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WooHoo!!!
I ordered royal blue cotton velvet from in Vancouver B.C. (Canada) on 9/17. They verified by e-mail and shipped on the 18th, tracking said it crossed the border on the 19th. The package came TODAY!...
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Pattern packet photo
Someone was asking about an out of print pattern for pants, capris, shorts that I've got and love. Well I finally got the picture done and up loaded, along with some other stuff 't done any sewing...
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Singer Model 457 Needle Bar
Hi, I'm trying to repair a 40 year old Singer Model 457 machine. After performing enough disassembly to remove a stripped top bevel gear from the vertical shaft of the timing belt pulley, I found that...
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dye remover -- sometimes
Furniture stripper. I *was* wearing an old shirt. Took all the color out, the solid and the check (light blue both) Didn't work so well on a stain of uncertain type and age.
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easier to take it off the bolt
than to put it back on. I got a great deal on something that may be silk (in a color favored by one person I know)... got a bolt from the (former) local store.... Hold the bolt (the tube) at the top,...
 
Fiber Arts & Animals Festival Website
Hello group, I've been talking to quite a few of you off-list. So, I thought I'd let everyone know that I have redesigned our website. I have added a page for our second festival, art quilt exhbiit...
 
Choosing a machine
I want to sew lighter weight leather with fur trim. I like the older machines but a newer one isn't out of the question. I also would like this machine to sew lighter weight fabrics as well. Any...
 
new skirt with flowers
Well yesterday i wore the new skirt with the flowers that are going in all direction , added to it a cream [Indian] cotton shirt , [home made of course !!] + my new green cotton over shirt [ A/ C ] ,...
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Battery said the lights
Yesterday as i opened my Pfaff Creative 1475CD , the litte lit panel , that usually shows sizes of stitiches etcmm falashe BATTERY / Batteria at me,,, this never happened before ,, thus i opened my...
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Problems with elna 7000
Hello out there I am sitting and looking at my woman's fine mechanics - a Elna 7000 - after a little congestion is it not catching the thread any more from the bobbin cabin - now I have sat and looked...
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canvas fabric
does anyone know where to purchase 8 - 10 oz colored canvas fabric online? thanks! ##-----------------------------------------------## Delivered via Community of the NetWeb and RSS access to...
 
Ruffles on "V" neck
I'm playing around with some fabric and want to put a ruffle on a "V" neck top, back zip. I want the ruffle to be small, no more than an inch wide and I want it to go in toward my chest rather than...
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OT a little Washing machines
Hey All, I mentioned the new washer. Still in love with it, BTW. The oddest thing I've noticed, there is way less lint in the lint screen on the dryer. Cool, but unexpected. I thought I would share a...
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Sewing Sources
Does anyone know of any good online sources for sewing ideas, patterns, etc.? I've heard of before and used them before and like their ideas, but I don't love their patterns. They never seem to be...
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In case your at a lost as to what to wear, check out this URL
You've got to see this. the newest fashions, especially the shoes. I'm really having a hard time deciding which pair I like the
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