Are there any manufacturers who make accessories for BabyLock sergers other than BabyLock? -Monica.

Hi, Someone is selling this machine locally and I wanted to see if I could get some info or reviews on it since I can find NOTHING on the web. The machine is a New Home (Janome) SR 2000. Anyone used one or heard about it? **ANY** info at all will be appreciated.

I have a BabyLock Evolve Serger and a HuskyStar 224 Sewing machine and I have an issue with both machines when I'm sewing parallel stitches. On the serger I use wide set chain stitches and on the sewing machine I use one of those double needles. The issue I run into is that because both...

Do threads shrink when washed and dried? I have some rayon thread and polyester thread and I'm wondering if they will shrink similarly or if one will not shrink when the other will. -Monica.

Hey guys, I need some opinions. I had Custom Roman blinds put on three windows, this wasn't a Sears, blind store pre-made set, it was all custom made by a Blinds,Drapes designer here in Montreal, he does a lot of wealthy clients (I'm not one of them). Here's my prob, to my surprise there is no...

I want to learn how to sew. I have an old Sears Kenmore that I do not know how to use -- bought used with no instructions manual. It can do only two stitches and it didn't come with a "plug in" for extra stitches. I'm familiar with a lot of basic sewing concepts -- bias, stitch classes,...

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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...

Hello all, I'm looking for some free instructions/patterns on how to sew Roman shades. Does anybody have a link or two they could send my way regarding roman shades? I've searched yahoo but all I seem to find is people selling a book on how to make roman shades. There's got to be some free...

I just got one of those mutiple-size patterns & I want to use more than one size from it. What's a good way to transfer the separate sizes so I can do this? v.

Hi, Does anybody have this pattern? It's a dress, with a princess style bodice, and a band just above the waist (a fabulous place for machine embroidery, or smocking). I've been looking for this pattern ever since I saw it made up at Martha Pullen's school, but when I search for it on Ebay, they...

Hi all, I apologize that this isn't the most appropriate newsgroup for this question... I was going to use the .misc group but it seems over-run with spam messages. I have a 7'x3.5' oval table with a foam bumper around the edge. The long edges are 5' long so I guess its not strictly an oval, but...

I'm looking for a fabric to make a new practice dance skirt (belly dance). I'd like light to meduim weight, drapey and most importantly very easy to wash and quick to dry if I can throw it in the drier and not have coming out looking like I slept in it would be excellent. I've got two satin...

I have a New Home 8000 and would like to do machine appliqué with the blind hem (or similar) stitch. Can anyone tell me what stitch, width and length they use? Nancy

does anyone have the diagrams for the pagemarker 2nd. row 3rd. picture? http://www.fabricorigami.com They nolonger have them. thanks Dar

The dress that ate my life is finally done! Of course it took my being awake for the last 2 1/2 days, but it's done! Now all I have to figure out is where to post some pics! I have to say on this one that I am NEVER going to do another project like this on a week's notice while in school again. A...

Hi there, I got my hands on a nice Pfaff 130 and have to buy some needles for it. The manual says "130R" is the system it uses, but everybody sells either 15x1 (Singer) or 130/705H. After researching on the net I see a lot claim 15x1 and 130/705H are "interchangeable," but I also saw posts...

I want to sew a cute pair of "boutique" overalls for my son , but I don'ty know if the trick is to open the leg of the overall up? Any suggentions? E-

Hi, Is there a formula for converting the amount of pregathered lace to flat lace. I have flat lace and will gather it by hand but I'm not sure how much I will need to have it look right - i.e. if the pattern says 2 yd pregathered what would be the equivilant of flat? Thanks, Carey

I handed my digital camera off to one of the guests, and of course she wasn't very familiar with it so some of the pictures are a little fuzzy. However, here are the first pictures from the wedding: http://home.comcast.net/~ickesbe/wsb/index.html Enjoy! -- Beverly