I am making a sacroiliac belt. It is a firm but moderately stretchy belt that goes around the hips for some kinds of pelvic instability. I couldn't find the appropriate material, so I got three inch heavy elastic, and I am sewing several 48 inch strips of it together, back to back. What is the...

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Hi, I need some help with ideas for my sewing room, specifically, bookends. I'm in the process of converting my basement into a sewing room. The shelves will be going up this week and I need at least 3 sets of bookends. Naturally I want the bookends to be sewing related. Did a "google"...

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As I was saying when I was so rudely interrupted, I really like my antique Singer Buttonholer for the very hand-worked-looking buttonholes it makes, and in the manual they mention cams to do monograms. I searched ebay for a Singer Monogrammer and I only found them for a slant needle machine, and...

I love this thread :) And I have a question: is there a point in time after which you deem fabric to be too old? I've already discovered (the hard way) that elastic has a life span. I have material in my modest stash which I'm fairly sure is closing in on 20 years old. And I say modest...

I thought I'd share my transgression. Step 1: Admitting there's a problem (defeating the denial) I order lots of fabrics via internet- I have more than enough for the hereafter. I currently am on a serious fabric diet. I have squished myself right out of my sewing room- my DH reminds me of this...

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Hi, I don't post here often but have a couple questions. I am making my daughter's Halloween costume out of fleece, do I need to finish the edges or will it not fray? I also learned that my sewing machine refuses to sew on velcro. Any tips on how to do this before I go ahead and do it by hand? ...

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Hi there, Well, after years of moving around, I finally had my Elnita tuned up -- $$$ and an hour away. I brought it home yesterday, and proceeded to start a dress for my daughter -- with beads. A few minutes in, I hit a bead, the needle broke, and now the stitching is uneven and I hear a bit of...

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Can anyone help me source some leather please? What I am looking for are leather bookmark blanks of 1 or 2 cms wide in various colours tooled or un tooled. I have done a google search but not come up with anything that seems right, only kits to make your own bookmarks that contain 3 bookmarks. I...

How do you nice people ship a completed garment to someone? It's a silk hapi coat. Not certain how to pack it so it arrives looking unworn :) Thanks!

Looking for Empire dress pattern Like in the 60's dresses thank you Dar

Any chance anyone might have a digital owners manual for this machine? We tried the web site but they want $25 for a downloadable copy. You'd think after spending that much on a machine an owners manual wouldn't be an issue! Anyhow, my wife is on maternity leave right now so money's pretty tight....

I own a Kenmore sewing machine, model 385.15516000. Does anyone know if this can sew elastic? I need to sew a piece of elastic into a circle, so it would be sewing elastic to elastic (3/8 inch swimwear elastic). If it can handle elastic, what tension setting do I need to use?