In this blog we will talk about all types of sewing.
Often styles from 50’s 60’s 70’s 80’s and even 90’s are patterns you may want to find. Many styles repeat themselves over time but finding the original patterns is a real coo. Both children’s styles and women’s are worth finding. There are some great sun tops that you can not find anymore as well as dresses and jumpers for kids.
I have found that the Singer Heavy Duty 4452 with 110 stitch applications is a very good machine for all types of material. My thought is to pick the heaviest duty machine that will also accommodate lace fabric. This way you have the heavy duty for leather and jean and upholstery material but you also have a machine that can aid in your daintier sewing projects like lace and satin and chiffon. This machine also makes button holes and does not need a lot of accessories to sew just about any project you could think of.
So, the one problem I have had with my sewing machine intermittently has been the bobbin thread knotting up. You are sewing along a straight seam and all of a sudden your bobbin is knotting and you cannot continue sewing. I have found that there are two reasons this happens: The thread gets unwound from […]
One thing you need to check when you use a pattern is that the size you have chosen actually will fit you. There seem to be some irregularities in patterns. Such as it may accommodate the width of the pattern but a little thing like the neck, it doesn’t fit. Or if you are making an apron, the ties for the neck have not been calculated to aid the different neck sizes.
So you have purchased a Kwik Sew Pattern and now you want to begin sewing. There are changes in the patterns since the 1970’s believe me. The print is smaller for one and it is not as easily laid out.
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For full disclosure, I receive commissions for purchases made through highlighted links in these posts. Beginning with the question, “which sewing machine is the best for all types of fabric”, is really the wrong question. Thus the correct questions is “Many machines will work well on all types of fabric IF you have the correct […]
For full disclosure, I receive commissions for purchases made through highlighted links in these posts. Who first invented the sewing machine is a bit of a compilation. The sewing machine has a very winding path that, shall we say, keeps you in stitches. It’s origins start back during the Industrial Revolution and the 18th Century […]
I receive commissions for purchases made through highlighted links in this post. Yes, you can make money sewing. Especially, if you have a hot item that is popular. Particularly before Christmas. I think of the popularity of the cabbage patch dolls in the 1980’s and how they were a big seller in the private sector […]
I receive commissions for purchases made through highlighted links in this post. I wanted to sew placemats for Thanksgiving and just thought maybe someone else would like to too. I decided to make the pattern myself and just put the pieces together with applique and a nice tight zigzag stitch on the edges. Now you […]
