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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: March 22, 2024, 10:12:37 AM »
I have one of the pop up irons and they are brilliant , I bought mine in Watford over 12 years or so ago from a department store that sold off things from different suppliers.  I paid £29 for one and £19 for the other as it had an open box. The second one I bought for a friend.

They are the proper make, different colour  but I don’t think they were ever marketed in this country, the ones I got were probably a trial run.

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Vintage Machines / Re: Jones z-690 Foreign
« on: March 21, 2024, 09:27:25 AM »
OK calm down @Bill  I am here to the rescue.  Berninas are very greedy machines and do require cleaning and oiling after every garment, some need oiling in the middle of a big garment.

What they don’t need is attacking with a screwdriver  :scream:

So go ahead a nice gentle clean and oil …Bill

 

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Tuesdays 2-4pm
« on: March 19, 2024, 16:11:05 PM »
I am here but got home too late to really start sewing so just sorting out a few bits ready for Thursday, unfortunately I won’t be home tomorrow to join in as I will be weaving insted.


@Elnnina i used to have that machine and it is a fantastic machine but a bit of a beast to master, do you have the video if not this links to it on YouTube https://youtu.be/xpBTVy14WAw?si=BzxVNLPqR22URljN    I think if you can set it up for cover stitch and don’t need to keep changing it will be fine.

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Patterns Discussion / Re: Has anyone tried Spencer Ogg patterns
« on: March 19, 2024, 09:47:17 AM »
I bought the pattern and watched some of the video, in it she mentions a free pattern https://youtu.be/20UIIkFqQLs?si=VqLAgUhIuD9H_u6p.

I have cut out the free one and hopefully will make it up this afternoon, I will also do the one I bought but I think it will not work in the fabric I was thinking of, so need to find something stronger or maybe even leather.

Really like her style of teaching

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Patterns Discussion / Re: Has anyone tried Spencer Ogg patterns
« on: March 18, 2024, 11:18:28 AM »
Great thank you, I think I will go ahead and buy it.   :loveit:

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Patterns Discussion / Has anyone tried Spencer Ogg patterns
« on: March 18, 2024, 09:14:05 AM »
I am looking to make a small wallet that will take a few credit cards and my massive car key, I want it as small as possible.

I am looking at this one https://www.spencerogg.com/product/starlight-wallet/

Just wondered if anyone had tried any of her patterns, if so are the instructions good? I am a novice when it comes to bags.

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A Good Yarn / Re: Ploshkin - Weaving Along
« on: March 14, 2024, 21:35:43 PM »
Sounds brilliant, I am looking forward to seeing it.

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Overlockers & Coverstitchers / Re: New overlocker tips
« on: March 08, 2024, 13:05:26 PM »
As far as I know all Babylock Overlockers are made in Japan but I could be a bit out of date.

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I don’t think mine will count as a scrappy quilt but I had delighted these pieces to the scrap box because I hated the way it greyed. It is also left overs from a cushion I made.

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Sewing Machines / Re: Help please for this singer!
« on: March 07, 2024, 13:14:03 PM »
@Ohsewsimple  yes it’s all changed your old Pfaff 7570 was made before two companies joined together.

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Sewing Machines / Re: Help please for this singer!
« on: March 07, 2024, 09:35:26 AM »
Husqvarna and Pfaff are the same and are in fact made in the same factories, singer are although owned by the same parent company they are not made the same. In this country Pfaff and Husqvarna are distributed by VSM but singer are not, it is different in other countries.
 Husqvarna emeralds are not made by Husqvarna and there are also a few other models across the lower end of both Pfaff and Husqvarna that are made for them.   

If you take the covers off of some of the PFAFF  and husqvarna machines they are almost identical, it is just the fancy bits that change.

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Sewing Machines / Re: In need of a service!
« on: March 07, 2024, 09:10:56 AM »
It could be either the foot control or the power supply, I would be inclined to try a new foot control as I think this is the most likely culprit, they are not usually repairable these days unless you are very lucky and have someone willing to break the rules!!!

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: March 07, 2024, 09:05:54 AM »
@Elnnina i am sure you will love playing with your newly discovered machines, I almost exclusively use stretch fabrics and always use my overlocker for the seams, I do use cover stitch but not on everything.  Have fun

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Sewing Machines / Re: Celia’s new machine
« on: March 05, 2024, 14:05:05 PM »
Thank you, not really although I do refer to her as a she and did call her little betty once but I am not sure it’s stuck.  I have actually used on quite a few fabrics and she has performed perfectly  :loveit:

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Oooh I am thinking about cushion covers too so maybe ?

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