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Posted by Phaedrine on April 19, 2006, 2:46 pm
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> >Ob-Sew: Be sure that the spaces on your Sim-Flex are equal before
> >marking your buttonholes. Measuring mine recently, I discovered that
> >the two outer spaces were significantly different than the interior
> >spaces (which were all equal). So now I can only use the interior
> >spaces for my buttonholes. My Sim-flex has been stored and cared for
> >well so I am a bit dismayed at this.
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> I've found that expanding it all the way and then compressing to the
> desired size gives the best spacing. If you just pull it open to
> whatever size you want, the end spaces are going to be longer -- it's
> a physics thing, due to the way the SimFlex works. (My mom taught me
> that trick -- she had learned from her home ec teacher lo these many
> years ago....)
Yep, I tried that. It's kind of the natural thing to do when you make
this discovery. Didn't work. :(
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Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI, Shakespeare)
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