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OT: off the beaten path...

While doing web searches for one thing I've often stumbled on interesting sites......It's all the fault of people who p...
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posted by YawShur
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stain removal

i need to remove a ball point pen ink stain from a cotton/polyester blouse. the usual stain removers don't work. do not...
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posted by vashti
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Independence Day

To all the U.S.A. folks here: http://www.maylin.net/Fireworks.html Turn up your speakers, click anywhere on the screen a...
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posted by nobeidesignspam
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Monarch sewing machine

Does anyone know about a Monarch sewing machine?
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posted by crmason
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to Ron Anderson

"I do not wish to debate with you. I can tell you I have forgotten more about sewing machines than you will ever know."...
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posted by calico_jewels
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beanies for big heads

Hi, I want a beanie. But my head is enormous. I'd like a stylish one, $20 or less, but everytime I go into a store, all...
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posted by googlegroups
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Mastering the art of

rolled hems on the machine! Any tips for starting and ending the hems so they aren't lumpy, please? In between the start...
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posted by biotech
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tape that stops fraying....what's it called?

I working with carbon fibre mat at the adges are fraying very badly. Is there a special tape around an eighth of an inch...
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posted by nick.costin1
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Value for used sewing machine

I have a Bernina 153 Artista that I've used sporadically over the past 5 years or so. I want to upgrade to a newer mach...
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posted by franrickenbach
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Please Help Me ID this Nelco (and find a manual)

Hello: I bought a used Nelco sewing machine for my 15-year old daughter. She wants to take classes at JoAnn and I thoug...
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posted by wallyblackburn
22 comments posted 21yrs posted by wallyblackburn

Fabric question

What is 'barkcloth'? I have seen this on several websites where I am searching for material for my SO's shirt. He loves...
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posted by closito
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How to sew picot edging?

I visited the Chanel exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum today and saw many dresses (silk crepe? Chiffon?) described as...
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posted by motozulli
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by motozulli

help find fabric

Has anyone come across a fabric with dogwood blossoms on it? TIA K Sue
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posted by ksboiko
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by ksboiko

Action figure clothes????

Hi im new to everything here, the newsgroup, sewing and sewing machines does anyone know where I can get patterns and m...
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posted by godson
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by godson