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Messages - jintie

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Sewing Machines / Re: Getting on my own nerves!
« on: October 31, 2023, 07:39:40 AM »
Kayk, try tapping on the foot pedal when the machine has stopped. This works as an up down function on some machines (like my Bernina 1015, which is almost the same machine ).

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Sewing Machines / Re: Any modern Bernina owners can advise please?
« on: July 05, 2023, 05:53:38 AM »
On my old Bernina 1015, I just tap with my foot on the pedal to shift the needle up or down. This works on other machines, and is faster than an automatic setting.
Lockstitch- I hold the fabric firmly to prevent the feeddogs moving it, and it overstitches  in one place.

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Patterns Discussion / Re: Jacket pattern advice, please
« on: June 14, 2023, 06:51:20 AM »
There is one in Sandra Betzina's No Time To Sew book. I have a copy if you can come here to trace it!

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Access All Accessories / Re: Momigami sun hat
« on: March 27, 2023, 08:00:47 AM »
Did you waterproof it in some way?

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Technical Help / Re: Drag Lines On Sleeves - Help Please!
« on: July 26, 2022, 08:12:25 AM »
Coming out of lurkdom- the neck looks very wavy on the plain fabric- I guess this doesn't show on the patterned  dress.

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Access All Accessories / Re: Merchant & Mills factotum bag
« on: December 23, 2020, 10:05:41 AM »
I like them.
I was going through their site yesterday- the clothing looks pretty timeless.

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Embroidery and Embellishment / Re: How to Hot Fix / add rhinestones
« on: December 07, 2020, 09:10:04 AM »
Cream silk organza could work. I have a piece if you want it.

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Embroidery and Embellishment / Re: How to Hot Fix / add rhinestones
« on: December 07, 2020, 08:45:07 AM »
You could cut out patches from a matching non synthetic fabric, glue stuff on them, then sew the patches onto the garment.

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I saw this & I thought you may be interested! / Re: Verrrrry interesting
« on: November 22, 2020, 09:01:46 AM »
I love watching other people machining  - I had to teach myself as my mother wouldn't let me near her hand Singer. Silly really, as two heads would have been better than one - she was always getting in a mess.
Someone I knew gave me one when his mother in law died. He came back a few weeks later and asked for it back - they had changed their minds, and wanted to give it to charity. Luckily I hadn't taken it out of the box.

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A Good Yarn / Re: Fingerless mittens
« on: November 22, 2020, 08:58:11 AM »
I make mine from upcycled cashmere. If the sweater cuff is still in good condition, I cut it off (using a wavy rotary cutter) to about six inches long (from my bottom middle finger joint to below my wrist joint). Then I zigzag the cut edge.

I did this last week with an old men's sweater that had holes in one elbow. Then I hemmed the shortened sleeves and put it in the charity bag. (I have already taken two garments out of it!).

Or I cut rectangles, sew one side together, and hem the other two (or treat as above). Old cashmere is usually slightly matted, so doesn't fray easily.

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Overlockers & Coverstitchers / Re: Lidl overlockers
« on: November 17, 2020, 18:12:15 PM »
My (expensive at the time, about 15 years ago) Bernina 1300DC overlocker, is a Juki. I found this out when I looked for an online demo to change it to coverstitch.
They were just labelled differently.
For the record, it is a Rolls Royce machine for overlocking, but a complete b*&^s d to change over!

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Patterns Discussion / Re: Pattern Printing Help Please
« on: November 17, 2020, 08:42:13 AM »
I would rather stick needles in my eyes.

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I saw this & I thought you may be interested! / Re: Cutting out table
« on: November 11, 2020, 19:44:21 PM »
I bought mine (called a banqueting table) from B and Q a couple of years ago.

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Sewing Machines / Re: To cover or not to cover
« on: November 09, 2020, 15:46:47 PM »
Dust settles into the lubricating oil,  and forms a sticky mass that eventually stops the machine working.
Just throw a cloth over whenever you stop - not anything that might shed fluff.

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Previous sewalong entries / Re: Mini Challenge 1 - Stripes (5-11 Nov)
« on: November 07, 2020, 10:16:27 AM »
Good thinking!
I might make a stripey mugrug, but don't hold me to it.....

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