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I have been given (by a relative) an old Elna Supermatic. Before it had been placed in storage, it had been serviced. That was a few years ago. I have carefully followed the instruction manual as to cleaning and oiling, and have no complaints other than a couple :-).... are these machines...

I am taking a break from my doodle pad to ask for some help from you who also love forums, free forums. There is a crisis happening in alt.binaries.crafts.pictures where we swap machine embroidery files freely. Our very quiet nexus of the Internet has been invaded by a lady calling from...

I pulled on pants and shirt, wondered whether it was Saturday, and, intending to check the clock on my computer, opened the sewing-room door -- and exclaimed "Hey! It's *bright* in here!" With a new coat of snow on the lawn and the sun low in the east, I could have sewn in here by natural...

Hi all: I just thought I'd share with you my reason for being very thankful on our American friends' Thanksgiving day. Yesterday afternoon, my baby (yes, she's almost 15 - but will always be my baby!) did something only a teenager will do: she saw her friends across the street (downtown!), said...

Here is a site that was definitely worth checking out at http://www.gabbyinc.biz!

Sometime ago a friend of mine gave me a Jones portable electric sewing machine (portable in the sense that it could double as a boat anchor). The following is stamped on the bottom of the base; JA 58 and 855252 YC. I imagine the former is the date of manufacture and the latter os the...

I bought already made curtains. I want to shorten them. Any quick suggestions so that it doesn't look tacky when I finish. They are tab curtains. They fit the dinning room and the kitchen window is just 3 feet away but a smaller window length. Thanks, Chris in MI

I've been waiting for a day like today...we've got lots of things to do outside, but we are under severe weather warnings all day today (and tomorrow and Monday), so today is a designated sewing day. Wish me luck! A new top for Jill and maybe a tee shirt for the very very soon to arrive...

I was fiddling tonight with a sheet of plain ole' notebook paper, cutting out a pattern for a couple of flared dart inserts (gussets in another langwedge), when I got to thinkin'. (It's a dangerous thing, thinkin' is.) What I was thinkin': How easy it is to make a pattern for some things. Take a...

Maureen has inherited cross stitch kit #2313 "Paperwork" from "Design Works Inc, 170 Wilbur Plains. NY 11716". Has anyone on this list ever encountered kits from this company? -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney UK

Hey all, What would you do in my situation? I am working on a childrens item that will need to stand up to alot of wear and tear. I am applique'ing 100% cotton onto minky (100% poleyster) the minky cannot be ironed. Do you think quilting spray is fine or do you still recommend some sort of...

Hi there, I have a brief question. Are there any tricks for preventing the edges of cotton lycra from curling? I would like to use it more, it's lovely to wear, but the way the edges curl makes it tricky to sew/overlock. -- Marisa (AU/NZ) http://www.galleryvittoria.com "I am NOT a floozy! I am a...

Here is a scarf I made today from some fabric I have on hand and am using for a series of quilts for wounded Veterans. I power pieced the cut strips into the needed combinations for a 9 patch pattern and then assembled the whole thing using some Harriet Hargrave 100% wool batting cutoffs that I...

On occasion I find myself needing to create items for the home workshop that require a sewing machine. I am looking for recommendations in what to look for in a sewing machine that will handle a number of differnet materials (canvas, cotton, thin leather) Any suggestions? Any suggested machines?

Hi Guys, I copied this from one of the AOL Needlework boards and thought you would all enjoy it! I nearly choked when I read it -- LOLOL! Donna Reed LIVES :-)))) Advice from a Singer Sewing Manual from 1949. "Prepare yourself mentally for sewing. Think about what you are going to do...never...

Okay people: You know your stash is getting a bit out of hand when......(finish the statement ladies and gents!) Cynthia My contribution: You know your stash is getting a bit out of hand when you can pull out the large piece of cotton needed for "Jack Sparrow's" shirt and find enough other...

I have been working on figuring out what kind of quilt to send my daughter at college, and I'm just about ready to start working on it. Here's a pic of the quilt pattern: http://infohost.nmt.edu/~breynold/quilts/library.html (My daughter is a bookworm extraordinaire if this didn't make...

Absolute new designs for curtains in jacquard weaving are available with, The simulation fabric, drapped on a curtain picture, colorways as you suggest, weaving data for machines. Contact Majid

Hi all, Following my ongoing interest in mass customization (http:// amitaibu.com/mtm , http://www.fashion-incubator.com/mt/archives/cad_collar_drafting_vide...), and after exhibiting my concepts and designs in Japan I've decided to write a research about this issue. The title of the work is...