Now, two lessons my grandfather drilled into me were that any man ought to be able to cook and perform basic repair stitching. As a result, when I first flew the nest some 40 years ago, his daughter, my mother sent me on my way with a huge sewing kit. So huge that I’ve not yet had to purchase pins, safety pins, thread, thimble or needles.
It is needles of which I wish to speak here. For an ageing and thinning early 1950s cotton rod bag, I decided I needed a very fine needle. My search led me to the very bottom of the sewing kit for the first time in over a decade. This is what I found ...........
Perfect! They may even be older than the rod and bag. Several of the Milwards needles were fine enough for the job, which is now done. Mind you, whilst I can sew on a button, I could never manage a neat straight line but it will suffice!
Phil
