Originally Posted by dungeonquilter
I have never done this myself, but one teacher once said that until you sewed your finger at least once, you couldn't call yourself a professional sewer. If that is what it takes, I don't ever plant to be a professional. LOL
I did once cut my thumb just back of the nail right down to the bone, trimming a horse's hoof. I thought it would never stop bleeding. And no, I do not call myself a professional farrier.
Sewed through my finger on my grandma's treadle when I was 18 and done the sole knife thing as well. Used to trim my horses' hoofs. No treadle anymore, Grandma gave it away. (offered the lady $300 in the 70s to get it back, but she said NO) No horses either! I think those days are past.