Really weird,  my grandfather's first wife was called May Stewar from Shambellie House in New Abbey,  they didn't have children, he then married my grandmother and had three children, one of whom was my father. I remember going to tea with an elderly lady who was a Stewart back in the 60s in New Abbey.

Doesn't work !

I had the same or with the Janome that I had, perfect test then the next one was a mess. I've only done little buttonholes on the Pfaff, I generally go to DM Buttons in London to get them done!

I don't know what a sloper is!

I had to cut lots of felt into strips once, went out and bought a rotary cutter as it was killing my hand doing the cutting with scissors.  Only used it for that though. I always use scissors for fabrics.

I have just managed to order two lengths of linen from myfabrics.co.uk, I think that they must have decided  to ship to the  UK again.

I've made Vogue 8933 in boiled wool,  and not lined it, doesn't stick too much in the arms. I've also made it in double faced wool where I did line the sleeves as it was a denser fabric,  the boiled wool had more stretch.

White linen sheets with a cotton blanket for cooler nights, cba with pyjamas, always nighties, short in summer and long in winter. Only have white bedding.