I’ve gotten to the point where I throw out something that can’t be repurposed. I spent too many years trying to make do with not-so-great things. I had a really cheapy sewing machine where I had to hand wind a bobbin because the bobbin winder was broken on my machine. And I used cheap scissors and thread and only sale fabric because that’s what I could afford. It’s possible to sew with these things, but life’s getting way too short now for me to make do.