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Posted by Kate Dicey on August 10, 2006, 4:05 am
Well, afternoon, really!
My pal Julie, the one who gave me her Featherweight and to whom I gave
the Lotus Stella Air Electronic, is fighting her way back into sewing!
It does seem a bit of a struggle at times... She was having a little
problem, and I told her to bring the machine and the problems and come
on over. So she did, yesterday afternoon.
We sorted out the zip on her fleece jacket: got the pockets and the zip
sewn in, so she can now just finish it off (I hope!). We cut her T
shirt (lovely flower print cotton Lycra mix knit), and neatened the
edges of her trousers on the serger. She hasn't quite gathered the
courage to use the Toyota serger she bought from me the other week...
;) I'm hoping the books I loaned her will help her sew the T on the
serger, but if she doesn't quite dare, she can bring it back next time
and we'll work on it.
I'm going to get her to pack it, herself, and friend Diane from across
the road with the Toyota serger she bought on my advice on ebay all in
the car and come on over for another teaching session. We'll set up the
cutting table top on its own legs as a sturdy sewing machine table and
get serging for the day! I know Diane wants to make her hubby a new
fleece for the winter, and I have masses in the loft that will be great
for a learning garment.
We'll have lessons in how to neaten edges, doing rolled hems,
flatlocking, and all the other fun stuff I can think of. They'll go
home with a book of samples and a lot more confidence! I'll also get
them swapping round the machines so they can each use all the others on
the bench and know that they can do this and that there are ways round
not having differential feed for some things, and how to compensate in
others, as just sometimes I find I get better results compensating than
using the diff! Funny ole world, innit...
Today I have cotton dresses to cut and make up. I also have some silk
wedding stuff to do for Monday. Oh, and a shawl to bead... :)
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by IMS on August 10, 2006, 7:16 am
That does sound like fun, Kate! I bet everyone really enjoyed
themselves! Can I come over? LOL
-Irene
On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:05:27 +0100, Kate Dicey
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>Well, afternoon, really!
>My pal Julie, the one who gave me her Featherweight and to whom I gave=20
>the Lotus Stella Air Electronic, is fighting her way back into sewing!=20
>It does seem a bit of a struggle at times... She was having a little=20
>problem, and I told her to bring the machine and the problems and come=20
>on over. So she did, yesterday afternoon.
>We sorted out the zip on her fleece jacket: got the pockets and the zip=20
>sewn in, so she can now just finish it off (I hope!). We cut her T=20
>shirt (lovely flower print cotton Lycra mix knit), and neatened the=20
>edges of her trousers on the serger. She hasn't quite gathered the=20
>courage to use the Toyota serger she bought from me the other week...=20
>;) I'm hoping the books I loaned her will help her sew the T on the=20
>serger, but if she doesn't quite dare, she can bring it back next time=20
>and we'll work on it.
>I'm going to get her to pack it, herself, and friend Diane from across=20
>the road with the Toyota serger she bought on my advice on ebay all in=20
>the car and come on over for another teaching session. We'll set up the=
=20
show/hide quoted text
>cutting table top on its own legs as a sturdy sewing machine table and=20
>get serging for the day! I know Diane wants to make her hubby a new=20
>fleece for the winter, and I have masses in the loft that will be great=20
>for a learning garment.
>We'll have lessons in how to neaten edges, doing rolled hems,=20
>flatlocking, and all the other fun stuff I can think of. They'll go=20
>home with a book of samples and a lot more confidence! I'll also get=20
>them swapping round the machines so they can each use all the others on=20
>the bench and know that they can do this and that there are ways round=20
>not having differential feed for some things, and how to compensate in=20
>others, as just sometimes I find I get better results compensating than=20
>using the diff! Funny ole world, innit...
>Today I have cotton dresses to cut and make up. I also have some silk=20
>wedding stuff to do for Monday. Oh, and a shawl to bead... :)
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.=20
--Mae West=20
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Posted by Kate Dicey on August 10, 2006, 1:08 pm
IMS wrote:
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> That does sound like fun, Kate! I bet everyone really enjoyed
> themselves! Can I come over? LOL
Yes - I'll let you play with BOTH my new toys! ;) Bernina serger
picked up today - am about to open the box!
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by CypSew on August 11, 2006, 1:25 pm
Please, may I come over with my serger as well? How I wish!! Years ago,
when I was about your age, Kate, a group of 4-5 neighbors would gather at
one of our home and have an afternoon of sewing. So much fun was had by
all.
Emily
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Posted by Pogonip on August 11, 2006, 1:39 pm
CypSew wrote:
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> Please, may I come over with my serger as well? How I wish!! Years ago,
> when I was about your age, Kate, a group of 4-5 neighbors would gather at
> one of our home and have an afternoon of sewing. So much fun was had by
> all.
> Emily
>
>
As soon as they get that scanner working again, we can all go!
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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>My pal Julie, the one who gave me her Featherweight and to whom I gave=20
>the Lotus Stella Air Electronic, is fighting her way back into sewing!=20
>It does seem a bit of a struggle at times... She was having a little=20
>problem, and I told her to bring the machine and the problems and come=20
>on over. So she did, yesterday afternoon.
>We sorted out the zip on her fleece jacket: got the pockets and the zip=20
>sewn in, so she can now just finish it off (I hope!). We cut her T=20
>shirt (lovely flower print cotton Lycra mix knit), and neatened the=20
>edges of her trousers on the serger. She hasn't quite gathered the=20
>courage to use the Toyota serger she bought from me the other week...=20
>;) I'm hoping the books I loaned her will help her sew the T on the=20
>serger, but if she doesn't quite dare, she can bring it back next time=20
>and we'll work on it.
>I'm going to get her to pack it, herself, and friend Diane from across=20
>the road with the Toyota serger she bought on my advice on ebay all in=20
>the car and come on over for another teaching session. We'll set up the=