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Posted by Betsy on March 30, 2009, 10:34 pm
Ursula Schrader wrote:
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> ... a pat on the back, girls (and boys). After such an infinitely long time
> I managed to sit down to my machine and do some mending (one pillowcase,
> chain stitch on the loose; one apron, strings separating from the body and a
> tiny hole cut by a sharp kitchen knife, beginning to fray; one pair of
> jeans, worn thin where my chubby legs put most wear on them). Yes, I know
> bobbysewsmore, and Kate is the wardrobe mistress of most anything you can
> sew, but for me it's a giant leap, to quote old Armstrong.
>
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> Well, I feel so good, after just an hour or two of uninterrupted work on my
> sewing, it's just like Zen. ;-) OK, off to bed, read you all soon,
>
> U.
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Congratulations, it seems hard to get started on a pile of repairs.
Based on experience, I'll bet it is hard for you to get a couple
uninterrupted hours for sewing without your toddler "helping."
--Betsy
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Posted by Bobbie Sews More on March 31, 2009, 10:56 am
I think the fastest way to trace the pattern would be to trace it on to
interfacing. I've looked at interfacing and seen the same type of stuff
that is marked with squares and also with dots. Makes it easier to trace
off straight lines. I have also taped the pattern on the big sliding glass
door, and then traced it off on to newspaper using a black or red marker.
Red is easier to see when you mark darts and other lines on the pattern.
If it is a small pattern for a craft or maybe a child, I sometimes put
newspaper on the carpet and the pattern on top and use a straight pin and
mark it that way. Afterward I go over it with a marker.. But the window
treatment seems to be the best.
I've found that most of the sewing feet for a modern short shank machine
will fit on a treadle. You could sew most everything when the electric is
most expensive, and later in the day finish the seams with the serger. HTH
Barbara in Florida
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Posted by Emily Bengston on April 1, 2009, 4:41 pm
On 3/30/09 5:16 PM, in article gqrgji$bqb$1@news01.versatel.de, "Ursula
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> ... a pat on the back, girls (and boys). After such an infinitely long time
>
> I managed to sit down to my machine and do some mending (one pillowcase,
> chain stitch on the loose; one apron, strings separating from the body and a
> tiny hole cut by a sharp kitchen knife, beginning to fray; one pair of
> jeans, worn thin where my chubby legs put most wear on them). Yes, I know
> bobbysewsmore, and Kate is the wardrobe mistress of most anything you can
> sew, but for me it's a giant leap, to quote old Armstrong.
>
> So there, I'm (almost) ready for the wedding dress. ;-) Next thing are two
> jackets from the same pattern for my DSIL and me, different sizes, different
> colours, same sort of fabric (fulled wool, not much fuss, I should think).
> Anybody got an idea how to copy a pattern other than with one of those
> little wheel things... Hang on, gotta look that up in my book: a tracing
> wheel. Is there anything more modern?
>
> I remember that my grandma used a tracing wheel that had really sharp edges
> so you'd find a row of little prick marks on the newspaper she'd use for the
> pattern to go on the fabric. I still have got it, and it looks like somebody
> sharpened it once or twice. However, I find that the original paper patterns
> seem to be much thinner these days, almost like wrapping tissue, so I gues
> that using my granny's old tracing wheel on them might not be the best idea
> if I want to use the same pattern twice. And then, what surface would I use,
> perhaps the cutting mat or should it be harder or softer? Decisions,
> decisions... ;-)
>
> Well, I feel so good, after just an hour or two of uninterrupted work on my
> sewing, it's just like Zen. ;-) OK, off to bed, read you all soon,
>
> U.
>
>
From what I understand, there are tracing wheels on the market today that
just roll along, leaving a fine line instead of small holes. I don't
remember which dealer has them, maybe Dritz makes them.
I don't have one yet; I simply use a ball-point pen that has run out of ink,
which can be used with little pressure, to draw a solid line or just make
small dashes where desired.
One-two of my tracing wheels, are also okay to make the small dashes, by
barely touching the pattern; maybe because they are quite old like one, I
bought when I first married in 1950 and it has never been sharpened. It has
a wooden handle.
I hope this helps.
Emily
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Posted by Ursula Schrader on April 2, 2009, 6:43 am
"Emily Bengston" wrote...
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> From what I understand, there are tracing wheels on the market today that
> just roll along, leaving a fine line instead of small holes. I don't
> remember which dealer has them, maybe Dritz makes them.
> I don't have one yet; I simply use a ball-point pen that has run out of
> ink,
> which can be used with little pressure, to draw a solid line or just make
> small dashes where desired.
> One-two of my tracing wheels, are also okay to make the small dashes, by
> barely touching the pattern; maybe because they are quite old like one, I
> bought when I first married in 1950 and it has never been sharpened. It
> has
> a wooden handle.
> I hope this helps.
With the method of semi-transparent paper (see reply to the tracing paper
thread) I won't need a tracing wheel. Thanks for your suggestions. BTW,
every notions supplier seems to have all kinds of tracing wheels in stock,
so that wouldn't be the problem. Hey, since 1950 in use? That's quite a long
time, I bet my granny's must be from about the same time, or perhaps even a
little older, can't tell. After all, there is no real wear on them, is
there? ;-)
U.
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> I managed to sit down to my machine and do some mending (one pillowcase,
> chain stitch on the loose; one apron, strings separating from the body and a
> tiny hole cut by a sharp kitchen knife, beginning to fray; one pair of
> jeans, worn thin where my chubby legs put most wear on them). Yes, I know
> bobbysewsmore, and Kate is the wardrobe mistress of most anything you can
> sew, but for me it's a giant leap, to quote old Armstrong.
>