I was invited to a grown-up slumber party. I figured I'd best not wear that nightgown which tries to strangle me as I sleep, so I ran to the store, grabbed two sets of cotton knit pjs on the gallop, ran home, flung them into a small bag. The pj party was at a house on the water---big deck, great...

Hi all, Some of you may remember that apart from conventional sewing, I also Make farm/Ag Art. You have to make a wearable garment (piece of Art) from things that are grown, found or manufactured on a farm. This seems to be a purely Australian, New Zealand Thing that is conducted at mainly Field...

Please help. I know absolutely nothing about overlockers (or sewing for that matter) but I would like to buy one for my mother. Which is a good make, lots of extras etc. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Sascha

Wow!I found a new super cool online shop!!! www.loveinfashion.com http://new.photos.yahoo.com/offer86020/albums supplying AF,Juicy,Rmc,7,RR, Diesel,TR,Evisu, Adidas, Nike,Puma,Bape,BBC.etc

I was just perusing the www.denverfabrics.com site and I came across a fabric type that I had never heard of before. Silk Gazar. It looks almost cloudlike. Can't tell if it is translucent/transparent/opague. Soft hand or fimer/crisper? Does anyone know? AK in PA

My mum's selling some of her clothes on eBay, as part of her label, Fabri'kate. Check them out and spread the...

Hi people, I have a rush job on (aren't they all?) I need to makeup a Butterick's pattern but need the sizes 14 16 18 . The pattern number is 5655 . The pattern is for a Tudor Style gown and has a woman in red and a little girl in blue. I am not going to be near a Spotlight for a fortnight (250...

kate dicey used a quote on may 29th in her artical curtain call goodnight sweetmaid and those who are clever,........... is there any one who can tell me where the quote comes from and who wrote it its important to me as it is a quote my mother used dave

Does anyone know if the presser feet and slant shank for the Singer 401 and 500 are interchangable with Singer's commercial grade model CG-500? I'm looking to buy a machine lock side cutter to use on my 401 and 500, and the seller, who uses it on her CG-500, does not know if it is interchangable....

Perhaps some folks here can help me with a problem I'm having locating some items I need. Here is my problem, we are issued uniform pants and they must be dry cleaned. Now after some time the dry cleaning has worn the rubber out that helps hold your shirt inside. This rubber is inside the...

Hi! I usually lurk here and frequent the quilting group but I got a question that fits more into the sewing side of things I have a top (purchased, ready to wear) that I recently wore to a job interview. I was just barely this side of comfortable with where the buttons began and it has been...

.......it can turn out like this: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/nystitcher1972/detail?.dir=3110&.dnm=e99are2.jpg&.src=ph I will *never* use this combination again without having psych. help lined up to get me through the stress...or else talk me out of it. BUt I think they turned out pretty...

Is there a way to take a yellow couch cover (polyester?) and turn it white? What kind of bleach should one use?

Are they still sending these by email? I was signed up at one point, then stopped getting email from them altogether, and now only seem to be getting the sale notices (but not links to online coupons). Dawn

Hi, I need to purchase a sewing machine for occasional use.The machine will be used for minor garment repairs and perhaps some craft projects. I don't want to spend more than $200 on a machine. Thanks in advance.

I would really like to make Halloween costumes for my husband and me this year, but I have absolutely no ideas about what I'd like to make. What are the rest of you planning? I'm hoping for some great inspiration here. You'all are very talented and imaginative, so I'm open to suggestions. --...

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I've been helping my jr. high aged neighbor girl with her sewing when she gets stuck. I must say I really enjoy this. Not only the sewing part but we do have some interesting conversations as we are undoing, doing up or redoing parts of her projects. She was quite surprised to find out that boys...

Hello, I am having trouble with the Front bodice draft pattern of the book "Pattermaking for fashion design". Page 35 (in the 4th edition), figure 3, it says: "J to K= Side length Out 1 1/4 inches out from E line" But side length from J does not give me K, so I need another measurement.

Since Friday, Sept. 15, I have not been able to access the group. I wonder what's wrong. Emily