i just got a cold steel mini gurka light kukri and i love it, but, i would like to be able to carry it on my left side so i have resorted to taking the protective liner out of the leather case and sewing it into a nylon one that i plan to make. now the woman is saying that she needs a heavier duty sewing machine to do it, but i just think she's trying to get me to buy her one, so i need to know, and also if i decide to do it by hand, what kind of needle do i need, she's mad at me now so she won't tell me!