dear all, please confirm right mean of front fly zipper how couild i use this ? in a short skirt. hemant

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The Art of Buying Lingerie http://www.yourlingerieoutlet.com/catalog/art-buying-lingerie.php Since most women wear thongs, you're not asking her to try anything radical. Fashion stylist and lingerie savant Mary Alice Stephenson suggests "finding a smaller strip that runs down her butt, which...

Hello all, Some time ago someone on one of the sewing groups posted a link to a wonderful site that sold very economical pillow forms of all shapes and sizes. I bookmarked it, but since have had a hard drive crash and lost everything. Does anyone have a good online source for pillow forms? I...

Hi~~~This may be my only question, but I'd appreciate help. I haven't sewn in 30 yrs. but have a pair of womas dress slacks (poly-rayon-spandex) that are about 3" too long. I figue there may be new methods to approach this project. Many thanks, Misty

Hello, I tryed to use my serger ( Frister and Rosmann ) last night again and but after I press the pedal the machine dasnt respond. Any idea what could be wrong? I got it in England so I am using adapter here. I live in Amsterdam (NL), is there someone who can give me tip where I can bring my...

Understitching is a method of keeping bottom fabric from showing at the fold. You open out the garment after the seam is stitched. Then fold the seam allowance to the inside piece of fabric and stitch it to the inside (or underside) fabric as close to the seam as possible without stitching on the...

Yet another "what about this sewing machine?" question - anybody out there got a Janome MemoryCraft 6500P and used it enough to get an idea of its strengths and weaknesses? It's been available for about a year, I think. Any major reliability or usability problems? ======== Email to "j-c" at...

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Hello all, I am new to this group and have a problem you folks might be able to help with. I am sewing a blouse that takes pearl buttons, but instead of button holes I was hoping to use loops. The trouble is I can't find any button loops to purchase. Should I plan to improvise my own? I already...

Greetings, I took both of my new (to me) Singer 401 and 431's to the shop to ensure they were in good shape before using them. The good news is: the 401 is back, and there was nothing wrong (besides a little cleaning and oiling). My daughter will be spending this week with me, and we can start...

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other than glue and hand sewing--what is the best way to sew refector tape about 6 inches from wrist--i do not have a drop foot machine--can this be done with a serger? any advice eally appreciated--i can get to one of the edges of teh tape but not the other tia peter

My friend's daughter has recently been cast as Lucy in "Your A Good Man, Charlie Brown." Here's her dilemma in her words: Does anyone have any idea of where I might get one without robbing a bank, or do I need to find a pattern that still does puffed sleeves (although I don't sew! I think her...

I read some of the postings and went down to Target to look at the Euro-Pros they had on sale. I liked the idea of a 90 day return policy so if I can get a good machine there, that would be great. They had two Euro-Pro Shark Model 8260 , 18 stitch funtion $169 Euro-Pro Shark Model 9110...

I had a pair of jeans that I loved and wore the butt right out of them... so I've taken apart all the seams and cut out some fabric to make another pair and I'm trying to figure out the best way to mimick the seams done on the original pair. The seams in particular are ones where it's obvious...

a friend is interviewing at a historical reenactment costume shop and part of the 'practical exam' is hand grading. are there any newsgroups or online resources for help on learning to hand grade patterns? thanks, brian

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But I'm to dumb for sewing. What can I do to create my dresses ?

DH's ink pen broke in the dryer. The dryer is black, the clothes are black, and I am RED!!! Please tell me there is a better solution than murder. QSH