oh yes. Did that with Gramma's treadle when I was 18 and had a job typing checks for an insurance company. Try typing accurately with 9 fingers! and having to take every one with mistakes to the supervisor to have voided. Remember those eraser pencils with the brush on the end?! Come to think of it, they'd be good for cleaning out the inside of a sewing machine!) Hope you heal up fast and Happy Quilting!