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OT Message hiccups
We've been having problems with getting newsgroup messages for a while and after DH contacted our ISP is seems they were not aware of the problem until then, but the problem is up stream of our ISP so...
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sad news
Hey All, Some of you may remember I used to live right outside Louisville, KY. There was a fabulous fabric store there in downtown called Baer Fabrics. Just got this last night from a dear friend who...
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I'm a Proud Grandma
Well of course I'm proud of both my DGC EVERY day, but this is a special day: DGD danced five dances at the Portland Highland Games today, placed first in three(Scottish Lilt, Highland Fling and Seann...
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Sewing
Friend, I'm always looking for good and intelligent individuals, such as yourself, to visit . It contains valuable information. Sincerely, Brandon http://www.BrandonsCastle.com
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making the best of
I made myself a lovely `Indian Cotton` shirt. It is a soft cloth with some machinal embroidered flowers. I made a shirt for me , than one for a friend , and than i thought i might somehow squeeze a...
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heaviest thread used reliably in home sewing machines ?
I am trying to find the heaviest thread people have experience using reliably in home sewing machines. the home machine will be either a pfaff 1475, singer T&S 600e , 401a or similar I am making some...
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pattern?
I'am looking for a pattern for booty shorts( i think they call then hot pants, not sure) They are underwear/shorts. You can email if you need more info. I can send a pic.
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Pfaff Creative Vision vs Custom Designs
I've recently plonked down the money on a Creative Vision, but I'm all kinds of lost on what I need for creating my own designs. I'm something of a pro at Photoshop, do I just need Pfaff's Digitizer...
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origins of patchwork (madras) fabric?
Have always wondered about the origin of the old original madras patchwork. Perhaps the producers of un-patchworked items in India looked at all the cutting scraps and thought they should not go to...
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using curtain Cloth for summer skirts
I am sewing summer skirts , a lot of times from Curtain cloth , mirjam
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Fabric site
I was hunting around for something and found this page for quilt fabrics. The selection is huge and the price and shipping seem very fair to me. I don't quilt but love quilt fabrics for summer skirts,...
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Fabric choice help please
Hi, I'm very much a beginner but I have successfully made McCall's 4258 - - in a couple of different fabrics - one cotton and one pattern says that it's suitable for lightweight fabrics. I would like...
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Measuring elastic
Because I've lost weight my swimsuit leg openings are too large. The body is fine - it was too tight before :-) So I need to sew some elastic on the leg openings and I wondered if there was a formula...
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seat cushion
I am making a very simple seat. A piece of plywood, with foam on top and then material to cover it and stapled to the back of the plywood. What do you do to the material so that the corners are nice...
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Hemming problem
Hello all, I bought a pair of cheap $9.95 Chinese Dockers knock-offs to make into shorts for working on my car. I put them outseams-up on my gridded cutting mat carefully, bottoms parallel to the...
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