Tactical assault sewing machines
NR
I was going to post this on unwanted knitting patterns or the dark side but then I realised they would be outraged if I advocated people using mechanically operated machinery that has nasty sharp pointy needles that moved and could hurt someone’s fingers, so SUK makes more sense to start this chat
It was persistently raining last night as I set off after tea to walk the Were – terrier from Castle NR down to the village were the serfs live. I grabs my almost new fleece lined black Dare2be soft shell jacket, zips it up, pulls the were-terrier of the trade unionist I had fed it for tea and set off into the wind and rain.
I had only been walking for a few minutes when I realised there was a nithering draught blowing across my svelte lithe masculine midriff (let me dream). On inspection I realised the zip teeth had ripped away from the zip fabric thus exposing my tum to the elements (don’t you dare question my parentage and portliness I am not out of shape, round IS a shape )
That got me to thinking, as many of the other bright young things on SUK like to point out that at some point after a major disaster or societal collapse we won’t be able to just go out and buy a new jacket or zip because eventually there won’t be any left to buy or salvage from stores and possibly no more may be made. But none the less even in the short and mid-term periods after disaster shortages are likely to be an issue.
So don’t you think it would make sense to try and get hold of an old Singer foot treadle operated sewing machine to help do repairs, modifications and alterations to our clothing??
With a decent non electric machine and some pieces of cloth, fabrics, gortex, fleece, buttons, zips, Velcro, toggles and thread etc set aside we should be able to greatly extended the service life of our clothing, sleeping bags, tents, bedding etc ??
I say mechanically operated because I do think there is a good chance we could equally be without electricity as well, or be reliant on back up gennies using dwindling stocks of fuel, so a manually operated sewing machine makes sense to me. If my aging mind has not gone to soft I seem to recall that you could actually get Singer sewing machines that were motorised but could also be manually operated one of those would provide the best of both worlds.
I can just envisage TH making breathable sleeves for his bows, SD tailoring his new pink mankini, BP making a waterproof beard protector and me making a fleece lined cummerbund to keep my tummy warm
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