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Alterations Advice Please / Re: Long time no see...
« on: December 27, 2022, 15:06:52 PM »
Thanks again everyone - and I hope you all had a wonderful Xmas.
The saga continued - my mum didn't fancy trying the twin needles and decided to do a zig-zag on the machine... then realised that my thread was cotton, not polyester - which partly explains why it was so difficult to thread the machine! It's not easy to find a haberdashery shop nowadays, least of all on Xmas Eve. But we found some, she sewed the dress, and it worked OK, it doesn't look as professional as a twin stitch or blind hem would have, but no one's going to notice it unless they're particularly interested in hems and get in up close, which unless I get lucky and have Patrick Grant grovelling at my knees is unlikely (but a girl can dream, right? ).
Now I just need to persuade OH either to get back into the office or retire so I can practise sewing at a more leisurly pace.
The saga continued - my mum didn't fancy trying the twin needles and decided to do a zig-zag on the machine... then realised that my thread was cotton, not polyester - which partly explains why it was so difficult to thread the machine! It's not easy to find a haberdashery shop nowadays, least of all on Xmas Eve. But we found some, she sewed the dress, and it worked OK, it doesn't look as professional as a twin stitch or blind hem would have, but no one's going to notice it unless they're particularly interested in hems and get in up close, which unless I get lucky and have Patrick Grant grovelling at my knees is unlikely (but a girl can dream, right? ).
Now I just need to persuade OH either to get back into the office or retire so I can practise sewing at a more leisurly pace.