A BISHOP WHO SEWS.

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 112, 17 November 1928, Page 13

A BISHOP WHO SEWS.

The Bishop of Bradford's admission —or is it' a boast?—that he can sew and knit is not very remarkable, for though such accomplishments are perhaps rare among bishops, thero ai'6 other sections of the community where they are taken as matters'of course (says the "Morning Post"). Leaving, tailors out of account—and though much of the sewing in the trade is done by women, the fine-drawing of a good craftsman is hard to beat—the skill of sailors with tho needle is proverbial. Tho sailmaker, with his curious, cupped thimble strapped across the palm of his hand, has had his business spoiled by steam; but the sailor can not only mend his own clothes, he can also do wonderful pictures in embroidery. Sewing, like cookery, is indeed an art of which men are by no means content to take a second place. And when it comes to cutting out —well, I wonder if there is such a thing as a forewoman cutter at any West End tailor's, even in these progressive days.