HELP! I hate to bother you on Thanksgiving.....I hope you are having a wonderful day....BUT, I am needing to make my brothers tuba group 10 bowties today to have in the mail by tommorow morning. I cut them out with the Butterick 5320 pattern....and now I can't find the instructions. The lines on...

Hello - I would like to know if anyone has a source for button covers that will fit over jean jacket button shanks. If you don't have a source- perhaps you have a solution.

Hello - I am hopeful that some folks here might be able to provide correct terminology for a type of button one sometimes finds on tents. I think these are also used on Kung Fu uniforms. Consider that... I'm adding walls (3 lbs each) to a our 15'x15' shade pavilion and want to be able to roll up...

I am not up to hand worked button holes on this jacket for my wife as the fabric is much lighter than I am experienced with so I was planning on doing bound button holes only to learn that they should have been done before the jacket was complete. Not sure I understand why. Is this true? That...

This link started my thinking it might be a cool thing to have! I love to match fabric-covered buttons to my clothing. Here is the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2370055184&category=28168&rd=1 It is item 2370055184 if that helps - auction ends today, but you can refer...

I'm trying to find a supplier who sells size 16 & 18 buttons in a variety of collors and who will sell buttons by the dozen.

Hi, I have a Kenmore sewing maching that has a fairly simple buttonhole attachment that you snap the button into and it makes the hole to fit the button exactly. It works ok until it gets to the end of the first side of the buttonhole, does a wider stitch at the end, then reverses to do the other...

Can someone explain what button hole twist is? I want to learn how to hand work button holes and gather this is the stuff but would like a little background on it. I see it for sale everywhere in a zillion colors but little is said about the weight of the thread. Is all twist equal or some...

Hi all, I'm fairly new to this newsgroup, though I've been lurking a while. It seems like a great resource. Anyway, I'm in the market for a new sewing machine. Previously I've been borrowing my mum's old mechanical machine, which does straight, a couple of varieties of zig-zag, and what I think are...

Jack's post about buttonholes takes me back to my childhood. (Like in the late '60s) Mum was an UberSeamstress doing everything from alterations through tailored suits to wedding parties. She used to go to this old place that did buttons. Not much else, buttons, buttonholes, covering of buttons....

Anyone interested or Require any Buttons http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=121&item=2351441683 Thanks for looking Leonie76

Anyone interested or Require any Buttons http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=121&item=2351441683 Thanks for looking Leonie76

Anyone interested or Require any Buttons http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=121&item=2351441683 Thanks for looking Leonie76

Is there a way to use buttons instead of zippers on children's clothing? Seems sort of silly to put a zipper in a baby outfit. Carey

The thrift shop around the corner had a Dollar Sale today, so I hied meself on down. Spent a couple of pleasurable hours rummaging through racks. As usual, my imagination ran amok...shiny glitzy size 2 faux leather pants screamed "I'm cheap, and maybe an off-duty pole dancer!"; so skinny legged...

I'm looking for small amounts of oilcloth fabric to make several waterproof tobacco pouches - the kind of fabric similar to what Australian Driza-bone coats are made of. Any clues out there? --

I've been reading with interest your members' posts regarding favorite sewing machines and have some questions. I have read good things about the Janome 4623 LE Plus and the Huskystar 224 (which my dealer sells) and wonder how they compare???? I am interested in sewing items for my house -...

Hi guys I've had a quick search and I can't seem to find any FAQ on shopping! Is there one? Does it cover the UK? I live in a fairly small town in the NW and we have about 1 fabric shop which has really expensive curtain fabric, and expects to make the curtains up themselves. Their thermal...

Right now I live in Hamburg, Germany. Some people tell me that Germans use good blankets filled with goose downs. Where can I buy some for me? I want very good quality blankets filled with geese downs. Some people also tell me that Poland has good geese downs blankets. Is there a store that...

Hi all, I'm considering buying a Husqvarna Viking E10. It's my first sewing machine and I'd like to know if any of you own this model. Would you say that it's a good one? Would you buy it again if you could do it over? Pros, cons and prices... :) Anything you can tell me. Thanks a lot and have a...