The smell of fresh pine sawdust filled the air, with more floating up as I sanded the last rough corner of the stool. My toddler was happily sanding her own block off to the side. Woodworking was a new hobby I'd picked up. My old ones, coding, reading, writing, had
  • jadero
    2·
    9 months ago

    Sewing for sure, especially machine sewing. I feel like I’ve got as much time invested in fighting and maintaining our sewing machines as in our Windows machines. 😛

    And then there’s that whole transition between pattern (spec) and outcome that is oddly reminiscent of far too many of my software projects!

    • waz@lemmy.world
      2·
      9 months ago

      Curiously, what sort of fights do you have with your sewing machine? I just started getting into sewing a couple months ago. I’m currently using a borrowed machine and haven’t had any major issues yet. I was hoping to buy my own soon and wanted to know if there were specific features that commonly cause problems.

      • jadero
        3·
        9 months ago

        Tension. Always tension. My mom had the same battles. My aunt never had trouble.

        I suspect that buying a new mid-grade machine or better from a reputable dealer is the secret. I’ve bought a couple of $50 used machines because I don’t want to spend 10 times that or more if it turns out that I’m not going to actually use it. I already do enough of that. 😀

        Go find a sewing club and get their advice. That’s what I’m doing the next time the bug bites.

        • waz@lemmy.world
          2·
          9 months ago

          Since my last comment, I learned that my local library has a few machines and a serger that you can reserve time on. I think that is going to be how I avoid buying my own for a while, and possibly a social setting I may learn from others.

          • jadero
            1·
            9 months ago

            That sounds ideal. Machines that are mostly maintained by experienced people and a community to help you gain experience.