How practical is it to make things?

[M. Demetrius]

I guess I don't get the uneasiness about men sewing...all military institutions issue sewing kits to recruits, don't they? I sew cloth and leather, and it's not that hard once you get the first few stitches down and learn to control stitch length and proper tension. It's not very exciting, though, hundreds or even thousands of stitches in a garment (consider the cross strapping on a loculus, heh) or article of gear. But done correctly, hand stitching is every bit as good as machine stitching, just slower to do.

Tailors are men, aren't they? :lol: