I find Empress Mills are very helpful on the phone when you're not sure what you want is suitable for what you want to make. They're also great for haberdashery at economical prices
Thank you. I will be giving them a try on some haberdashery bits. I needed some marker pens anyway, and noticed they have some marker pencil refills, which look like they might fit one of my drafting pencils, so I might give that a try too.
I find hand finishing a fairly zen activity but would lose patience sewing long seams by hand - for that the sewing machine is king (queen?)
Ha ha.
Well, I also knit a bit too, so I am used to very slow progress. I'm not overly concerned about the rate of productivity. I'll just have half an hour on whatever project here and there, and so long as the general momentum is forward, I'm happy. I don't "work" on things. I won't let them become a chore. I just faff around to pass the time. Finished projects are just an occasional happy bonus