This reminds me of a funny thing that happened with my sister's cat
Linus when he was a kitten. I didn't have my own sewing machine at home,
and I needed to take in a pair of jeans, so my sister told me to use her
machine. She wasn't at home herself, but Linus the hoolikitten was
*very* interested as I set up the sewing machine. Then I started sewing
a trouser leg. Linus was laying behind the machine keeping an eye on the
strange hoomin sitting at his table. The machine started feeding the leg
towards him. Linus jumped up in shock at the big black monster that just
kept coming at him, while the sound of the machine must have sounded
like a giant snake hissing at him. LOL! I didn't have to worry about
lttle paws under the needle, he stayed well away from me and the machine
for as long as I was there.