First day returning to sewing all day - REPORT: Last night I did a manicure and pedicure on my pitiful looking appendages (too much gardening) and today I have stitched out 10 bookmarks whilst attempting to straighten out the -ahem-, -uh- sewing room. It is now very late and I just looked at my hands. I might as well have gardened. They are pitiful, rough nails (2), picks, achy. I forgot how hard stitching can be on hands. And I did my first EVER bobbin slam tonight. Startling, but the machine and bobbin case survived - broke a needle. All in a day's work, no, fun!