A couple of years ago or so, I saw a sale for cones of thread at a very good price so I bought a couple. I've since never been able to figure out how to use them on my regular sewing machine. When I went around Xmas to fabric store, they told me that those were for sergers and that I couldn't use...

I have some bought baby bibs I wanted to embroidery some designs on them what kind of stabilizer id the best for this project?TIA

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...

I have just bought a dressmaking pattern of a bridesmaid dress to make for my daughter. I am in the process of buying the fabric to make it & have come across a small problem that I would appreciate some help with. The part I am stuck on is the width of the fabric for the underskirt made or...

I could have sworn that within the last 2 weeks I saw on one of my Yahoo or Google groups the mention of a group purchase of fabric. Does this sound familiar to anyone or could you steer me in the right direction? Thanks, Carol

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Hi. I'm doing some tapestry work that when finished, I would like to fix and display on stretchers. The stretchers I have in mind are composed of two wooden frames, one to fit inside the other and the material to be caught between the two frames then stapled to the back of the smaller frame. I...

hi everyone i am now starting the consturction of one of the biggest dresses that we have ever made its a rubberised satin inflatable bavarian crinoline dress,and we are using a medium rubberised satin to consturct the dress , as the dress itself will be filled with air, so all the seams will have...

hi im pip and i am a dress designer and specialise in historic and ultra modern crinoline dresses of both the traditional kind and mordern inflatable crinoline dresses which are all based on the 1850s .60s dressesand have several groups involved in crinolines myself, if i can offer help or advice...

I found this at a flea market. A piece of smooth flat metal, about eight inches tall and an inch wide with a slot of about a quarter inch down the entire length. On the upper left corner there is a blade very similar to the blade of an exacto knife pointing down. At the very bottom there is a...

found this site with many of the manuals people are looking for. http://classifieds.aol.com/Global/1/1000001/1000004/1000484/S1/00001.htm

i am looking for either a replacement gear or the number of the gear that controls the zig-zag on a ward UHTJ 1943. this is the metal and plastic gear. any help would be greatly appreciated! thanks crystal

I am trying to use my PE-400d for sewing, however, I can't adjust the proper thread tension. I also want to know if I can use this machine to sew upholstery fabric. Pls. advise

Who was contacting you to do gross counts? I am interested. Thanks, Brenda

Hi All, Does anyone know whether the cutting blade can be moved out of the way or removed so that the overlocker does not cut the fabric as I overlock?!? ------------------------------------- H*E*L*P P*L*E*A*S*E

I am looking for 2 yards of fleece with the image of runners/joggers in the fabric. If you know where I can buy this, please write me at The fabric is for my nephew who is planning a 4H project. CL

Does anyone know about a Monarch sewing machine?

I need your input on buying a sewing machine. It needs to be relatively trouble free, reasonable price, simple to use, simple to repair and a real work horse. Any ideas???

Does anyone have experience with making ruffles with a ruffler attachment on their sewing machine?

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...