I so wish I could turn things out that quickly. *sigh*
Last night, I tried to whip up something utilitarian--a soft felt case with individual slots for my colored pencils and a tie wrap--and found that my old Singer 404 is still not fixed even though I've brought it back to the same guy five times over. Grrr.
Those look fun. I particularly like both the snowflake fabrics. And I can see once again how nicely your seams turned out.
In my defence, I'm at home for school hols at the mo.
I like the idea of pencils cushioned in a felt wrap from bumps. I imagine you mean something along the lines of those brush rolls watercolourists have occasionally. Much better than a pencil case where they get bashed together! I learned to sew on an old Singer; my mum's. I adore the smell when I open the box it lives in - part of my childhood, that is. What's your Singer doing? Or should I say, not doing? Frustrating, that, after five visits. :/
Mèrcie. I have a weakness for snowflake prints. And stars. And dragons.
I like the idea of pencils cushioned in a felt wrap from bumps... Much better than a pencil case where they get bashed together!
'Tis something Goth!Girl might like, maybe? Yes, besides transit damage, I hate pawing for 'mineral orange' or 'cloud blue' each time I switch pencils. 'Specially when I'm tired or in a rush. So it'd be nice to keep them roughly in rainbow order. Right, like the watercolor rolls.
Old Singer will be sewing along when suddenly the needle seems to scrape into something in the bobbin compartment, causing the thread to break or knot. Unfortunately, it's happening at a frequency that's impossible to ignore.
I understand what you're saying about learner-machine sentimentality; that's definately the case here. The 404 is the model my mom taught me to sew on.
I know there are far newer and more advanced machines on the market, but I don't sew enough to warrant one and this is the machine I want. I simply want it to work. And for some reason, my mechanical engineering degree doesn't help in any way
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Old Singer will be sewing along when suddenly the needle seems to scrape into something in the bobbin compartment, causing the thread to break or knot. Mmm. And all the usual tricks like re-threading, checking the needle's in far enough and the right way round ([blushes] I did that once) and using a new bobbin all failed.
I wonder if it might be worth an email to this guy for an opinion. He worked for Singer and ran a repair business. http://www.tandtrepair.com
Yes, a felt pencil roll might be the ticket for Goth!Girl when the tin gets too bent out of shape. You know, I just had the weirdest chain-of-association. In HP, they chuck their quills in their bags. Quills are easily broken. Why no quill cases? There are bats in my belfry. :p [sniggers at mad self]
You know, I just had the weirdest chain-of-association. In HP, they chuck their quills in their bags. Quills are easily broken. Why no quill cases?
Cause they're teenagers, lol?! Yeah, imagined all the ruffled, bent, and broken feathers. The Percy types probably use cases. I have pondered this oddity before. And we already know what havoc is wreaked by ink bottles.
Thanks for that link. I'm open to any help, especially the expert variety, so I will have a closer look!
Last night, I tried to whip up something utilitarian--a soft felt case with individual slots for my colored pencils and a tie wrap--and found that my old Singer 404 is still not fixed even though I've brought it back to the same guy five times over. Grrr.
Those look fun. I particularly like both the snowflake fabrics. And I can see once again how nicely your seams turned out.
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I like the idea of pencils cushioned in a felt wrap from bumps. I imagine you mean something along the lines of those brush rolls watercolourists have occasionally. Much better than a pencil case where they get bashed together!
I learned to sew on an old Singer; my mum's. I adore the smell when I open the box it lives in - part of my childhood, that is. What's your Singer doing? Or should I say, not doing? Frustrating, that, after five visits. :/
Mèrcie. I have a weakness for snowflake prints. And stars. And dragons.
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'Tis something Goth!Girl might like, maybe? Yes, besides transit damage, I hate pawing for 'mineral orange' or 'cloud blue' each time I switch pencils. 'Specially when I'm tired or in a rush. So it'd be nice to keep them roughly in rainbow order. Right, like the watercolor rolls.
Old Singer will be sewing along when suddenly the needle seems to scrape into something in the bobbin compartment, causing the thread to break or knot. Unfortunately, it's happening at a frequency that's impossible to ignore.
I understand what you're saying about learner-machine sentimentality; that's definately the case here. The 404 is the model my mom taught me to sew on.
I know there are far newer and more advanced machines on the market, but I don't sew enough to warrant one and this is the machine I want. I simply want it to work. And for some reason, my mechanical engineering degree doesn't help in any way ( ... )
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I wonder if it might be worth an email to this guy for an opinion. He worked for Singer and ran a repair business. http://www.tandtrepair.com
Yes, a felt pencil roll might be the ticket for Goth!Girl when the tin gets too bent out of shape. You know, I just had the weirdest chain-of-association. In HP, they chuck their quills in their bags. Quills are easily broken. Why no quill cases? There are bats in my belfry. :p [sniggers at mad self]
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Cause they're teenagers, lol?! Yeah, imagined all the ruffled, bent, and broken feathers. The Percy types probably use cases. I have pondered this oddity before. And we already know what havoc is wreaked by ink bottles.
Thanks for that link. I'm open to any help, especially the expert variety, so I will have a closer look!
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