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Sewing from hell
I have just discovered the hard way the sewing fabric combination from hell. Leather waistcoat fronts with polyester satin lining!!!!!!!!!!!!! Remind me to say no next time. Unfortunately this is a...
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Doomed! We're aaalll DOOOOMED!
NEXT TIME I propose doing something this bonkers, just remind me WHY it is such a bad idea! 24 pattern pieces... And I didn't bother patterning the pockets! 53 cut out bits of cloth. This does include...
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Need a Viking / Bernina translation
Any Vikings here who do 'fine' stitching? Not fine as in good, better, best - I mean delicate thin batiste. On my Bernina I can easily do a wee skinny fine edging - no turn under, just a carefully cut...
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Ugh, a mess!
I just went downstairs to retrieve the iron so I could work up here on DSIL's kilt, and discovered that one of the shelves above the sewing machine, where I had: 8 shoeboxes of patterns, segregated by...
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Latest little project
I have been playing with fabric and timtex the last couple of weeks, this was one of my projects Travel Case for Phone, Passport & Ebook: This case was custom made to hold a Sony e-reader and a Galaxy...
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OT: Just because I think you'll like this
Eagle owl at 1000 frames per Second towards a camera. Unbelievably vivid.   Thank you for uploading!
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Discount Sewing Parts
Marty's father Don made his living as a door-to-door vacuum salesman in North Central Florida. As a child, Marty would ride his bike to his father's store to wait for his father and watch the...
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Once burned, forever cautious
I'm in the final stages of cutting out a tunic-and-jeans set, and being *very* careful with the scraps. This leads me to wonder: is there anyone present who has never, not once, cut a collar or a...
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Clothes for GD
I am late getting started sewing summer clothes for my only GD but am still having problems with my left arm after a fall a couple months ago. I am going to therapy twice a week and it helps a lot. I...
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refuge ?
Hello all a new approach is necessary to talk about the understanding of the religion simultaneously; Subsequently, you should read this scriptures example 16 For we did not follow cunningly devised...
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Any pointers for sewing "Dog Leash" nylon webbing ?
Any pointers for sewing "Dog Leash" nylon webbing ? any machine recomendations , needls, threads ? I want to make some longer dog leashes, and also some carrying handles, for some of the boy scout...
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Sewing machine FAQ?
Hi all, Can someone post the link for buying a sewing machine. A friend of mine is thinking about getting one and I want to point him in the right direction for his needs. Thanks Lizzy
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Can one machine quilt and/or free motion sew using a Singer Stylist 774 machine?
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Grommet valances
I've got a pair of drapes made out of some sort of silky, satiny material. I will be making valances for 4 windows. I will make them double the width of the windows and need some input, please. If any...
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Drapery Rods
MAC manufactures several kinds of rods to suit your home and office requirements. The rods and motorized tracks are effective in controlling the harsh rays of the sun. The rods are manufactured with...
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