If you have decided on a Juki sewing machine, you don’t want a cheap knock off pretending to be a high quality Juki. Unfortunately there are a number of crooks that would like to jump on the back of this fine corporation. They sell sewing machines and pretend they are Juki. People ...
The pattern is one I bought fromMiss Matatabilast year, on a whim. I hadn’t heard of the pattern company before, but it was cheap and something about it intrigued me. It seems right now she’s only stocking theblousein a kit, however. It consists of 3 pieces – the front and back...
As you have read, Singer sewing machines are manufactured and sold all over the world. Even though they started in the United States. You can still be sure that you can find a dealer close to you–wherever you are! If you are ready to buy your Singer sewing machine, I suggest using ...
On the other hand, if you are shopping for price alone, and are willing to accept all the risks, ebay is definately the place to go for cheap sewing machines.All sewing machines sold on this page will be serviced to original new factory specifications and guaranteed to sew as well, or ...
Over the ironing boards, I keep my rulers and cork boards – one for inspiration and general things that make me happy, and one to plot out future projects. My sewing machines and serger are against the wall opposite the doorway, right by that beautiful window! All my thread is on racks...
“Pfaff was a German sewing brand at first but they eventually were sold to Singer. Today, it is an American brand but even though it became an American brand, it still holds to the German traidtion of precision machinery and fine craftsmanship. They have all sorts of machines at acceptable...
My little machine was made in 1956 at the Singer Factory in Kilbowie, Scotland near Glasgow. This area is also known as Clydebank. Interestinghistory. Here's a littlevideo clipof the production line in this plant, not of the 222K but other machines. Click on the quicktime clip to see ...
I’ve yet to handle an extant tucked chemise that has visible machine back-tacking (that “reverse stitch” we have on modern machines.) Because I like to mimic originals as much as possible, I chose to skip machined back-tacking. At the end of each tuck, I simply left a bit of a ...
It's just two circles of fabric sewn together, with an sewn elastic casing channel and it took maybe 15 minutes total. Yet it is one of the most practical things I have ever sewn (so much better than the cheap breakable drugstore ones) and she wears it to bed EVERY night. Hat win?
Period machines cannot reverse stitch. So, don’t do that, particularly on elements that are visible when worn, such as hems. Instead, leave a thread tail, draw both threads to the wrong side of the work, and secure them with a little, tidy square knot, then trim neatly. ...