Hello, I've been lurking for about a week now, as I am just beginning to sew. My first project is a pair of pants and they have 2 front and 1 back dart. So far, the crotch length is good, but with the 2 front darts I have "balloons" of material below the darts... as if I have an excess of...

Does anyone have a source for decorative snaps? I'm not talking about the snaps that are simply a color other than metal/silver; I'm talking about snaps with designs, maybe with animals on them...Thanks!

My 10yr old daughter has landed the part of "Sandy"...Annie's dog and I have to make her costume. I've got one I can sort of copy ... my real problem here is I've never worked with fur fabric before. Hints and tips will be greatly appreciated. The fabric I have bought has a 1/2" pile. Ideas on...

Hello, I'm newbie here but I lurk and read your posts. I'm into sewing apparel for myself or my niece. I have a lot of fabrics and buy more than I can sew. When I'm in the mood to sew and look at the fabrics which ones I will use for a summer dress and realized that I love fabrics that I dont want...

If you've been there before, just skip over the first three pages. I was working this week on the maid-of-honor dress, and made a little progress. And with the new camera, I don't have to wait for developing. A few of them are kind of fuzzy, I'll get better,...

Hello! I'm looking for the name of the pattern and hoping to find a pattern on-line for a quilt that uses circles sewn together. Actually I want to make placemats and a table runner. The placemats use six circles. There is no batting used, and when sewn together, the backing fabric forms "petals"...

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I have found a site www.aplacetosew.com which is a sewing and crafting retreat near LaCrosse, WI. I have heard that it is a great little house that you can rent and bring friends as well. I am interested in finding other places in which to go to have a relaxing weekend to do crafting and sewing...

FtForger wrote: snip Where I am really unsure of this (without having the parts in my hands) is in attaching the collar to the body. Maybe it will be clear once I get to that part, but any comments any of you have will be appreciated. Mike (FtForger) blacksmith and sewing newbie

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Two of the bridesmaids have asked to have chiffon stoles and/or draping on their dresses. Purple, now you all know how easy that is to match, right? After failing to find what I needed at TSWLTH (three different stores near me), or at Fabric Depot, which has a better selection, but not what I...

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I just received a neat sewing machine from a friend. It's black and looks kind of like a 1946 Singer we used to have. It has a gold plate on the side that says "DELUXO" and also says Made in Japan on it. Let me know if you have any info about it, ie: if a zillion of them were mde, how old it...

I have been trying to figure out what type of sewing machine to send my daughter off to college with -- one that is smaller in size, reasonably well-built, and will do the basics. Her current machine evidently is fussy and she doesn't want to take it with her. I have been thinking about getting a...

A while back, I decided, having cut so much fabric during my life, that I could cut anything. A haircut was on order; fine! I could do that. My genius of a hairstylist went from a beauty shop where $12.00 haircuts were the norm, to an upscale, $75.00 per cut before tip salon. Neither budget, nor...

Sorry if this shows up twice, I posted it last night but it hasn't appeared on my newsreader: Two of the bridesmaids have asked to have chiffon stoles and/or draping on their dresses. Purple, now you all know how easy that is to match, right? After failing to find what I needed at TSWLTH (three...

I unpacked my Singer 401, threaded it, and tried it out on some scrap material. I put a new needle in (size 16 since its a drapery-weight cotton), threaded it properly. It sewed fine for about 2 rows then the top stitch stopped stitching. The needle is moving but the thread pulls out of the...

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Since she has loved how the panties and tank top I made for her turned out and how they fit, Jill has asked me to make her a bra. Since this will easily dovetail into the babydoll I wanted to make for her, I thought why not. So we took the time to measure her properly for size. I checked on some of...