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I wanted to know if it would be acceptable to use corduroy to make the Class Picnic Blouse. I am planning to make the blouse dress length.

Thank you.

I wanted to know if it would be acceptable to use corduroy to make the Class Picnic Blouse. I am planning to make the blouse dress length.

Thank you.

Reeni: Thanks for your info on a Brother serger. People who have that model seem to like it just fine.

Enbee: Thank you so much for taking the time to not only test out a rolled hem on your machine but also post photos. Much appreciated. It sure helps when people share their experiences with their machines, so now shopping for one will be much…[Read more]

Thanks. I might give it a try.

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Oh no nothing wrong there just general busyness. We had a friend come and help Murray with a mill (and do some sheep) so I had this as a delay, not to mention the other runnings of the day. I don’t usually sew in the dining room so Chloë has free reign to the power cables. I actually reduced the sewing time yesterday due to the safety issue – my…[Read more]

Oh no nothing wrong there just general busyness. We had a friend come and help Murray with a mill (and do some sheep) so I had this as a delay, not to mention the other runnings of the day. I don’t usually sew in the dining room so Chloë has free reign to the power cables. I actually reduced the sewing time yesterday due to the safety issue – my…[Read more]

What about sewing the velcro through both layers and adding some nice buttons to hide the stitching? Giving the look of a button front jacket.

What about sewing the velcro through both layers and adding some nice buttons to hide the stitching? Giving the look of a button front jacket.

That’s sad Tamara 🙁 I hope it was general busyness not something going very wrong.
I finished up the jacket i was making with all its alterations. McCalls M7254,http://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/74711
Despite it saying no changes above the waist I successfully did a FBA and added length 🙂 I would still like to make some tweaks but the…[Read more]

That’s sad Tamara 🙁 I hope it was general busyness not something going very wrong.
I finished up the jacket i was making with all its alterations. McCalls M7254,http://sewing.patternreview.com/Patterns/74711
Despite it saying no changes above the waist I successfully did a FBA and added length 🙂 I would still like to make some tweaks but the…[Read more]

Two-thread rolled hem, then three thread. The fabric is a quilting cotton, and all threads are standard polyester.

Two-thread rolled hem, then three thread:

I played around with blind hems last night. Having never done them before, I’m not sure what the typical overhead for switching a serger into blind hem mode is, but “automatic” is probably a bit of an oversell. Assuming you already have the right number threaded, here’s the process:

Shorten the stitch length. If using the two-thread rolled hem,…[Read more]

A very cute little sailboat skirt in khaki drill sits on my dining room table. Meanwhile the hopscotch top is still in pieces😕

A very cute little sailboat skirt in khaki drill sits on my dining room table. Meanwhile the hopscotch top is still in pieces😕