If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options
|
Posted by FarmI on June 10, 2009, 3:01 am
show/hide quoted text
> Pogonip wrote:
show/hide quoted text
>> Don't forget that rolled hem edge that turns a remnant into a tablecloth,
>> table runner, napkins, scarf, anything that would be dynamite with a
>> finished edge that looks absolutely professional.
> Frankly, I loathe and despise that "rolled hem edge", which is neither
> rolled nor professional looking in my view. I grew up with a bunch of
> older female relatives who considered serged edges to be a sign of "cheap,
> factory made", and I guess I caught it from them. If I want a rolled hem,
> I'll do it properly.
How do yoyu do a decent rolled hem on chiffon?
I don't make my own swimsuits, and I
show/hide quoted text
> was taught "sewing with knits" years ago, shortly before sergers came >
> onto the home market.
Snap! But I still wouldn't be without my overlocker despite knowing how to
sew knits quite adequately on a conventional machine. For knits, I consider
the overlocker to do a far better job than a conventional machine now that
I've had the experience of using both. It's a case of a new love in my
life.
If I am making, say, a pair of twill pants and I
show/hide quoted text
> think the cut edges might fray, a simple row of machine stitches or a
> zigzag along the edges takes care of that.
> Just my two cents.
And worth every penny despite the fact that we obviously aren't going to
convert you :-))
|
|
Posted by Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH on June 7, 2009, 7:04 pm
This is true, but if you want cams and they are nowhere to be found, you
are sort of out of luck.
Pogonip wrote:
show/hide quoted text
>
> The nicest thing about the older mechanical machines is that there is
> very little that can go wrong with them, barring dropping them from a
> height. If the "innards" aren't plastic or nylon, they should withstand
> general wear and tear.
|
|
Posted by Pogonip on June 7, 2009, 9:40 pm
Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply wrote:
show/hide quoted text
> This is true, but if you want cams and they are nowhere to be found, you
> are sort of out of luck.
>
> Pogonip wrote:
>> The nicest thing about the older mechanical machines is that there is
>> very little that can go wrong with them, barring dropping them from a
>> height. If the "innards" aren't plastic or nylon, they should
>> withstand general wear and tear.
I've got boxes of cams, but don't know what machine most of them go
with. I have lots of Singer cams - tophats, flat and even the white
ones. But then I've got all of these others, and they don't have a
machine name on them. One person on TreadleOn is making a study of the
problem - she also has lots of sets, and is determined to find out where
they go. I'm afraid the machines went one way and the cams went
another. The challenge is to match them up again.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
|
|
Posted by Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH on June 8, 2009, 10:53 am
Pogonip wrote:
show/hide quoted text
>
> machine name on them. One person on TreadleOn is making a study of the
> problem - she also has lots of sets, and is determined to find out where
> they go. I'm afraid the machines went one way and the cams went
> another. The challenge is to match them up again.
Does TreadleOn still have the classifieds section, and are
non-list-members allowed to post ads (it's been a while)? I just found
the buttonholer to my While treadle that I gave away to someone else
because the cabinet rehabilitation was beyond what I was ending up being
able to do (I still have my lovely parlor treadle) while I was cleaning
out junk, and I would love to find a While treadle owner who would like
a buttonholer attachment.
|
|
Posted by Pogonip on June 8, 2009, 2:40 pm
Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply wrote:
show/hide quoted text
> Pogonip wrote:
>> machine name on them. One person on TreadleOn is making a study of
>> the problem - she also has lots of sets, and is determined to find out
>> where they go. I'm afraid the machines went one way and the cams went
>> another. The challenge is to match them up again.
>
> Does TreadleOn still have the classifieds section, and are
> non-list-members allowed to post ads (it's been a while)? I just found
> the buttonholer to my While treadle that I gave away to someone else
> because the cabinet rehabilitation was beyond what I was ending up being
> able to do (I still have my lovely parlor treadle) while I was cleaning
> out junk, and I would love to find a While treadle owner who would like
> a buttonholer attachment.
There is a "flea market" posting that is updated weekly, but I'm pretty
sure it's for subscribers only. While you wouldn't abuse it, I'm sure,
there are some people out there who would if given a chance. There's no
fees, and TreadleOn membership is over 1K now. Well over, IIRC.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
|
Page 4 of 8 < 1 2 3 > last >>
| Similar Threads | Posted | | .question. | July 18, 2005, 4:50 pm |
| question | July 28, 2005, 9:28 am |
| Question about when to dye | February 5, 2006, 10:50 pm |
| bra cup question | April 18, 2006, 1:59 pm |
| Ron question!! | December 12, 2006, 9:27 am |
| I've got a question for everyone... | June 23, 2008, 3:32 pm |
| question for Ron... | December 19, 2008, 11:14 am |
| Thanks, update, and another question | November 24, 2005, 4:10 am |
| Troubleshooting question | November 26, 2005, 4:51 pm |
| A quick question: | November 1, 2005, 3:58 pm |
|
|
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap