Superdrug Mini Sewing Machine

INTRODUCTION ------------------------- I was working in a school a few weeks ago with some nursery children. I was on playground duty and was joining in with the children on the climbing apparatus. A child got stuck, lost confidence and refused to move. I had to climb up and into a tunnel type thing to help them down, I had not been planning on any heroics or Tarzan impressions and soon realised that my clothing was not suitable…whilst at the top I heard a slight 'rrrrrriiiiiiiiip' sound realising my trousers had split…I then felt them split some more, a breeze blew and I realised it had gone ... more

Several months ago my life long good friend Thaddeus was happily planning his third wedding to his Russian bride Olesya who he met in 1998 when they shared an annexe at the rehabilitation clinic in Riyadh, Czechoslovakia. As I am a man of many talents, I had the honour of being asked to be best man at this wondrous event and also to assist in the design and creation of the wedding attire for both the bride and the groom. I am accustomed to needlecraft and over the years I have designed and sewn countless extraordinary garments and won several competitions for my remarkable Victoriana attire ... more

Whenever I needed clothes altering or things mending, I always took them to my Grandmas to sew with giant sewing machine that took two to lift and ages to set up. Seeing her archaic machine really put me off buying one, although I would have loved to be able to sew my own clothes up rather than always bothering her. When I saw this mini sewing machine on eBay, boxed and brand new for £4.99 with only two pounds for delivery I decided I would give it a go as my introduction to the world of sewing machines! Description In the box came an instruction booklet, the machine which I will describe ... more