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Household Hints & Help

gkhouston

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8. One other thing: it should be able to back up without eating the fabric.

Reply to ginnyinWI (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 15, 2012, 09:59 PM

Feb 2012

My mom had an old Singer Touch 'n' Sew that she sometimes called her "Stitch 'n' Bitch" because it was lousy at backing up.

I've got a computerized machine that one of my girlfriends called "God in a box". It's a great machine, but I've made nice things on far simpler and less expensive models. Sewing isn't just about the machine. Attention to detail in selecting/prepping the fabric, altering/laying out the pattern properly, and pressing seams as you go make a huge difference in the finished project.

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Sewing Machine advice wanted [View all] quakerboy Jan 2012 OP

well if it were me-- ginnyinWI Jan 2012 #1

One other thing: it should be able to back up without eating the fabric. gkhouston Feb 2012 #8

I saw a solution to this HeiressofBickworth Apr 2012 #9

It works; I used to use that trick when I was learning to sew in middle school. gkhouston Apr 2012 #10

Here's a thread about sewing machines from December: Suich Jan 2012 #2

Is there any place near you that offers sewing lessons? MADem Feb 2012 #3

My mom offered me one of those quakerboy Feb 2012 #4

Have you had a chance to take it for a spin yet? MADem Feb 2012 #5

It has not yet arrived quakerboy Feb 2012 #6

If you think of it, come back here after you get it and let us know how it goes! MADem Feb 2012 #7

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