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At work, one of the straps on a new video camera bag broke. (Did you catch the word NEW?) So I went online to order a replacement from the company where we purchased the bag. The bag is no longer being offered. Just my normal luck.
I ordered a strap from a different company. Back on September 22. That was 39 days ago. THIRTY NINE DAYS AGO!!
I checked with the company and the strap is on back order and they don’t know when it will be available. Just my normal luck.
I decided to take matters into my own hands. If I can be a cobbler and sew shoes (and backpacks for my son, Tyler, and ski bibs, and mittens, and levis, and a plethora of other clothing, and quilts, and tablecloths, and curtains), why can’t I mend broken camera bag straps? Indeed. Why not.
I sat down at my trusty thirty-year-old Kenmore sewing machine. Put in a heavy duty needle and threaded it. Would the needle go through three layers of thick nylon webbing? Would the motor of my ancient sewing machine have the necessary power?
I’m happy to report that I was successful. Not only did I get the strap mended, it even looks nice! (Pleasing visual appearance wasn’t on my requirement list.)
Sewing is a skill that everybody should have. You’ll never know when you’ll need it — and for what!
i’m jelous that your machine still works! I really punished my machine by sewing hammock, Jeans, Jackets and countless Scout badges and never having it professionally maitained. It has been hard to come to grips with the fact that last month after completing some Christmas projects (one of which will be yours), mymachine got stuck in reverse! I took it to the Bernina shop (although it is a 35 year old Kenmore) and they pronounced it DOA. It will still go in reverse although I have not had the lever to make it do that for at least 20 years! I guess I know what I will be getting for Christmas!
A moment of silence, please. . .
I keep trying to talk myself into getting a Bernina — but the little bit of sewing that I do isn’t worth the price of the machine . .