All you guys who keep recommending to try using your home "domestic" sewing machine had better check with the wife first. Rick used my sewing machine a couple of times to try to sew patches on denim pants, and he broke the machine twice (after breaking several needles), and Sears finally said it was no longer repairable. So I haven't had a sewing machine for at least 20 years. I'm afraid to get another one for fear he will try to use it for something.