Ten years is a nice chunk of time to develop a skill. But still, producing something within a couple hours is impressive. By making it yourself, you get exactly what you want or at least can't blame anyone else about its construction if something's off. ;;w;;

Those embroidered skirts are gorgeous! I love the black-on-black one. Very chic. I was looking at Brother machines, actually. It's a name I recognize, at least, and they seem like a trustworthy brand. For my needs, I don't think I need one that works in a large frame. (I'm not that ambitious yet.)

I can't knit, either. I know how, in theory, but in practice it just...doesn't work. I'm also bad with counting and remembering, so I lose my place very easily and just take apart what I've done to redo it. Not very efficient.