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Overlockers & Coverstitchers / Re: Brother CV3440 coverstitch
« on: February 08, 2024, 13:37:12 PM »
Well done Lilian, now just enjoy using this.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: February 07, 2024, 20:31:22 PM »
Oh so cute - I am sure your grandchildren will love this teddy especially as they will recognise the various patterns from their clothes - well done.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: February 07, 2024, 16:22:46 PM »
I have been here Helen M, just messing about in the sewing room, preparing something for re-elastication and generally getting my cabinet top clear so I can get some patterns sorted.  Also waiting for another delivery of fabric - well I couldn't resist after my splurge last week, and the delivery is between 4-6pm - now I do call this excellent service.

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Brilliant idea and so well made Sheilago, I am sure your grandson will be delighted with his very own very personal quilt and something so special to snuggle up with.

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Overlockers & Coverstitchers / Re: Brother CV3440 coverstitch
« on: February 04, 2024, 14:14:51 PM »
Oh good luck with this Lilian, and if you indulge then I hope you have lots of fun with this machine.  I believe there is a knack to easing out the thread a little from the needle before pulling the fabric away after stitching otherwise the chain stitch effect on the underneath starts to unravel very fast.  Look forward to hearing that this machine has found a new home and an enthusiastic new owner.

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Sewing Machines / Re: Machine for my Mum
« on: February 03, 2024, 19:07:05 PM »
May I just add my thoughts please, AnthonyExmouth you have just spent a lot of your hard earned money on buying this lovely machine for your Mum, and I take it she is really delighted with your kind thoughts on this,  so in order for this to work well and give excellent  results it really is worth changing the needle regularly i.e. after each garment or project or as KayK has said after every 8 hours work  - your machine will thank you in the long run.  These days fabric is not exactly cheap, nor is thread, so may I also suggest use the best needles i.e. Schmetz and also a decent thread like Gutermann.  May your Mum have many hours of happy sewing now and I do hope she enjoys her new machine - a lovely gift from her lovely son.




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A Good Yarn / Re: Ploshkin - Weaving Along
« on: January 23, 2024, 10:32:38 AM »
Well done Ploshkin that looks brilliant, now enjoy wearing this and then on to the next project.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: January 17, 2024, 16:11:01 PM »
Now I am actually resewing that seam, the fact that I have been able to use the invisible zip opening to turn the blazer inside out has solved quite a few problems, first seam sewn, now about to tackle the underarm part of the armhole, then it is the lining.  The blazer is a Marks and Spencer school one and guess where it was made - India.  However the thread that they always seem to use is so thin and often it is a chain stitch, which as we all know once that starts unravelling it is a pain to try and stop, however, the fabric was stitched with an ordinary machine stitch thank goodness, not sure yet what and how the lining is stitched.  I am fighting ravelling fabric and lots of ironed on interfacing, some unravelling coarse weave stuff, some felt and it is horrible to say the least - nothing neatened at all on the actual blazer but guess what they have overlocked the seams on the lining.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Weekly Sewing Club Wednesdays 2-4pm
« on: January 17, 2024, 15:12:50 PM »
I am here too, however I am trying to repair a seam in a school blazer that has come undone the whole length of the seam from the vent and has also come undone into the armhole seam.  This blazer has been bagged out, however they have very sneakily put an invisible zip in near the inside chest pocket, so I have somehow with difficulty opened the zip - it really was invisible - only the zip tag gave the game away - and have turned the blazer inside out through this, now I need to find my unpicker to open up more of the armhole seam so that the body seam can be opened properly so that I can sew this up to the top of the seam - talk about a huge fiddle.

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Vintage Machines / Re: Guess what I have part II
« on: January 02, 2024, 21:00:23 PM »
Good to hear Bill, I must admit I had thought about suggesting swapping the motors over but that is as far as I got.  Well done on cleaning out the part of the 201 that you have posted about and what a transformation.  Now your machine is ready for you to sew away to your heart's content - enjoy!!

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Yes I have the Hurth Rulers, only I tend to forget that I have them as they are not with the normal rulers.  I bought mine direct from a lady called Gabrielle Stanley over near Reading back in 2017 and I believe she has/had an Etsy shop here in the UK.  The person on TSP who has/had them and used them is Morgan - so I am sure she could tell you a lot more about these.

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I received my latest Threads magazine yesterday, and in this there were loads of ideas for Christmas gifts, and one in particular is from the UK, and comes under the name of  Jenerates (Jen Hogg) she was in the GBSB of 2019, and has set up her own business and there are some lovely sewing aids, the one shown in Threads was  Seam Circles, these are small different sized wooden circles all different measurements, and you can place these against your pattern edge, put a pencil through the central hole and then run the wooden disc up along your pattern - the discs are from a 1/4" seam allowance to 2" and these discs are available either in metric or imperial.  Jen has also some other little sewing aids available as well as aids for knitting.  Her details are jenhogg.co.uk  (whilst I couldn't get this to work initially I eventually just typed in her name and up came Jenerates Jen Hogg).

I think this is going to solve a problem I have had with my husband asking me what do I want for Christmas   and to be honest I couldn't think of anything, and as I am drafting a lot of my own patterns lately I think I have now found the answer to marking in my seam allowances as I have tended to go down from the usual 5/8" to 3/8" and then overlocked these together and pressed to one side and for what I have been making this smaller seam allowance on my particular rather large size has proved to be beneficial.

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A Good Yarn / Re: Ploshkin - Weaving Along
« on: November 21, 2023, 11:06:20 AM »
Well done Ploshkin, that is quite impressive, and now of course you have some really useful tea towels to use as well.

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Current Projects / Re: Does it need another row?
« on: November 17, 2023, 10:42:22 AM »
Does your grandaughter like animals - if so what about the James Herriot books, i.e. 'It shouldn't happen to a Vet' etc.  My daughter found these around the same age, and just loved them - she couldn't get enough of them.

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In the wardrobe / Re: Oversized hooded sweatshirt/fleece
« on: November 16, 2023, 15:32:35 PM »
I have just looked for labels inside my Oodie and it says one size fits all - from  14 + designed in Australia and made in China.  Well I am quite a large person to say the least and there is plenty of room inside and I have just measured from armhole to armhole and it is a huge 198cm all around.  I think the reason I find mine so warm and cozy is because  of the two layers thus trapping the heat generated by my body, I have to add that I have not worn this during the day simply because being so chunky it would get in the way of doing things especially cooking.   Will be interested to see how you get on SewRuthieSews.

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