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Posted by BEI Design on April 2, 2007, 8:12 pm
Kirsten Sollie wrote:
> "BEI Design" wrote in message
> > Having owned a second-hand coverstitch machine for a
> > couple of years, I'm *finally* going to thread it up
> > for a few alteration projects. Younger DD is
> > height-challenged, so T-shirts are always too long
> > (along with everything else). So today, I'm going to
> > shorten two pairs of jeans, two woven shirts, and two
> > T-shirts for an upcoming trip. I'm not sure why I have
> > avoided this (using the coverstitch) for so long. I also
> > have the Huskylock 936, but I think the
> > conversion to coverstitch is probably a pain, so may
> > just keep the dedicated coverstitch for that purpose.
> >
> > Beverly, taking a break from the kilt, pleat # 18 is
> > done, 9 to go....
>
>
> Good luck Beverly,
> I just did this on Saturday night with my new HuskyLock
> (is it 1036?). It went fine but I had to read the
> directions very carefully because things had to be done
> in the right order and there were several parts to
> change. But I was thrilled with the result.
> Kirsten
Thanks, Kirsten. Still haven't managed to start the alterations
for DD, because I was expecting a couple of deliveries, and I
cannot hear the doorbell from downstairs. So I unpicked the hems,
and worked on the kilt some more. Finished pleat #22....
Beverly
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