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Pictures
I just added pictures of the fleece throw and sweatjacket I embroidered for my DGS: projects! I had to remove the zipper, so when I put it back in I changed thread colors at the logo. The throw is...
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hi everyone!
Just wanted to touch base. I know there are some here that are also in rctq, so feel free to ignore the rest of this post if you are :-) I have been trying to reduce my sewing stash the past few weeks...
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Printable coupons
I haven't seen anyone post a link to TSWLTH coupons for quite awhile, but I'm on their e-mail list and just received a good one: if that breaks: also get their snail-mail coupons, but hardly ever see...
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Ease in pattern fitting
Please help! I know there is a chart for ease in fitting pants. I have it somewhere, but where? I've spend sometime today looking for it and can not find it. I want to make some loose fitting short...
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Shutter pleats on a dress
Can you describe what you mean by "shutter pleats?" I taught design for thirty years, and I've never heard of them. Teri
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OT - Just When One Thinks There Couldn't Possibly Be Any More Evil In This World
> feel sick. My sister lives in the same county. http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9596223?source=most_viewedI
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Janome Schoolmate or Sewist 625?
Hello, I'm new here, I'm from Milan, Italy. I want to buy a new machine and I can't decide between Janome Schoolmate and Sewist 652. I used to have a Necchi 512 which broke last year and, despite...
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which machine singer 620 or 404
Both.
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Marking through multiple layers of fabric
When having to make a batch of units from a single pattern, like you, I stack a number of layers of cloth beneath a cutting template and use a heavy duty rotary cutter to cut them all at once....
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Fantastic online supplier
I ordered a replacement zipper for the RTW sweatfleece jacket I embroidered for DGS, the original was a nasty, cheap metal one. I was thinking I was going to have to go ahead and put it back in, but...
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Polyester crinkle cloth
How to hem? I took in the project from a neighbor. She wants a polyester crinkle cloth (sort of like gauze) hemmed up about 3.25". At first, I thought I would hem it by hand and "press" it by hand as...
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Singer 401a stitch selector
I just did a seldom-used stitch on my Singer 401a and now all of a sudden the right (inner) selector knob is jammed. I can't get back to straight or zigzag & I'm stumped. I can see a metal part...
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Any Other Verizon Users Here?
On 06/24/2008, Verizon will be modifying its Newsgroup offerings to only offer groups in the Big-8 Newsgroup hierarchies, which are listed below. Users will not be able to post or download from any...
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Singer 491 D220 questions
Can anyone tell me about this machine? Approx. year(s) of manufacture? What type of work it was designed for? Are manuals and parts available? I have a chance to buy one locally for what I hope is a...
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