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Ooh thank you so much! You ladies are so informed. Now I know not to buy it. I'll be on the look out then . Thank you so much ladies
The price of a sewing machine is no indication of how good it is!
Well no luck so far on finding classes through the internet, so I'm going to look around by foot soon
There's a sale right now at Fry's electronics. The newspaper is advertising a brother's sewing machine for 59.99 instead of the usual 79.99. Do you ladies think its a good deal?
I went over to my boyfriend's house today and his mother lent me one of her sewing machines. It was a very nice gesture . I read the tags and it says euro-pro model 420 and the date purchased SEEMS to be 2002. I hope it's a great sewing machine for now. I have no idea what to start sewing, I have yet to take classes. Though I did see a tutorial for sewing old t-shirts into something new. It's very simple straight across stiching. I'll try it out for now. I plan on borrowing the "readers digest" sewing book. I had it once and it looked so handy. Any recommendations on what to try out ?
I got some very good advice here on FL about what to start with. Go really simple, like a pillow case, so you get the feel of doing straight lines, etc. I made a bunch of simple square and rectangular shoe/gift bags from a bunch of upholstery samples I got at a local fabric store.
Then try something like an apron that doesn't have any buttons or other fasteners. Even if you might not use an apron yourself, (you can always gift it), it is a good progression that lets you get comfortable before moving on to more complicated stuff. I opted to use a simple pattern so that I could also figure out pattern stuff on something that wasn't very complicated.
Then I did an A-line skirt with a zipper. I would wait a bit before moving onto something with sleeves and buttons. Do up a few simple things first to build up your confidence.
BTW, I have managed just fine learning from books, youtube vids and poking around online. I don't think classes are absolutely necessary, depending on how you learn. The Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Sewing or something similar is a really, really good idea to have.
Good luck!
you can interweave between the measurements, if you are a 12 in the bust, a 14 in the waist, and a 16 in the rear you can trace a new pattern on tracing paper for waist, bust, and hips.
Does anyone know where I can purchase some covered belt buckles and eyelets?
Oh halp! My sewing machine decided to die in the middle of finishing a top. It's a Kenmore and I've had it since Jr. High. I'm thinking of getting another Kenmore, but have been eyeing a Singer, too. Any suggestions on which way to go?