In TS2 Freetime I'm pretty sure there was a sewing machine (never had that expansion, so not sure) and I'm surprised there's not one for TS3! I know lots of people who either crochet, knit and/or sew and I thought it'd be cool if my sims could do it too. There would have to be the object (sewing machine for sewing, ball of yarn and knitting needles and/or crochet hook for the other two) and I'd love it if there was a skill to go with it (like how painting has it's own skill, etc). Maybe when the sim finishes their project, they quick hold up a piece of cloth (like a not crumpled up piece of laundry) as if they're looking it over, before putting it into their inventory, which they can then either sell or give as a gift to someone.

Is there a mod(s) that are at all similar to this?

TSR has a knitting basket (ETA: it's cashcraft's All Sewn Up) that comes with a whole lot of sewing-related decor (and a Queen Anne desk!). Unfortunately, as far as I'm concerned, the only knitting mods/actions I've found for Sims games was for TS2. Therefore, my selfsim is stuck with just going in and editing her shirts to look more like sweaters in CAS.

http://modthesims.info/d/376401

There's this, which is a computer with a sewing machine mesh. What you're talking about would involve making at least one new animation (the holding up the cloth at the end) and a custom skill, both of which are hard things to do. I've been trying to make a skill using Inge's hidden skill tutorial and by dissecting Twallan's Kama Simtra skill, but I have no idea how to script an object to boost a skill, and even less idea how to animate.

The skill and animation is more of a "I would love this, but know that it probably isn't possible/doesn't exist" and honestly, I'd be fine with something that just looks like their sewing/knitting/crochet and is only boosting their fun. I'll look into that link, thank you.

Knitting: https://modthesims.info/d/659365/kn...-and-skill.html

Sewing: https://modthesims.info/d/643837/ts...eta-v1-0-9.html