Penultimate question

Has anyone seen "The Last Supper Sketch"? Performed by Python in the Hollywood Bowl film, it is a Cleese and (I believe) Chapman penned sketch that was never in the series. Anyway, when the Pope continues to be unimpressed by Michelangelo's version of the Last Supper, which has waiters, jellies, 28 disciples, and other "hilarity ensues" motifs, Michelangelo suggests calling it the Penultimate Supper: "If there was a Last Supper, then there must have been one before it, right?" The first time I heard the word penultimate was listening to this sketch as it appeared on a BBC radio show on 'misunderstanding' that my grandmother had sent to us. So, long story short: 'penultimate' means 'second to last'.

Two questions (not extra work: I'm giving you a choice, you ungrateful little turds):

1. Identify an object or thing you know how to make, the skills for which you acquired through informal means
2. Identify an object that has special meaning for you or your folk group

I now have a (whopping enormo) PDF of the bra article, which is available if you follow this link. Enjoy if you so desire. Technically it's copyright infringement, so I won't leave the link up for long.