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Posted by BEI Design on April 29, 2009, 3:27 pm
Kate XXXXXX wrote:
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> Today I want to complete a Victorian corset. I need to
> sew the eyelets. I want to use LITTLE eyelet holes...
> I have a lovely eyelet embroidery kit Himself bought me
> for Christmas. This is the first time I have had a chance
> to dig it out of the box and use it...
> It's beautiful: well crafted, sturdy - just what you'd
> expect from Bernina.
> But the foot does not fit my machine! They do at least 3
> versions of this kit, and what was ordered was the one for
> the
> 1000-1630 series (I have a 1005). I was issued with the
> wrong one.
Yikes!
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> The company I bought it from (Sewing World, based in
> Bournemouth) could not have been nicer about the error,
> even though this was bought back in December. They are
> going to send me a replacement (correct!) foot, and I just
> need to send the foot back to them.
Great customer service.
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> It won't be in time for this corset (even if it arrives
> tomorrow, I'm out all day and the fitting is on Friday),
> so we are back
> to Plan B: use the Husqvarna Lily's eyelet plate. The
> holes will be a little bigger than I wanted, but at least
> I know it works!
I've seen your pictures of that one, and I'd love to have
something similar. My three-step method using the
embroidery machine works, but it's time consuming.
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> So lots of kudos to Sewing World in Bournemouth for very
> pleasant and sympathetic customer service when things
> went wrong, and a willingness to put them right without
> question and as speedily as
> they can. Getting things right first time is good, but
> sometimes putting them right when things go wrong tells
> you more about a company. These folk go on my Good to
> Deal With list.
Yes indeed, and it's always great to hear of such good
service.
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> I will post pix when this is done, I promise. For the
> corset-minded, this is the Truly Victorian 110 pattern.
Looking forward to them! ;-)
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Beverly
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> sew the eyelets. I want to use LITTLE eyelet holes...
> I have a lovely eyelet embroidery kit Himself bought me
> for Christmas. This is the first time I have had a chance
> to dig it out of the box and use it...
> It's beautiful: well crafted, sturdy - just what you'd
> expect from Bernina.
> But the foot does not fit my machine! They do at least 3
> versions of this kit, and what was ordered was the one for
> the
> 1000-1630 series (I have a 1005). I was issued with the
> wrong one.