Have an up vote! As a guy who does this, and is out and proud about it to his other male friends I have to say the reaction I get has been only positive. Then

Have an up vote! As a guy who does this, and is out and proud about it to his other male friends I have to say the reaction I get has been only positive. Then again I'm also the one you call to help move or fix something with a soldering iron or a power tool. A sewing machine is a dangerous power tool and not to be approached in a casual way. Sewing is a lot more forgiving than wood assuming your working with fabric. It is a lot less forgiving if your working with plastics or leather (holes are forever).