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PrintableLammastide said: Acrylic said: I can sew, but I cannot thread a machine to save my life.
You could try this; it's like hemming without hemming: Stitch Witchery  Thanks. I'll look into this. I love this stuff. Always kept it on hand for fashion shows just in case!  "Let love be your perfect weapon..." ~~Andy Biersack | |
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i've done alterations on clothes and other stuff
made alot of things too.. i have a regular sewing machine and a mini serger.. both of them are from brother/singer i just recently turned a pair of leather pants into a skirt... almost...   'why y'all trying to say goodbye? I didn't go anywhere, I'm right here, im all around you,always..'
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peb319 said: i've done alterations on clothes and other stuff
made alot of things too.. i have a regular sewing machine and a mini serger.. both of them are from brother/singer i just recently turned a pair of leather pants into a skirt... almost...  pics????"Let love be your perfect weapon..." ~~Andy Biersack | |
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noimageatall said: peb319 said: i've done alterations on clothes and other stuff
made alot of things too.. i have a regular sewing machine and a mini serger.. both of them are from brother/singer i just recently turned a pair of leather pants into a skirt... almost... pics????   ACRYLIC
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Shyra said: abigail05 said: I bought my wife a nice little Singer sewing machine a few Christmases ago
Still in the box, never been opened! eBay! I have to admit, I'd love to make some quilts myself. And if I could learn to hem my own pants, that would be money in the bank. We're keeping that Singer!  | |
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Acrylic said: noimageatall said: pics???? do i have to model?? when i am finished..i got hung up trying to get a straight seam in after it having a crotch.. but i give up.. i'm gonna tack it down..and make the wedges..i just hope it will look ok.. im working on it tomorrow!! half a day!!  'why y'all trying to say goodbye? I didn't go anywhere, I'm right here, im all around you,always..'
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I'm hopeless!
my eyesight coupled with impatience makes me an appalling sewing candidate My childen's pants look like Frankentstein's monster | |
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noimageatall said: I've been sewing since I was 11. I made my first pair of pants with a zipper and wore them to school. I had my own business in South Carolina. I made prom dresses, choir robes, mens's tuxes, curtains, children's clothes...then I started designing and sewing for fashion shows.
I don't have much time to sew now as much as I used to, but I still make my own clothes when I can't find a certain style that I want. I still do alterations too. I'm kicking my own ass right now for not coming up with the "snuggie" idea and becoming filthy rich.  Wow! You, Genesia and Acrylic are my current heroes. | |
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I used to sew! I would pick-out really cool fabric.. and then these very easy Vogue patterns..
But I was never very good.. My mom used to sew for me all the time... costumes.. clothes. You name it. I'd like to get back into sewing.. for house decorating more than anything else! You see all these home improvement shows and that's what they do! Plus my sister-in-law sews.. and she's a WONDERFUL interior decorator! She's not trained or anything.. but that girl can decorate a house! She just very talented.. I have this really old sewing maching I got from my hubby's mom! LOL It's a portable. I keep threatening to.. use it! | |
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I love sewing - makes up for my useless cooking skills!
I like to get creative with fabric
I’ve sewn outfits for myself and fancy dress outfits for my kids and stuff for their school concerts. I don’t even use patterns. But I can’t do curtains - I can never get them straight enough 
I own a 30 year old singer machine that I got at a garage sale for $15 , so I do most of the stuff by hand.  | |
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PunkMistress said: noimageatall said: I've been sewing since I was 11. I made my first pair of pants with a zipper and wore them to school. I had my own business in South Carolina. I made prom dresses, choir robes, mens's tuxes, curtains, children's clothes...then I started designing and sewing for fashion shows.
I don't have much time to sew now as much as I used to, but I still make my own clothes when I can't find a certain style that I want. I still do alterations too. I'm kicking my own ass right now for not coming up with the "snuggie" idea and becoming filthy rich. Wow! You, Genesia and Acrylic are my current heroes.  ACRYLIC
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My Mother is a designer/seamstress. Not as a profession but as a hobby, to make her own clothes sometimes, upholster rooms and furniture, and to help people by creating gorgeous wedding and prom dresses. She has taught me a lot, but I'm still learning. I've made little clothes for some of my stuffed animals, and used to take red or black fabric and make MJ right-armbands for some of my longsleeve shirts. As a project last night, I fixed the waist band in a pair of my stirrup pants, by sewing in a new strand of elastic. My Mother can do that in 30 minutes, but it took me about 2 hours. I got the job done though, and I'm going to keep practicing. My next step is to learn sewing machines. Very exciting.  "You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup...Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." - Bruce Lee
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before...
during.. 
and i'm not quite done..life got in the way as a few of u know
but i am goin back out to try and finish tomorrow.. as soon as i figure out how short to make it..it's un finished length is about 23 inches.. any ideas?? i might be the one wearing it too.. so keep in mind..  [Edited 3/15/10 19:20pm] 'why y'all trying to say goodbye? I didn't go anywhere, I'm right here, im all around you,always..'
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Lammastide said: Acrylic said: I can sew, but I cannot thread a machine to save my life.
You could try this; it's like hemming without hemming: Stitch Witchery Thanks. I'll look into this. Stitch Witchery works great. And if you don't have a blind hem stitch on your machine, it'll actually give a nicer finish. One caution: it isn't as durable as a stitched hem. So if you ever wash the curtains, you'll probably have to redo the hem. But that's not a big deal.[code] We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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I can hand sew, but I am not really sure how to use my machine. I have a book that I'm reading to learn how to use it, but I'm afraid to try things out cause I don't want to break it  If you will, so will I | |
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That's why we need tort reform, duh. | |
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I once came close to throwing a sewing machine out a 5th floor window.
That should sum up my sewing abilities. | |
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I wish I was better than I am  . I have so many creative ideas, but not everything turns out as nice as I would want it to . For many years my ex's mother helped me, now I am depending on my own sewing abilities  .With a very special thank you to Tina: Is hammer already absolute, how much some people verändern...ICH hope is never so I will be! And if, then I hope that I would then have wen in my environment who joins me in the A.... | |
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CarrieMpls said: I can stitch anything by hand for small jobs, but I’d need practice to be any good with a machine again. I got one a few years ago and I used it to take in a dress, but I didn’t do the best job.
I ended up throwing the dress out.
I’ve been thinking about taking a class to get myself back into the swing of things. I really should…  I looked at your post and I swear that is all I saw! I need to get laid. | |
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I was thinking of buying a basic sewing machine but I don't know what kind I need. I only want it for hemming and other small tasks. Any suggestions for an easy to use, resonably priced machine for a beginner??? Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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Genesia said: Lammastide said: Thanks. I'll look into this. Stitch Witchery works great. And if you don't have a blind hem stitch on your machine, it'll actually give a nicer finish. One caution: it isn't as durable as a stitched hem. So if you ever wash the curtains, you'll probably have to redo the hem. But that's not a big deal. I have stapled hems before, and even used masking tape 
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I do sewing by hand alot and I have a machine and know how to use it yet my energy level for sewing has been null as of late. scuzzy, hussy, hoe or just a drunken bitch named .....
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buttons from a shirt, jacket etc, but thats it | |
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