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Edit: I just remembered something more HN relevant. At one of the London hackspaces there was a machine, maybe a Roland IIRC, that you could program to do reall

Edit: I just remembered something more HN relevant. At one of the London hackspaces there was a machine, maybe a Roland IIRC, that you could program to do really intricate embroidery. TBH it looked like a real hassle to set the thing up with different bobbins of thread and whatnot. "Home Economics", was a thing at my school too, then we did sewing again in scouts and cadets, as the GP says make-and-mend is considered an essential survival skill. Thing is, I'm rubbish at it and usually stab my finger with a needle, but to this day I still pack a mini sew-kit wherever I travel.

ghaff 4y ago
>I'm rubbish at it and usually stab my finger with a needle, but to this day I still pack a mini sew-kit wherever I travel Even if I'm rubbish at it and take forever to thread a needle, I've still made field repairs to gear while traveling that were a lot better than having no repair at all.
- dividedbyzero 4y ago
  If you add a length of thin wire from a crafts store, the kind that feels like a stiff thread, and a slightly bigger needle, you can even temporarily reattach backpack straps and securely mend rips in suitcase fabric for the flight home.