I only took home ec. to meet girls back then. But learned sewing too!Some people failed the sewing section in Home Ec in school. Not saying which persons those might be....*cough*.... but some people had to learn all on their own.... with no guidance once they became older adults, because no one in the family knew how to sew when they were growing up and no machines where in the house. Again, not saying which persons those might be....