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Sewing Machines / Re: Machine for my Mum
« on: February 05, 2024, 14:43:58 PM »
Sewall will sew man-made fibres as well as natural ones. If you buy cotton thread it is not suitable for man-made fibres. I usually use only Sewall.
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Sewing Machines / Re: Machine for my Mum
« on: February 02, 2024, 15:01:11 PM »
I usually change mine per project. Although the needle may look OK, it can get very blunt. Some fabrics will cause this more than others. If I don't change mine when I should, I find that the machine will make a dull clonking sound as it tries to punch the needle through the fabric - can't be good for the machine. Cheap needles are false economy - use Schmetz - I get mine on Ebay.
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Sewing Machines / Re: Machine for my Mum
« on: January 24, 2024, 16:25:44 PM »
And don't buy cheap needles or thread - false economy. Schmetz are the best needles and you won't go wrong with Gutermann thread.
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Sewing Machines / Re: Machine for my Mum
« on: January 23, 2024, 14:18:50 PM »
@AnthonyExmouth I'm sure your Mum will love her machine. I hope you'll give her contact details for The Sewing Place with it!
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Sewing Machines / Re: Machine for my Mum
« on: January 20, 2024, 16:28:33 PM »
Also Elna machines - owned by Janome now. I have an Elna Experience 520S which has a good basic range of stitches. I do a lot of dressmaking and soft furnishings and it does everything I want it to. You could also speak to Sewing Machines Direct - they have an excellent reputation and won't sell you more than you want or need. I have bought from them twice, online, and had excellent service.
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The Haberdashery / Re: Rewinding thread onto old style cotton reels.
« on: January 18, 2024, 14:36:48 PM »
One thing that occurs to me is that, if you wind thread off one reel onto another, the thread is then going to be used in the opposite direction. I have always believed that the thread is one directional and should be used as it comes off the reel, Certainly when hand sewing, I have found that if you use it in the opposite direction, it is inclined to knot itself and drive you mad. Wound bobbins are, I think, designed to take account of this although they are, of course, the other way round. I have had problems on the machine if I've used a wound bobbin instead of a proper thread.
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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Returning forum member
« on: January 18, 2024, 13:16:23 PM »
Hello and welcome back @garynortheast !
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Hi, I'm new... / Re: New to the forum
« on: January 18, 2024, 11:12:35 AM »
Hello and welcome @The Shrinking Sewust !
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A Good Yarn / Re: Fitting a knitted garment
« on: January 13, 2024, 10:40:37 AM »
In machine knitting too, the amount of "give" in the knitted fabric is used to deal with those fitting issues, and no special allowance is made. If you lay a RTW jumper flat the measurement across at the hem is generally the same as that between the bottom of the armholes - front and back alike. Front and back sections are knitted from the same diagram shape and the only difference between the two is the neckline.
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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hi folks, another newbie-ish guy here.
« on: January 06, 2024, 22:36:26 PM »
Hello and welcome! We sincerely hope that you won't just lurk!
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Hi, I'm new... / Re: New Member - First Post
« on: January 06, 2024, 22:33:47 PM »
You all forgot the soup maker!
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I saw this & I thought you may be interested! / Instruction book Singer 99
« on: January 06, 2024, 14:47:30 PM »
Just seen this on the items for sale in Wiltshire. Any use to anyone?
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Hi, I'm new... / Re: New Member - First Post
« on: January 05, 2024, 17:40:41 PM »
Hello and welcome!
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Sewing Spaces and Furniture / Re: Table protection
« on: December 31, 2023, 12:58:22 PM »
The Bulgomme is the table protector I have. Mine is also an oval table and I have a D shaped piece for each end and another small rectangle for when the extra leaf is in. For sewing, however, I find that the plasticised stuff is more slippery for moving fabric around.
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Sewing Spaces and Furniture / Re: Table protection
« on: December 31, 2023, 11:06:55 AM »
Since painting my dining room table I have been very careless about covering it. However, when I do cover it, I have found that the best solution is plasticised fabric (like old fashioned wipe-clean tablecloths). Better if you can find a plain one because I found that the pattern showed through lighter fabrics and was distracting when pattern matching. I do have proper table protector pieces which I can use and its OK but the plasticised is better.