That's the problem - sewing is seen as a girlie pastime. I compensated by mostly sewing only manly things - climbing slings, packs (really tough packs) and the like. And I stayed away from those complex machines with computerized programs for elaborate stitches - give me a treadle operated straight stitcher any day.
And I did all teh things you listed, Haertig. That always helps....
They say the old time sailor men ("ships of wood and men of iron" and all that) were supurb at sewing. The sail maker was the specialist, but any old salt could take a scrap of sail cloth and make himself a beautiful sea bag. It was said that when a sailor sewed on a button, it was there for the life of the garment.
Of course, I wasn't a squid, rather I served in the Marine Corps, so like Haertig:
...... I quickly grabbed my Man Card, drank a beer, spit, farted, scratched my crotch.......
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