How To Balance Tensions On A Sewing Machine
Learning to control and balance tensions is a very important skill to learn for any sewer. Not only will your sewing machine have a perfect stitch, but you will be able to adjust your tensions perfectly for different types of fabrics.
I have been around sewing machines most of my life, but the last 5 years or so I have been actively repairing sewing (more…)
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Ok so 3 more posts today that I’ve dug up – I’m an information JUNKIE on this stuff lately. Give em a browse and let me know what ya reckon. They’re just from a few different sites I’ve been surfing lately that are generally good for information like this…
There are piano keys, skate keys, sewing machine keys and many other types of keys. “I have 15 or 20 different kinds (more…)
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How To Sew A Blind Hem Stitch
by: Jennifer Thoden
A blind stitch is a terrific stitch to learn for hemming just about anything… when you don’t want stitching to show through on the face of your fabric.
A blind hem stitch consists of 3 straight stitches in a row and then one zig-zag stitch. The idea is to have the straight stitch on the folded material of the hem and the zig-zag just catch (more…)
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Case IH Sponsors Red Tractor Quilt Contest – Yahoo! News
Quilters are invited to celebrate two great rural traditions by entering the first annual “Red Tractor” quilting contest. The contest, sponsored by Case IH Agricultural Equipment, offers a cash award of $1,000 for first prize and was created to celebrate the company's International Harvester and Farmall heritage. Quilts will (more…)
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