So Sew 🧵
I want a new blouse — so sew! That is, if I can get my sewing machine going. It’s sat unused for ages; and now it’s very stiff.
I’ve oiled it; and I’m letting it sit for a while so the lube can penetrate. But not chain lube! That might ruin the machine.
Maybe tomorrow I can get it going; and tell myself, so sew.
Not a New Jersey 👕
I can make a blouse; but not new jersey. How can I find the fabric that jerseys require? I wouldn’t be at all surprised to find that I need a special type of needle; and regular sewing thread, I’m sure, would saw right through jersey fabric.
Wouldn’t it be fun if I could hook that sewing machine to my bicycle, and sew by pedal-power? It would be rather like the treadle-powered sewing machines that people had before electricity was common in ordinary households.
I could turn a fan on myself and get some exercise indoors, while the heat indices remain over 100 degrees! It got hot enough when I rode this morning, and was home by about nine o’clock!
