This is the sewing machine I bought about 30 years ago in order to make my own costumes and sets for birthday party performances. I got very good at sewing anything that didn't really need to fit - such as clown pants which look all the better the worse they look. This machine has certainly hemmed a good many puppet theater curtains and a few tiny costume...though, not without a few silent expletives. How people make actual clothing that fits on a specific sized person is a mystery I will never understand...and for most of us is a lost skill from our grandmothers and great grandmothers. There probably ought to be a law that everyone has to make a certain percentage of the clothing they wear...it might keep all of us a bit more humble...and save our economy.
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