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Should I have bought it?
Its undoubtedly gone...but I the other day I saw an old Mongomery Ward sewing machine. The old heavy metal body. It MAY have been a converted treadle machine. There was a thigh bar for adjusting the...
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Re: Free Flat Screen Monitor or TV if you please
but I DO have some ocean front property for sale here in Colorado...when you get your TV....contact me;)
 
Anyone up for a little Singer troubleshooting help?
My (previously) trusty Singer no longer sews, and I can't figure out why. It's a "No. 15", at least according to Singer's serial # scheme from their website. (Except that the manual I downloaded shows...
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Using dye to match a color?
I'm hoping I will be able to match some fabric to a specific color. We got new aprons at work which are dark marroon in color. The old aprons had straps that went across the shoulders and crossed on...
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Well, so much for working on the quilt
I won't be able to start working on it until the fall. DD will be home for the summer, as the place she worked for before leaving for college would like her back for the summer and she'll make more...
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Reversible tote bag
Hi all Does anyone know of a link to a pattern very simple, very basic reversible tote/shoulder bag. I did have one I made about 30+ years ago at school, but can't find it anywhere (suspect it went in...
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OT.....NOT an Urban Legend
This is a heads-up to those friends who haven't experienced it yet, and an explanation to those friends and family who have. Most of you have read the scare-mail about the person whose kidneys were...
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Another First
Dear Diary, Today I actually toured TSWLTH, a full frontal ten-finger digital assault, and came out unscathed, wallet intact, having purchased Nothing. Zip. Zero. Nada. This is a ground-shaking event,...
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Embroidery Machines
Could some one explain to me what is wrong with an embroidery machine when ,on the led window it say thread is tangled but it is not. The needle will not go down at just makes a grinding there a way...
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Quick jeans alteration
Thought I'd share an alteration I often make to my jeans. My figure is a bit thick around the middle; combine that with short-waisted, and jeans always stop just shy of a good fit, being a bit snug on...
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Where to advertise
Hello.. I am the webmaster for ... I'm not big into the linen industry, and my boss has delegated to me the rather perplexing task of getting our site out in the open. Does anyone know where or how I...
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OT: California tourist information
Several years ago, a friend arranged a holiday in California. I remember that we drove from SF, through/past Sacramento, and ended up at a resort on a lake. It wasn't Tahoe. It was quiet and...
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Singer sewing machine manual
I "inherited" a Singer Zig Zag 758 sewing machine from a friend of mine when she moved out. I've never used a sewing machine before and would like to play around with this one as a precursor to...
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best way to prepare fat quarters for washing
I know you all will think I'm a dunce here, and I guess that's okay, but I have never bought fat quarters before, and I am wondering if it's okay to zigzag the edges of them before washing them or if...
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Really basic question....
Reading the Vogue Sewing book, I came upon a description of the first step in hand stitching. It shows tying a simple knot and slipping this off the finger after the thread is passed through the...
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