does anyone else have a problem with reading the individual messages on this list, or any other on google for that matter, in that the ads overlap the messages and not only cause the message to be hard to read, but when writing a reply and one clicks on "submit", sometimes one inadvertantly clicks...

Jack Schmidling wrote: I am looking for a small hoop for darning socks on a machine but it seems to be a lost art. js Most well-stocked craft shops have small hoops suitable for hand guiding darning.

Hi, all! I've been lurking on the group for a couple weeks now and have seen a few folks with technical knowledge, so I have a question. I picked up an old Universal sewing machine for $5 at a garage sale last year and got it lubed up and working. (It still works great and has to be close to 100...

I am trying to find a pattern or directions for making what I saw advertised last week, a baby swaddler. It looks simple, maybe just one piece of fabric, but the picture in the ad is not clear enough to see the details. Can anyone help? I seem to have gotten a bad cold, it is raining and quite...

"Ninip" wrote in message news:uhvMd.263057$Xk.203205@pd7tw3no... Hi all I am wanting to buy a new sewing machine. I basically do family sewing and a few crafts and of course mending. Do not need embroidery per se. But I do like to sew little girl dresses for my...

Thanks for the help in guiding my simple brain to making a new post! Hope this time I managed it right (hanging my head in shame at the moment) and will copy the original post here. 'Hi all Ive had a Necchi 150 overlocker (serger) for 18 months now but for the last 6 months I have been having...

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Hi, I'm do crafts mainly. Currently I do not have a sewing machine. I need a sewing machine that will sew through 2-3 pieces of nylon webbing, similar to back pack strap. Would I need a heavy duty machine or will just any machine do? Anybody have any suggestions on what kind of machine or where the...

I've googled, but everything I have found so far has been in women's sizes S-M-L or 0 up to 7. I have large hands and I wear a 7, it would be too small for my new SIL, who wants a large man's thimble, I'd like to find him both a metal and a leather one. Anyone??? TIA, --

I am trying to figure out what kind of compact-sized sewing machine to send my daughter at college and thought I would take suggestions here. I doubt she is going to be doing a lot of sewing over there, but she does split seams, rip pockets, and tear out hems a lot, and she might sew a skirt or two...

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I just posted a big update for my web site, so if you have things bookmarked, you might like to check them... There are several new pages, and the index pages have been updated. There are several minor changes on other pages. As usual, if you spot an anomaly or mistake, let me know and I'll do...

Hi all, Stayed up all night to make my daughter a dress for the Sadie Dance. It is a "Retro" style made with some brand new fabric that JoAnns just got in. Pictures at Joy

Circe wrote: Have we any Bernina users here, please? .. I am new to the group. I have just started using my 3year old machine for embroidery, running Artista Software Version 2.0 (180machine firmware with Version 3.01)My lap-top has just given up the ghost(was on Windows 95!)When I...

hello, I am new here and need help. I hope I don't break any posting rules. I have a Necchi Supernova which I got back from the repair shop but that when I try to sew, the upper thread just pulls right out of the needle. I've examined it and it seems the thread jams in the shuttle race every time....

Hi everyone I want to make a bellydance outfit for my daughter, she has been taking classes and really enjoys it. I was wondering if anyone has done this before. One of my problems is that I can't find those coins that jingle jangle from the hips. I have only seen plastic ones on a strip but...

But now I'm just stumbling around in the Google of my twilight years. I hope y'all have pined for me as deeply as I have longed for the comfort of your written voices. Ay, verily, I say unto you, I have come forth from the Web wilderness, seeking to hold my own in the brave new world of aol. Are...

Dear friends, hello! We've added a new freebie to our free designs archive. It's a ROSE flower. You may acquire it he http://www.abc-cross-stitch-patterns.com/Free_Patterns/ Also, an entirely new "Roses Allure" designs collection is...

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"Carol Atkins" wrote in message ... Currently I am trying to blindhem the long side hems of curtains. The material is a polyester, fairly loose weave, a tone on tone tiny woven check texture. I have adjusted needle to a...