Mike, sewing machines are plain easy to use. I had to learn for my avce art course at college; the textiles unit required all sorts of un-manly tasks, but now I'm the sole user of a sewing machine at home - neither my mother nor my sister nor my father can use it.
Trust me, get some old fabric to try out on first, play about and get your wife to teach you how to control the damned machine (and thread the needle and refill a bobbin? thing), after that it'll be easier than setting up your camera on the tripod
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