i like to sew.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur and skin clothing using bone, antler or ivory needles and \"thread\" made of various animal body parts including sinew, catgut, and veins. For thousands of years, all sewing was done by hand. The invention of the sewing machine in the 19th century and the rise of computerization in the 20th century led to mass production and export of sewn objects, but hand sewing is still practiced around the world. Fine hand sewing is a characteristic of high-quality tailoring, haute couture fashion, and custom dressmaking, and is pursued by both textile artists and hobbyists as a means of creative expression. The first known use of the word \"sewing\" was in the 14th century. Sewing has an ancient history estimated to begin during the Paleolithic Age. Sewing was used to stitch together animal hides for clothing and for shelter. The Inuit, for example, used sinew from caribou for thread and needles made of bone; the indigenous peoples of the American Plains and Canadian Prairies used sophisticated sewing methods to assemble tipi shelters.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I like sewing a lot.  It is the craft of fastening and attaching objects using stitches!  Do you know how to sow?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I am cluless.  Where do I even start?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'll start with the invention of the sewing machine in the 19th century.  Before then it was all about hand sewing but sewing machines have drastically improved the process of sewing."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Are sewing machines expensive to buy?  Are they hard to use?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's not that expensive any more.  It may be a hard to use at first but given that it's designed for one person to sew items individually, it is a lot easier to sew than hand sewing."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Is there a particular sewing method that is recommended for a novice like me?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Definitely as a beginner, I would recommend to hand sew with a needle and a thread.  It has been done this way for thousands of years before.  Once you have more experience, you should move into the sewing machines and maybe even quiliting!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I will take that advice.  Any other pointers or hints/techniques?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Last tip, sewing is really useful in life or death situations as well.  Imagine you are trapped in the forest one day, by sewing, you can stitch together animal hides for clothing and shelter.  It could be a life saving skill."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Thats a really good point.  It seem like an overall useful life skill."}]