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I saw this & I thought you may be interested! / Re: Dragonfly Fabrics sale
« on: November 19, 2023, 15:24:31 PM »
Thank you for this. I have bought the pattern for the StyleArc Como Top, for £8.00.  Just for once I thought, " Hurrah, no printing and I can just get on with it!  ...as if :D :D  :D 

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Publications / Re: The Fitting Book by Gina Renee Dunham?
« on: August 09, 2023, 21:20:24 PM »
Thank you, everyone, for your replies, comments and links.  I think that I shall be buying myself an early Birthday present.  Three months isn't That early is it? Not at the rate I sew! 0_0

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Publications / The Fitting Book by Gina Renee Dunham?
« on: August 05, 2023, 17:55:06 PM »
Has anyone seen this book in person, please?

On the one hand I have a whole shelf of fitting books. On the other, I still struggle with fit and just maybe this would help. 

Anyone got any thoughts on this particular one?

Thanks.

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Fun with Fabric / Open to interpretation
« on: November 14, 2022, 16:52:01 PM »
 :thinking: I do have very strange eyesight, but this print?

https://www.fabricgodmother.co.uk/margot-ecovero-crepe-emerald/

My brain interprets as, Alien women wearing weird bras or upside-down insects with blobby antennae.
I'm sure that someone will just love it.    :loveit:


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Courses & Classes / Re: Craftsy membership offer
« on: November 01, 2022, 15:09:39 PM »
My credit card company blocked a payment to Craftsy, today. It seemed suspicious to them. I'm glad that they did, because Craftsy wanted to renew my membership 10 days early for US$ 107.99, the equivalent of £94.11. Wow!  >:)

I am bored with Craftsy and didn't want to renew anyway.

I did the online chat with a Craftsy helper, asked her to cancel my membership and delete my card details. She assured me that I was valued and offered me a renewal for $15. for 1 year!!!

My answer was still, No, Thank You.

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There is currently a free exhibition at Guildford Cathedral running until 16th.October.  Details here:

https://www.visitsurrey.com/whats-on/jacqui-parkinsons-threads-through-creation-at-guildford-cathedral-p2069561

and on the Guildford Cathedral web site:

https://www.guildford-cathedral.org/events/art/threads-through-creation

A friend came across it completely by accident and said that the pieces are huge and spectacular.  HTH.

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The Haberdashery / Re: Sewing Velcro - any tips?
« on: September 20, 2022, 17:19:45 PM »
But seriously, why do you want to sew the stuff to a waistband?  The hook side is horrible and likely to be very uncomfortable in wear. 

Aha! I am going to have a go at the Top Down Centre Out method of trouser / pants fitting. Jennifer Stern has several videos describing her progress. The one on Facebook, " J Stern Designs: From Pattern To Pants, posted 2nd. September '22, goes into detail of how she uses Velcro instead of pins. It sounds worth a try, if only to save my poor fingers.
If you want to take a glance, the waistband is described at 7mins. 32secs. 

( Now, if you could just find my stash of Wonder clips, I would be eternally grateful!   0_0 )

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The Haberdashery / Sewing Velcro - any tips?
« on: September 19, 2022, 18:12:52 PM »
Hello Folks,  I want to sew some Velcro to a waistband. Do you have any tips on which size or type of Sewing machine needle or thread to use, please?  I seem to recall trying to sew some on a very long time ago ( in the dim and distant past) and the result was a complete mess of uneven stitches and loops of thread.
Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
Thanks,

Clare

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A Good Yarn / Invisible Jumpers
« on: May 29, 2022, 14:28:36 PM »
Apologies if this has been posted before. I am not a knitter, but found the work here to be wonderful and amazing. Enjoy!

https://www.auxx.me/camouflage-knitwear-sweaters-joseph-ford/?fbclid=IwAR3SyJgN40MwJecsGEBXNP1WOynXx-wT2OLf1MiP_weCEGdvudIlqDe4z-Q

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Sewing Machines / How do I choose between Vintage machines?
« on: January 29, 2022, 16:40:18 PM »
I have a dilemma and should be grateful for your thoughts:  I already have my mother's 'electric' 201K and my Mother-in-Law's Hand Crank Jones Family CS. Not to mention my older, - just in case -, Husqvarna .  I didn't intend to start a sewing machine museum, but nobody in the family sews and I couldn't bear to see them to go to the tip!

1. My Mother's Singer 201K needs new leads and PAT testing. It has had a motor and a light attached at some point. It
    also has Accessories.

2. Mother-in-Law's Jones is the most basic model ever; no built in accessories box, but it does have the two bullet
   shaped bobbins and it works. She was given it at age 21 and it was second hand. It also has the original needle!
   ( M-i-L was shocked at the idea of ever having to change it. :faints: )

My Brother is offering me these two 'vintage', family owned machines or else they go, pronto!

3. My Grandmother's Singer 99K. We have just found her receipt from April 1918,  paying £6.10s for the machine. The price included conversion to a Hand Crank and Lid was included. At some point a motor has been added and a hand wheel removed. I don't know if it works. The leads look lethal. ( My brother was most amused at the idea of a cast iron machine being 'Featherweight' and spent time weighing and measuring. Would have purchase included delivery?)

4.  My Aunt's  Singer 66. It is a hand crank and has been put into a new base box. There is a built in Accessories box which appears to be full of something! I hope it is attachments rather than dust.

Now,  :thinking:  What would you do?  Would you just give up the unequal struggle and give a home to all four machines? Or would you say that one model is is obviously the best and the others should be cast off without a thought?

I would be very glad of your input.

Clare

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I have just received my second order from Flamingo Prints UK and have to say how impressed I am with their service. On both occasions, I have ordered one day and received the pattern sheets the very next day! The first time it happened I thought that it might be a fluke, but no. Such good service. A nice weight of paper, and clear coloured lines, too. I am very happy.

You can check out their prices, etc, here:

https://flamingoprints.co.uk/product/pattern-printing/

HTH

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Tech Know How / Re: Are the gremlins getting in again?
« on: May 13, 2021, 16:40:26 PM »
I am getting something similar to Twingo; no pictures, just the same little logo thingy. If I click on it my laptop offers to download it for me and I get a black page.  Very odd.

Any ideas, Techies? 

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In the wardrobe / Re: Are these buttons going to work?
« on: April 10, 2021, 11:15:33 AM »
Many thanks for all of your posts.

I shall try BrendaP's suggestion and 'audition' the buttons with a trial button hole and see if I like it.  I see that my machine has a couple of buttonhole designs and I'll give those a go too. As Bodgitandscarper said, a rounded end might suit better.

You have been a great help. Thank you.

Clare

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In the wardrobe / Are these buttons going to work?
« on: April 09, 2021, 17:07:24 PM »
I am making a light weight cotton blouse and have found that I have buttons of the perfect number, dimensions and colour in my stash. Good Heavens, I hear you cry, That's a first!

Any way, they have a little oval shank on the back, rather than two holes. Will I be trying to do the impossible if I use them on my blouse? Will the shank always push the fabric apart so that the fabric won't lie flat? Is there a buttonhole made for this style of button?   

Many thanks for your thoughts,
Clare.

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Publications / Re: Smart Fitting solutions by Kenneth D King
« on: August 11, 2020, 17:49:11 PM »
Many thanks for the revue, sewmuchmore. I was hunting for just this yesterday and you have saved me making an expensive mistake.  :D

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