When you’re travelling or simply on the go, you don’t want to feel embarrassed by a lost button or a ripped seam. And those cheap dollar-store sewing kits never offer enough to get the job done right.

It's a familiar scenario in homes where avid craftspeople dwell among mere mortals − a well-meaning child, on the hunt for a sharp pair of scissors to wrap some Christmas gifts, raids mom's sewing kit ...

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