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New project for the week
My dear daughter-in- law asked me to make some throw pillows and I said yes. Another case of jumping in without looking, for me. When she gave me the dimension of the pillows she wanted, I figured out...
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Funny sewing machine diagram
By someone who prefers drawing to sewing? I've always wondered what the uppydowny was called. ;-D http://tinyurl.com/hystericalsewingmachineimage
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OT: The state of Usenet
Hard facts. Usenet is dying. Going the way of the Bulletin Board. ISPs are dropping, or have dropped, access to newsgroups. Connecting is no longer so simple, now you have to find a service, sign up...
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list of suppliers lost
All hail, my sewing compadres. I haven't hung out here is a while. I've not been sewing, either, but have some mending to do to get me back in the groove. I've lost my list of sewing supply sources,...
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sort of OT
You know what really bugs me lately? People who post once, asking for help, you answer to the best of your ability, ask them to come back and they never show up again. If you only come by once to pick...
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The latest
My grand-puppy's raincoat:
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hem t-shirt
Please help me remember the tricks. A friend of mine is going to a big deal football game this weekend. She has a team shirt But says it is dress length. I haven't shortened a knit shirt in decades. I...
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coucous
What I like about this recipe is that you could also use rice or quinoua.You can also use another dry fruit. Just make sure that if you use something else they don't have sulfites, especially...
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Home for the winter
DH and I got home yesterday. We closed the Cape house for the winter. That always makes me a bit melancholy. I hate closing up. While there I did some hand sewing. I finished some dresser scarves that...
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husqvarna 2000 old green enamel, loops and swaying thread below sunbrella fabric
I am trying to get my Husqvarna 2000 running just right and cannot get the thread below two layers of sunbrella to look right. The thread below the f abric loops and no matter how tight i have the...
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I'm back again
Hello, This has been a terrible year for me, especially sewing & correspondence. Even with a new great-grandson, I can't get myself in gear to do much of anything. But today, I really have felt good...
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pattern weights
Cross-posted and this may not work - but if it does, you're going to love it. Just look here! OT (but close) I was surprised at how pricey, especially 'shipping' costs, pattern weights are. Mine are...
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singer 600 chainstitch
I just recently bought the chain stitch attachment. I have downloaded the i nstruction guide. I don't understand the directions under the "sewing a cha in stitch seam" section. Its tells me to put...
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Bernina 1000 Special and Bernina 930
I have a chance to buy a sewing cabinet made for a Bernina 930 and can't fi gure out if it will work for my Bernina 1000 special or not. It's a 2 plus hour drive to see the thing so don't want to go...
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OT away again
We are leaving tomorrow for the last trip of the year to the usual I can't post,but can follow along on google.Enjoy this glorious fall weather and I'll be back with an occasion comment soon. Juno
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