Anyone have some cheese for this?

[teakay]

... I really want to justify the cost of a sewing machine. When I'm not working on dolls and the like, foot after foot of running stitch gets a bit tiresome (to say nothing of when I'll have to go back and finish the seams and whatnot). But I have to ask myself if spending so much for a hobby I take up so sporadically is really worth it. So far the answer's been no.

At least I have fewer absurd worries about gruesome needle accidents. And more to spend to indulge my hankering for Old World of Darkness PDFs. If boning up on Vampire for eventual Bloodlines fic isn't enough, I'm tempted to diversify into Werewolf and Changeling.

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[tobykikami.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the reassurance. The sort of funny thing about the "gruesome needle accidents" is I remember an aunt let me use her machine when I was maybe eight or nine, and the possibility never occurred to me until my parents brought it up the next day ("Thanks a lot, Mom and Dad!" XD).

Given further consideration, I think I might ask after one for my next birthday on the theory that if I keep drifting back to sewing, it's got to pay off at some point.

[liam-sensei.livejournal.com]

Yeah parents are really good for making you feel paranoid about stuff. But, like I said, sewing over your finger is possible but you have to be really working close to the needle for that to happen so just make sure the foot is always down. I think asking for it as a birthday gift is a great idea and if your parents get you a cheap one it will be a good one to start with.