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My serger will turn on, but won't run
Perhaps someone might be able to help me. I was given a Kenmore serger from a friend. I threaded it, plugged it in an d turned it on. The light turns on but when I press the pedal, nothing happ ens....
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Fray block - what's it like once dried?
Is it hard like plastic or soft like rubber? Would it survive in a high stress application such as a repair to jeans without cracking? Mike
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Ping: Polly
Hi Remember a few days ago talking about the unusual fork with one long middle prong? You mentioned how it is unusual to see crawfish on the fine dining buffet? Yesterday I went to a new restaurant...
 
I'm home from Cape Cod
Hi everyone, I returned last evening from my second stint of the summer on Cape Cod. I was there for 3 weeks in July, home for 1 week and then stayed for 5 weeks. I loved every minute of my time...
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Sewing with DGD
This summer I have been doing some hand sewing with granddaughter and talking about sewing in general. She has been watching me sew on my machine. So today I got out the 1950's Singer (I had it...
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950 Back in Action
I finally managed to get time to take the 950 to my service man on Tuesday. Very luckily for me he had a quiet morning and was able to put it right while I was in Town . I have a two hour round trip...
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An amazing project
A giant tapestry chronicling 12,000 years of Scottish history breaks the record for the world's largest tapestry
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Spoiled dog alert!
Younger daughter and her husband don't (technically) have children. They have an adorable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel female, named McKenzie. They are going on a car trip in November to Vancouver...
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fantasy hat pattern
picture of a hat in a back Burda issue surfaced in my mind as a pattern. but it wasn't. oh, well, I did get out all the stored patterns to look through.
 
baby Quilt
Here are a couple of pictures of the baby quilt I made on Monday. I hope the client comes for it this weekend. It's a quick one as I know she won't pay over 50? all she said was that she wanted a...
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Lower bust adjustment
Hi everyone, I'm adjusting a princess-seam blouse pattern where the full bust adjustment is only ~3/4in. but I also have to lower the apex by about two inches. A full bust adjustment seems pretty...
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Tale of A Little Black Dress
My DGD the bassoon player was one of 110 young Amercian musicians selected for the first National Youth Orchestra tour: We learned about two weeks before she left that she needed a "dressy dress, at...
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A little eye candy
For those who get a kick or are inspired by this. The level of detail is staggering. Costume embroider Michele Carragher takes her job very seriously.
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loose sewing stitches
I have a problem getting my singer touch and sew machine model 646 to sew evenly. The bbottom stitches are loose.
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need a users manuel for a brother mademoiselle 320
can some one please help me in finding a users guide for a brother mademoiselle 320 sewing machine
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