I am more than willing to let someone go through my stash and take fabric if I don't have it saved for a project (I have more than I can use in my lifetime). If someone is sewing at my house, they can borrow the tools, but the tools stay at the house. I have a machine that I have let folks use in a pinch, but again it is at my house (I thread the machine and change the bobbins). Like many folks here, I can't afford to replace my machines or my tools but I don't mind sharing if someone is at my house to sew.