Most of us don't bother to go down to the cow shed to milk any more either. I think to each his own. If you enjoy hand sewing or have a necessity for it, that is OK. If you like using the modern technology, that is OK too. It is the over-all effect that I go for and so I use a combination of hand and machine so that I get the best out of both worlds.There will always be those who keep the old crafts alive and those that adapt them.