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Gluing curtain hems

My wife died recently, half way through our moving house. We were planning to take and re-use many of our curtains, all...
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posted by me
7 comments posted 8yrs posted by me

Stitches on Singer 514

Just got a Singer 514, working fine before but I must have changed a setting which means instead of each stitch being t...
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posted by Tessa
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by Tessa

Wooden Jersey

As I was leafing past the sports pages in today's paper, a headline caught my eye: "Brees Buys Wooden Jersey" What a di...
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posted by jbeeson
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Crippled-up sewing.

I'm not exactly crippled -- I went on a seventeen-mile bike ride yesterday, and found it disappointingly short -- but I...
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posted by jbeeson
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I think I killed my overlocker/serger.

I think I just killed my Eva Royal overlocker. Last year I knocked the timing out of wack and with a service and new bl...
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posted by claire
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by claire

Sun Fade on white jersey.

Sometimes when I have had an item for a bit too long on my stall I get some fading due to being out in the sun which is...
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posted by claire
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by claire

Rimoldi 329

Does some one here have the adjustment measurements for a Rimoldi 329. I have the Manuel here but the table of adjustme...
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posted by gstroop2815
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by gstroop2815

Different type of sewing

Today's sewing was a marathon job. I finally decided I had to repair my market umbrellas. After a very wet weekend wher...
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posted by claire
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by claire

I have acquired a Necchi Lelia 510

I have acquired this machine but have no idea how to thread it if someone could help me with this it would be much-appre...
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posted by Maxine
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by Maxine

Slowly pulling ahead with sewing

Major phew, I have this afternoon managed to empty the box of pieces that are Reversible dresses for Spring. Just counte...
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posted by claire
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by claire

Box cushions and frustration!

Beyond cross with myself. I have just finished a clients order only to realise I have to unpick 2 cushions as the zips...
9 comments posted 8yrs
posted by claire
9 comments posted 8yrs posted by claire

Elna cam numbers

Hi All ; I thought I'd ask here before google searching - what does the small number mean - under the cam ID number ? I...
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posted by hubops
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by hubops