An early birthday gift

[wiseheart]

I got this little darling from Mum today:



It is an Easy Home mini sewing machine that I hope to put to good use by seaming my quiet book pages. Of course, I'll have to consult my crafty colleagues first, as the last time I used a sewing machine (an regular-sized one) was more than 30 years ago, back in the cloister, where we made lots of altar cloths with Sister Walburg. But I hope it's the same thing as with riding a bike (which I can't, unfortunately), and I'll figure out the tricks eventually.

My birthday isn't for another two weeks or so, but these cuties were on sale in the ALDI supermarket. I got up extra early today (two whole hours earlier than usual) to be there when the nearest one opened its doors, so that I would snatch me one of the little helpers. As it turned out, the supermarket opened half an hour earlier than I remembered, but there were still lots of the minis, so I got mine all right.

Now to figure out how it actually works!

Comments

[meathiel]

Hope it'll be helpful for you!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

*fingers crossed*
I've quite forgotten how complicated sewing machines can be.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I bet you are going to get a lot of use out of it!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Assuming my colleagues can help me figure out how it works. *g*

[wanderingmogwai.livejournal.com]

That is adorable!
You lived in a cloister? Were you a nun or a student? Now I'm worried I might offend you with some of the crass things I say :P

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I wanted to become a nun. It didn't work out, so I left after two years, before finishing novitiate. No need to worry, I've become quite the dirty-minded old hag in the meantime.;))

[wanderingmogwai.livejournal.com]

That is very interesting! When I was a kid I had very romanticized ideas about being a nun. I wasn't Catholic so they were ill informed. I imagined it to be something like a Medieval monk writing illuminated versions of the bible by candlelight, eating sparsely and keeping a vow of silence. I still was 50/50 between devoting my life in such servitude on one hand or becoming a complete hedonist on the other. I'm pretty sure I got away with doing neither.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

No illuminated Bible in our cloister, but Sister Augustine was a master embroiderer and Sister Klara was a master weaver. They made sacral clothing in their workshop and had several students, both. But there were more modern jobs, too. Sister Magdalena was a doctor, Sister Gerhardis a dentist and Sister Benedicta a potter, to name only a few.

[wanderingmogwai.livejournal.com]

What made you leave?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The mentality that got stuck somewhen in the early 20th century. I didn't mind that they were all a bit narrow-minded, but they couldn't deal with the fact that I wasn't. A shame, I really liked the lifestyle there, just the right mix of structured and open that I'd prefer in such a community.

[wanderingmogwai.livejournal.com]

Oh. That is a shame. But we're each on our own journey, right? You seem well suited to where you are now....

[motodraconis.livejournal.com]

That's really cool! I'm half tempted myself, but I've not used a sewing machine since I was a teenager. It would almost certainly end up in a cupboard unused.
And yet...

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That is a valid concern and the reason why I hesitated, oh, about half a minute before I told Mum what I wanted for my birthday. She cannot give me paid LJ time, after all.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Cute.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Isn't it?

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

It looks so cute yet practical. I hope you get much use from it.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

So do I, TBH.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I have one like it - it is remarkably useful and easier to thread than my big Janome one which I have never really got to grips with.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

You make me hope. :)

[artemis10002000]

That's a wonderful gift! I'm sure you will have plenty of use for it.

I use the sewing machine at Mom's so rarely that I always have to reteach myself when I do use it, but it's rewarding. And you have had loads of experience, even if years ago, I'm sure you'll get the hang of it again soon enough.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Dein Wort in Gottes Ohr!

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

It is cute! Remembering how to use a sewing machine is automatic, like riding a bicycle. Once you have learned on one machine, it is easy to use others. It should speed up your crafting considerably, hand sewing is very time consuming.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Actually, I 'm planning to use it for seaming the pages, mostly. I prefer to sew the small parts by hand. I feel more in control that way. ;)