See the auction at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=018&item=280001373485&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 located in bergen county NJ reserve is $1000

I need to buy some nice trousers. Before buying and coming up with a price point, I wanted to know how feasible it is to alter a nice (lined) pair down a size or two. I am at a US size 10 now but I am slowly losing weight. I have a good alteration shop where I get all of my items hemmed. I...

I was recently given a Singer 615U that appears to have never been used, although it does not have a manual with it. I have not sewn in over 10 years, so I pretty much don't know anything about sewing anymore. I have heard that many of the old Singer models are really good and durable because of...

Forgive the strange subject line bit its 4:30 am here on the east coast of the US and my brain isnt quite functioning yet...:) I am a nurse and I work with disabled children. Many of the children have sensory deficits, ie; blind, deaf, ect. and one in particular that I work with has only her left...

How many of you launder their washable fabrics before cutting out their projects? I am curious because many years ago I had a class in sewing and it was recommended to wash all material before starting your projects. We were told this would show the nature of the fabric, ie bleeding,...

I just found a wonderful Vogue pattern that just intrigues me to no end. Vogue 2848 http://store.sewingtoday.com/cgi-bin/voguepatterns/shop.cgi?s.item.V2848=x&TI='2848'&page=1 I gotta have it.. I gotta make it.. muttering senselessly lol. Seriously, I have never worked with a vogue pattern and I...

Hi everyone! I´m new in this group and I was wondering if anyone could help. I have a Singer 6785 which I absolutely adore and has always run like a dream. I have recently moved houses and I was making new curtains for my bedroom when the bobbin just "went". I don´t know how to explain it better,...

Furs and Furriery Hardback,very good condition. 357 pages,many illustrations. Cyril J Rosenberg A very rare vintage manual on the craft of furriery .Covers all aspects of the craft. No date but 1915 has been written on the flyleaf and I believe it to date from around this time. Some chapter...

I figured out how to use the blind hem stitch on my machine! Got 3 of the 4 hems needed for my girls dresses done. (2 on each dress, one for the skirt and one for the lining). SOOOOOO much quicker than hand stitching the hem! -- Siptah Columbus, OH

Sorry for newbie questions, but I usually just quilt, this is my first real attempt at garment sewing. I've got both of the girls dresses done, to the point of hemming (last step). How do I get a proper hem measured on them, or should I just turn up the ends from the pattern and hope it's good? ...

I've finished, except for hemming a dress for one of my daughters. (New Look (by Simplicity), pattern 6741, view B). The bodice is lined but the skirt portion was not. I cut a muslin liner (basically just repeated all the skirt steps) and attached the lining to the bodice to hide the seams....

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Hey Peoples I am looking for fabric that is at least 500 thread count that I can use for bedding. I am in the London, Ontario, Canada. Any help you can offer is greatly appreciated. Thank you

I have a drapery workroom in NC. I am currently making a hobbled Roman Shade that is 75" wide and 150" long, silk with lining and interlining. Does anyone have any ideas as the best way to be sure your lines are straight across the shade? Please help

I have a drapery workroom in NC. I am currently making a hobbled Roman Shade that is 75" wide and 150" long, silk with lining and interlining. Does anyone have any ideas as the best way to be sure your lines are straight across the shade? Please help

Hello, Looking for someone who knows how to Stress leather to make it look older and worn, or a company that might do this. Any help at all would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance,,,,,,,,,,,Jesse

I'm sixteen, and a huge nerd for the local Renaissance Faire, so last summer I taught myself how to sew on my grandmother's ancient Bernina so I could make my own costumes. I've since then bought a machine and now I costume just about all the time, but I still know next to nothing about fabrics....

I am new to sewing and have been buying cheap denim fabric (about $3 yd) to make beds for my Newfoundland. I want to make others for friends dogs but what/where would be the best best fabric, places to look for deal on heavy fabrics? I have used my local Hancock fabric store but am looking for...

Welcome Sewists and new posters! Here are some guidelines to posting to the sewing newsgroups. In case you are wondering where you are and how you got here, you are in a newsgroup, AKA "usenet" which is a part of the internet that has been around much much longer than the www, which it is not a...