You know what it’s like – you start a new hobby and get yourself all enthused – think it’s going to be the next big thing in your life especially as George Clooney hasn’t knocked on your door or Brad Pitt asked you for dinner so you have some spare time! Following extensive research – well ten minutes on Amazon (other suppliers are available) you buy all the things you think you need for this latest hobby and you embark on this new venture with passion! That is exactly what happened with my sewing machine – after becoming addicted to The Great British Sewing Bee I thought that I would very soon be the next Dior or Westwood – however my dreams were not to be and very soon my sewing machine just became something I banged my leg on in my bedroom.

That was until I decided that maybe the time just wasn’t right for button holes or seams but still feeling that at some point, I may return to the overlocker I decided to give RentMy a go. Listing was easy and I was surprised when I very quickly received an enquiry from a lovely lady who had been teaching her grand-daughter to sew during lockdown. She felt the time was right for her grand-daughter to fly solo but didn’t want to invest in a machine in case this was a teenage fad.  

Deal done and off went my machine – imagine how thrilled I was in a few days to have received a photo of the lovely bag the young lady had managed to sew on her own and no doubt her proud grandma felt just as thrilled. After a week my machine was returned along with a thank you letter. No doubt a sewing machine will be on that young ladies Christmas list! I’m so pleased I tried RentMy as not only did I make some extra cash towards my next hobby but I also made a difference to someone else’s life. Can’t wait to send my little machine off on another adventure!