The sewing kits are assembled, wrapped, ribboned and ready for Christmas Eve. I found boxes of assorted spools of thread, just a bit smaller than a regular small spool. They were at the Big Lots store. Nice assortments with twelve spools in each box, a "light", has white and a "dark", has black....

wrote: See the attached file for details. So we're all that stupid? Riiiiight. Although I'll admit to holiday brain drain, please.

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wboyce wrote: I like the fabrics used in Vera Bradley bags. are they available somewhere, or do they make up their own quilted fabrics by sandwiching batting between two different facings? I heard the fabrics are from France: nice small prints. Source Vera Bradley designs and owns the...

I have a Babylock Ellure. I want to sew caps. Will the Hoop It All work on my machine and how are the results. Also dies the SA424 hat hoop work on an Ellure? Are there any other hoops suitable for my machine that does caps. I need to purchase a hoop immediately. Michele-Exton

The sewing kits were a HUGE success! One of the big problems with giving these guys gifts is that they all have great jobs and pretty much just buy what they want when they want it so coming up with something “priceless” is always a problem. We had good laughs about the choice of lunchboxes,...

I need to recover some chair pads in a glider rocker and need to know the best way to go about doing this. I'd like to do it myself in order to save some money but I don't know how to sew. Is there a simple sewing method I could use or should I just rely on taking it to an alterations...

I need to recover some chair pads on a glider rocker. I do not know how to sew and was wondering if there was an easy-sew way to do this or some other method I could use? I hesitate to take it to someone to have it done because I desperately need to save some money. All opinions and advice are...

Your lucky, I've seen this in several places but can't get the page to open. Amber in warm Illinois

Looking for a fabric that is hypoallergenic and also has a fairly loose weave. Was hoping someone in this group could suggest such a fabric. Thank you, Jim

My 8 yr. old granddaughter is beginning sewing. A couple of good projects for her: 1. Pet blankets for the SPCA to give to animals. They get to keep the blanket & take it to their new home, if adopted. 2. Dress stuffed animals for the highway patrol or police to give to distressed children. As...

An industry unraveling Special Report: Foreign competition has been creeping up on U.S. companies that spin yarn, weave fabric and sew clothing. The industry has adjusted by consolidating, scaling back U.S. operations and refocusing overseas. at...

Silly question....but, just got asked to make some National Level Beauty Pageant outfits. Are there any books or patterns that I should know about or should I just "wing-it?" Joy

Hi, I'm a relative newbie here from the southeastern part of the US and have enjoyed reading so many posts from everyone who've got the most interesting things going on with their creative endeavors! You're all so creative! It's inspiring, really and I hope just a bit of that rubs off here....

Has anyone ever made them? What would be the best sort of silk to use? How difficult is it to work with silk? Had a random thought/idea to make DH some silk PJ's and was wondering if it was a 'Good Idea' or not. -- Melinda http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

My back door has a window, and I need the type of curtain which has a small rod at top and bottom, and is pulled tight between the two. I've gone into several stores (in the U.S.) looking for them, and unfortunately, teenage stupidity has invaded fabric and window treatment departments. The...

Hi there, I am a cosplayer (dressing up as your favourite character, I guess, it could be summed up as) and so far all of my cosplays have been just put together from regular, everyday clothing. However, lately I've had my eye on cosplaying as a red mage from FFXI and it doesn't look like I'll be...

There should be a number of people who got sewing machines for Christmas joining the list along about now, so perhaps it's a good time to post last summer's musings about very simple projects. There's a chart of square and rectangular garments below the second row of...

Hi, I'm looking to create a small line of handbags/totebags to sell at local craft fairs. I already made a couple using denim and canvas material from Joanne Fabrics. I'm looking for suggestions on other materials I could use and where to purchase the material on-line. I'm also looking for any...

You might take a look at http://www.ScienceOxygen.com/design1.html It is just with a collection of links about garment design. Probably you could just start from there to collect some information.