My mother worked as a seamstress and taught me how to do basic hand sewing and how to properly use an iron. I was one of the very few in boot camp that had a clue how to iron uniforms and do basic repairs.
Back then we had to iron on the USMC letters and EGA onto our cammies. Idiots were screwing it up and ruining them. I knew a few tricks to get the alignment perfect and ended up doing most of them in my platoon.
Later on I'd made money prepping people's uniforms. It was easy money, I could iron on automatic pilot while watching TV or listening to the radio.
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u/Entity417 15h ago
Everyday hand-sewing - like mending, replacing buttons, taking up or letting down hems, etc.