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Posted by Julia in MN on October 6, 2009, 6:00 pm
That's the way I learned too. Of course, the old Singer treadle didn't
have a reverse...
Julia in MN
Pat in Virginia wrote:
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> Polly: That is how I was taught to secure a seam back when I was a girl. It
> is helpful at the start of the seam as it helps prevent the ends getting
> chewed up in the feed dogs. Not sure if it was my mother or a teacher who
> showed me that, but all these years later I appreciate the good advice.
> Pat in Virginia
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>> That's an interesting idea, Kate. I'd always assumed that simply
>> reversing was good. I'll have to give the 180° pivot and try and see what
>> the difference is. Very interesting. Polly
>>> Mark where the seam ends. Stop ONE STITCH short of this on each of the
>>> three seams. That way you don't get a little knotty lump of stitches
>>> meeting where you want a nice sharp point.
>>> And for super accuracy, turn the work round by 180 degrees rather than
>>> reversing.
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Posted by Polly Esther on October 6, 2009, 8:43 pm
Well, now. If you want to get terribly cute, you can:
Pull a good length of the bobbin's thread up, put it through the needle
and place it on up the path (backwards, of course).
Then when you begin to stitch there are no 'ends' and the seam is
totally secure. That's what you do when you're sewing a dart in something
very sheer. You have to begin at the point of the dart. (Which is, of
course, also backwards.)
I haven't done stitching *that* tricky in a long time. Just wanted you
to know I'm not as dumb as I look. =) Polly
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> That's the way I learned too. Of course, the old Singer treadle didn't
> have a reverse...
> Julia in MN
> Pat in Virginia wrote:
>> Polly: That is how I was taught to secure a seam back when I was a girl.
>> It is helpful at the start of the seam as it helps prevent the ends
>> getting chewed up in the feed dogs. Not sure if it was my mother or a
>> teacher who showed me that, but all these years later I appreciate the
>> good advice.
>> Pat in Virginia
>>> That's an interesting idea, Kate. I'd always assumed that simply
>>> reversing was good. I'll have to give the 180° pivot and try and see
>>> what the difference is. Very interesting. Polly
>>>> Mark where the seam ends. Stop ONE STITCH short of this on each of the
>>>> three seams. That way you don't get a little knotty lump of stitches
>>>> meeting where you want a nice sharp point.
>>>> And for super accuracy, turn the work round by 180 degrees rather than
>>>> reversing.
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Posted by J* on October 7, 2009, 4:24 am
do we know what you look like?
i cant recall ever seeing a pix of you online anywhere, hmmmm.
j.
"Polly Esther" wrote ...
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Just wanted you to know I'm not as dumb as I look. =)
Polly
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> is helpful at the start of the seam as it helps prevent the ends getting
> chewed up in the feed dogs. Not sure if it was my mother or a teacher who
> showed me that, but all these years later I appreciate the good advice.
> Pat in Virginia
>
>> That's an interesting idea, Kate. I'd always assumed that simply
>> reversing was good. I'll have to give the 180° pivot and try and see what
>> the difference is. Very interesting. Polly
>>> Mark where the seam ends. Stop ONE STITCH short of this on each of the
>>> three seams. That way you don't get a little knotty lump of stitches
>>> meeting where you want a nice sharp point.
>>> And for super accuracy, turn the work round by 180 degrees rather than
>>> reversing.
>
>