It occurs to me that this may read as an infomercial – but the fact is, I try to have on hand a number of supplies for my students, so that their sewing is better, thanks at least in part, to the right tools. Back in the day, when I first started teaching, I was constantly running to the fabric store (generally in the evenings after class, on my students’ behalf, as they were often from out-of-town, and without access to a car), searching for the right tools for them – either something they’d forgotten to bring, or to replace something that just wasn’t doing the right job. So it made sense, at a certain point, to simply begin stocking a few items so that I’d have the supplies they…
