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Your Favourite Suppliers / Re: Recommended Sewing Machine Suppliers
« on: March 02, 2017, 21:06:19 PM »
I'm in the process of buying an overlocker through them, and the experience has been great!

http://www.sewingmachineworldonline.co.uk/
Based in Kings Lynn  Sewing Machine Steve was a old TSF member
I recently bought a  :sew: from them after reading about them on TSF... Excellent customer service :D

I contacted a few other shops and didn't get advice just a list of machines that were in my price bracket and a request to come in, which I simply don't have time for... I don't even have time to go to the auctions at the moment...  -<

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Great to see you! Can't wait to pick your mind for dance wear hints and tips!

The overlocker is incoming :)

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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hello
« on: March 02, 2017, 20:56:22 PM »
Hi  :meow:

Sorry couldn't resist! Hope you enjoy the forum!

See you about!

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Courses & Classes / Janet Spink (Norfolk)
« on: March 02, 2017, 18:56:31 PM »
Beginners Sewing course
Website:http://janetspink.co.uk/sewing-club/
Rating:  :button: :button: :button: :button: :button: (out of 5)


Last year I was getting into sewing (and vintage machines) and wanted to learn more about sewing, and stumbled on Janet's website and contacted her to see if she would be happy to run a 'getting to know your Sewing Machine' day for me and the Singer 500a, I was kind of expecting a 'you what? What the heck is that?' to the 500a (they're worse than hen's teeth in the UK!) she just asked if I could bring the manual!

The day was brilliant! The 500 breezed through most tasks in a sturdy stylish kind of way, and she put us through our paces providing print outs and samples and getting me started on a sampler.

We covered a wide range of skills and stitches, buttonholes, different stitches, blind stitching, quilting, zips, sewing in a straight line. I came away with a small purse, and a little cushion, and so many tips and tricks.

She's an excellent teacher and so knowledgeable, she's also fantastic with overlockers and has several books and downloadable courses on her website for overlockers. I opted for a beginners course and she tailored it to my needs, but her impressive resume suggests she could challenge and inform all but the most advanced sewists.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her, so if you're out in this neck of the woods because you live here or are on holiday, do look her up! Personally I can't wait to organise my next session!


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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hi!
« on: March 02, 2017, 17:48:22 PM »
Oh Blimey!

I do a bit of tinkering... I can give it a go until you get someone who knows more  ;)

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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hello from sunny Glasgow
« on: March 01, 2017, 23:24:16 PM »
Hi!
I have little kiddies too! A girl and a boy, who are 3 & 5 respectively... they actually got me back into sewing when I decided a week to turn up school trousers was too long :)

Hope you find a suitable next machine. I'm about to start learning a Juki over locker too!

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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hello
« on: March 01, 2017, 23:19:27 PM »
Hello!
Good to know there's more of us norfolk dwellers around here :)

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Hi, I'm new... / Re: Hi!
« on: March 01, 2017, 13:39:50 PM »
I know what you mean Jessie, I have to stop getting new machines it's to save me from having to add it to sigs and the like :)

I have Imi, I also have the baby wipes :)

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Hi, I'm new... / Hi!
« on: March 01, 2017, 11:13:29 AM »
Hi All,

I'm Roger, I'm based in Norfolk UK. I'm learning sewing and overlocking currently. But I do love my vintage machines an have developed a bit of a collection.

I have a beautiful 500a in a table,
a very shiny Pfaff 30 (wouldn't look out of place with Darth Vader!
My grandmothers Elna Lotus SP,
A 401 that skips every 5th stitch (annoying!)
A very early elna grasshopper that the paint was flaking off of. It's sooo cute!
A F+R 504 (reminds me of ice cream)
A bernina 530-2 which is in surprisingly good condition.
And a Cresta 132-T which currently breaks needles! I think there might be something up with the timing (understatement!)
And a 201k2 that's at a middling in a restoration project but does now stitch nicely :)

I look forward to chatting around the board :)

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