if you get good enough to enjoy it. I speak from experience here. LOL.
janet
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I hear you Janet. I still have my share of disasters, but have come to appreciate what I learn from them. And to only take on projects that aren’t completely out of my league 😂
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LOL, thanks for the wonderful quote which helped me understand your beautiful image Su! Not a seamstress so didn’t recognize the subject 😊
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Thanks Tina. I hadn’t intended to use such an obscure image of the bobbin, but the photographer beat out the seamstress in me.
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What a sound observation from Ms Atwood. Love your study – the red spindle.
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Nice one
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Ah! Wind instead of wind…you are very clever! What a gorgeous, vibrant red.
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😂 I love the colour too.
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I’ve always found sewing therapeutic too, Su. You have something nice to show for your efforts.
Leslie
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Not always in my case, but I still enjoy the process and what I learn each time.
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Yes there is a learning process….
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I so love this imaginary! I took sewing in school and both grandmothers sewed. Those machines fascinated me. My husband has his grandmother’s vintage “Singer” w/hidden compartment that folds out a reveals the machine sitting in our hallways.
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😀 How lovely to have a vintage machine.
I also did sewing at school, and was fairly hopeless. I’ve learned from practice and making mistakes since then.
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Lovely quote. Not a seamstress but my grandma was pretty good, and when I was a child I enjoyed watching her work. I still have her sewing machine. It is an antique furniture nowadays. Brings back lots of lovely memories.
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How lovely to have your grandmother’s sewing machine. Neither my mother nor grandmother sewed, though my dad used to periodically buy Mum a machine so she could learn. She never did, and that’s how I got started. 😂
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Sorry for taking so long to reply. I have major problems with my computer at the moment, which explains my radio silence on WP and IG. Trying to fix this takes all of my time. Believe me I would rather learn to sow than dealing with computer stuff! Keep well Su.
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Oh no!! Technology problems frustrate me more than anything else because I feel helpless, and it always takes so long to get others to fix things. Hope they’re resolved soon.
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Working on it and I have not gone insane… Yet. Lol
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😂😂
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And yet, for many it is the form of insufferable torture 😀
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Such a cool photo, Su!! Totally love the red, and the quote. I’m currently watching the tv series The Handmaid’s Tale – I’ve watched the film years ago but couldn’t bring up the guts to read the book although I know it will be better; the series is pretty good though – and it’s the same red the maides have to wear all the time.
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I confess I began reading the book years ago and gave up because I found it so depressing. I get so anxious and stressed about the real world, I generally can’t cope with dystopian fiction. T is watching the series and says it is very well-made.
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I know the feeling, Su. There was a documentary yesterday about how the world is going to change because of climate change and what comes with it (mainly people fleeing from their countries in order to find water and a safe place) but I couldn’t bring myself to watch it after I’ve watched something similar on Sunday. I knew it would leave me feeling completely drained of hope and that i would have trouble finding any sleep. 😯
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☹️ it’s easy to see why change is not happening g as much or as fast as it needs to. No matter how much we care, we have to ignore reality at least part of the time just to maintain our sanity.
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I think there’s much truth in that. Watching the world going to pieces, it’s one of the biggest challenge to maintain just that – the sanity of our minds and souls.
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Oh, and I can’t wait to see what your new sewing projects look like!! 😄
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I was making some little stuffed felt hearts to hang on the wall in my office (and to practice my embroidery skills on) 😂
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Aww – sounds so cute!! ❤
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