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The Haberdashery / Aurifil thread
« on: March 01, 2020, 13:23:16 PM »
My Juki machine isn’t fussed with Moon thread. It will sew it but it seems happier with smoother thread like Gütermanns
so I was looking online for some suppliers and came across barnyarns in the U.K.
They sell a brand called Aurifil in larger spools. I’ve seen this brand mentioned elsewhere.
Can anyone advise if this a suitable all purpose type thread for general sewing or is it meant for more specialist sewing machines like embroidery machines?
I’m trying to find a brand of all purpose type Thread that my Juki will love. My Brother machine is a pure floosie and will play with anything very happily but the Juki seems a lot fussier.
Thank you lovelies.
so I was looking online for some suppliers and came across barnyarns in the U.K.
They sell a brand called Aurifil in larger spools. I’ve seen this brand mentioned elsewhere.
Can anyone advise if this a suitable all purpose type thread for general sewing or is it meant for more specialist sewing machines like embroidery machines?
I’m trying to find a brand of all purpose type Thread that my Juki will love. My Brother machine is a pure floosie and will play with anything very happily but the Juki seems a lot fussier.
Thank you lovelies.
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Sewing Machines / Re: Old vintage (?) Singer machine - advice please
« on: February 28, 2020, 08:45:12 AM »
Thank you for all your helpful replies.
I’ve also downloaded the pdf version of the sewing book for my friend from the link supplied.
Hopefully, we’ll get her sewing soon.
I’ve also downloaded the pdf version of the sewing book for my friend from the link supplied.
Hopefully, we’ll get her sewing soon.
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Sewing Machines / Re: Old vintage (?) Singer machine - advice please
« on: February 27, 2020, 18:00:21 PM »
I’ve got another pic and it says 15K so presumably this [ You are not allowed to view attachments ] is the model number?
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Sewing Machines / Old vintage (?) Singer machine - advice please
« on: February 27, 2020, 17:51:58 PM »
Hello lovely experts,
We had a new lady join our sewing group yesterday and she brought along this machine. It was her mum’s and it had been converted to electric from being a hand crank but she was never taught how to use it.
She was asking me about sewing a new zip onto a toddler play suit so I rummaged in the little box at the side and she had a zipper foot. Great, unfortunately, I’ve no idea how to thread the machine so can anyone point me to some instructions please? It works and sews but I’ve not threaded it yet. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
We had a new lady join our sewing group yesterday and she brought along this machine. It was her mum’s and it had been converted to electric from being a hand crank but she was never taught how to use it.
She was asking me about sewing a new zip onto a toddler play suit so I rummaged in the little box at the side and she had a zipper foot. Great, unfortunately, I’ve no idea how to thread the machine so can anyone point me to some instructions please? It works and sews but I’ve not threaded it yet. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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Overlockers & Coverstitchers / Re: Lidl overlockers
« on: February 25, 2020, 17:59:19 PM »Thanks all - I'm going to go Juki when I've got my refund.
What did you buy in the end?
I’ve just sold my Lidl Singer (still working ok) and bought a basic model Brother Overlocker.
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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hello from France
« on: February 25, 2020, 12:37:41 PM »
Bienvenue and welcome to the best sewing forum on the planet. 
I’m in Ireland
I’m in Ireland
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Sewing Machines / Re: Lightweight machine to take to classes
« on: February 24, 2020, 09:28:52 AM »If it’s an A grade it would have been checked by Brother.
What’s an A grade by Brother machine? I’ve not heard of this term.
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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hello I'm new
« on: February 23, 2020, 16:13:00 PM »
Hi Michelle,
Welcome to the forum. It’s a lovely friendly place to hang out with some pretty knowledgable people.
Looking forward to hearing more about your work, it sounds very interesting.
p.s. I’m friendly but not very knowledgable.
Welcome to the forum. It’s a lovely friendly place to hang out with some pretty knowledgable people.
Looking forward to hearing more about your work, it sounds very interesting.
p.s. I’m friendly but not very knowledgable.
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In the wardrobe / Re: Made myself a coat!
« on: February 19, 2020, 21:34:10 PM »
That looks gorgeous on you. Fabulous colour choice.
I think you’re very talented.
I think you’re very talented.
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Sewing Machines / Re: Lightweight machine to take to classes
« on: February 17, 2020, 09:41:33 AM »
I really love my Brother machine. It’s less fussy about threads and bobbins than my more expensive Juki.
If I was looking for something portable but decent, I’d buy either this one or the FS40.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A27XD0K?pf_rd_p=f20e70b1-67f9-48d1-8c78-ba616030b420&pf_rd_r=MF71KVSGMTGQSKZ1D59G
My friend brings her Brother FS40 to sewing class. It’s an older model but very capable and light enough to lift and carry around.
If I was looking for something portable but decent, I’d buy either this one or the FS40.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A27XD0K?pf_rd_p=f20e70b1-67f9-48d1-8c78-ba616030b420&pf_rd_r=MF71KVSGMTGQSKZ1D59G
My friend brings her Brother FS40 to sewing class. It’s an older model but very capable and light enough to lift and carry around.
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Access All Accessories / Re: Tula Pink bag finished!
« on: February 16, 2020, 09:28:56 AM »
Ooooooo, I love this bag. 
Your choice of fabrics is perfect and the pattern matching on the front is fabulous. It’s definitely something I’d like to try at some point.
I just treated myself to a new book which arrived on Friday called The Better Bag Maker. I really want to move on from just making simple tote bags with zips, but I felt I needed a project with detailed instructions to follow.
I feel quite keen to get started now.
Your choice of fabrics is perfect and the pattern matching on the front is fabulous. It’s definitely something I’d like to try at some point.
I just treated myself to a new book which arrived on Friday called The Better Bag Maker. I really want to move on from just making simple tote bags with zips, but I felt I needed a project with detailed instructions to follow.
I feel quite keen to get started now.
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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: Jungle January contest - 1.01.2020 - 31.01.2020
« on: February 02, 2020, 21:58:35 PM »
I’m not entering the contest because I only finished my bag today but I thought I’d post a picture as the fabric has a jungle inspired print.
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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hello
« on: January 25, 2020, 15:25:47 PM »
Welcome Frankie. Looking forward to hearing more about your sewing.
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The Haberdashery / Re: Are we too careful with our scissors?!
« on: January 24, 2020, 14:23:17 PM »I used scissors from my sewing room to open a tin of paint yesterday.
I have several pairs of expensive hairdressing scissors (£200+ each) so I’m very careful with all my scissors. DH always has to check even when using the scissors from the kitchen drawers.