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searching for white or green brocade for a man's waistcoat.
I need help finding some white or green brocade to make No 1 son a waistcoat the wedding is white flowers and dark green foliage and natural wood . So far I have found. If anyone else has a source...
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How long did elastic used to be.
I have to replace some elastic, 14 years old, that isn't elastic anymore. It doesn't pull back. Is there a way to determine how long the piece was in the first place. I want to duplicate the original....
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appropos of flooding basements
There's a floor drain in a weird place in my basement. It's right at an exterior wall, in a room where there is no other plumbing, and no real reason to have a floor drain. The floor isnt' even sloped...
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Brutal
I have spent several days preparing "stuff" for donation. I came across lots and Lots and LOTS of fabric, some largish bits left over from completed projects, some entire 5-6 yard pieces I never made...
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Pfaff 7510
I have the opportunity to buy a Pfaff 7510 sewing machine at AUS $500 is this a worthwhile investment? Ive always wanted a German made Pfaff.
 
Riccar RW-6L
Hello, I recently bought a second hand sewing machine here in Belgium but i can not find any manual online. The brand of my machine is Adler Riccar , the model is RW-6L and L 668624. You will find...
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Good reason to make a muslin
I'm making a pair of linen pants to make to wear to my Granddaughter's wedd ing. It's a very casual affair. I decided to use Jalie 3243. and put in different pockets. Don't like the o nes the pattern...
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Singer 457 belts replaced- clutch not locking
Hi! I just got a singer 457 stylist second hand, and knew off the bat it needed to be timed. I timed it, only to find out the top gear needed to be replaced. So I looked further, and saw the belts...
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Bernina 121
Hi folks Just got this and am having a problem with it. No matter what I do with the tension settings, when it lifts the top thread up it just doesn't bring it up quite far enough, and snarlup soon...
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Quick sort out.
9h00. Thinking about having a re shuffle in my sewing room. I need not to have the 3 machines on the bench not so close together so I have to re-home the ironing board and a ton of other stuff. If I...
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Re: Pfaff 130 value?
You could try listing it on eBay: But packing (a very specialized process) and shipping would probably be prohibitive. If I were in this situation, I would find a local-to-the-machine sewing-quilting...
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What I am up to at the moment.
Well as we have been quiet here and this morning I am awake at stupid O'clock I thought I would check in. At the moment here where I am it's the official year of the cushion. I seem to be doing...
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OT: Happy Fathers Day
Hope that all families have a restful week end. My husband and I spent yesterday, and will spend today just resting, just thinking about our son who past away a little more than a year ago, and the...
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When the wind gets at you - Turn it around and make Lemonade!!!!
So I have had a couple of disasters lately. The edge of my stall got caught in tremendous downpour 2 weeks ago and a lot of the dresses got really badly soaked. The problem was that 3 of them badly...
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bernina record 530-1
how do i open the bottom of a bernina record 530-1 for oiling
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