I have ended up with some remnants of wool, a smaller one in a dark brown, and a larger one in a lighter brown. I thought I'd try putting them together to make a pleated skirt with an interesting effect: I would cut each into 19 strips, 3.5 in. ones of the dark brown, and 6 in. ones of the light...

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Does anyone know where I can find 20" light weight separating zippers? I'm sewing show shirts for some 4-H girls showing horses and the big plastic ones just aren't gonna cut it. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks so much! Karen

You have all been so helpful about the weak machine I wonder if you can help me with trying to fix my singer. I had 3 party bags to go (fake fur, monster bags) and for some stupid reason I flipped the fur on the left hand side of the foot up and it got caught in the rod that goes up and down and...

It is a ruffled (country) toliet seat and tank cover. Does anyone know where I might find this? Thanks!

Hi there, does anyone have experience painting on PVC or leather? I'm looking for a good quality fabric paint that obviously doesn't require ironing after drying. Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers!

I've never done this before and am hoping someone on the list can shed some light, provide directions, on the best way to fabricate a pillow that has a welt cord (piping) AND a zipper. Many thanks, Carla Pollard

Hi. My wife has a 1953 Bernina Model 125 S. She is missing the knee control pedal. She has looked all over the internet, to no avail. Any info on where to find one appreciated. Errol.J.

Hi, DH has a jacket that he has worn a hole in the elbow. I wan't to sew some patches on the jacket (perfect since he is a professor). Can anyone point me to some nice, long lasting patches and also instructions for sewing them on? Do I whip stich over the sides or do a running stitch or...

I have a toyota machine, the manual shows how to thread the cotton in the bobbin case and then insert it into the shuttle. It suggests leaving 4" of thread, but doesn't say what to actullay do with it susequently. Should this thread be automatically picked up with rotation of the handwheel and thus...

Does anyone have any use for some used 4-hook bra backs? I have 6 bras that have 3.75-inch wide back closures that are destined for the trash. Since the 4-hook closures are sometimes hard to find, I thought I'd offer them up for free before tossing the rest of the bras. One white, five beige. ...

I am working on a pattern for a somewhat fitted sleevless sheath dress. (it is a Burda pattern) I have run into my usual problem once again and have the following question. The front of the armscye (if one can use that term for a sleevless dress) is always too far out toward my shoulder, causing...

what do you do when the length of material is too long to crunch onto the tube turner? and the diameter of the fabric is large enough for the tube but when you start crunching it down, it stresses the seam and parts? I using a serger to seam a piece of ribbon for a handle to a purse. 3 thread...

I finished a nice dress shirt only to find that I could not button the top button. What is the best way to increase the neck line about an inch? Can I just make the center front a half inch wide on each side? This was a practice shirt and I want to get it right before cutting my hand woven linen.

Hi, I was wondering how I could reuphoster my bar stools and add some custom logo's to them. I searched the internet and only found one place that would do it if you sent them a logo and ordered 50 stools!! So I want to learn how to do it myself. I assume I will use pleather or vinyl, possible real...

Hello, I'm searching for a shop, to buy the fur to build a Wampa costume. (The ice monster from star wars episode 5) The fur should look like the Wookies, but white of course. Hope someone acn help me. CU

hello, when my grandmom died we were going through her things and in her craft room we found this wooden thing. it looks to be hand made. no one in my family can figure out what it is. she did alot of sewing and yarn work. any help would be apreciated. thank you so i dont take up band width i...

anyone know where i can get a pattern for a one piece suit, im in need of a waterproof one piece suit pattern. i was going to go and buy a boilersuit and unpick it then add extra to it. i have a feeling im still going to have to do this.

Can anyone suggest where I can buy a curved needle? I have some pulls in a carpet and I can thread a needle with the threads but can't get it in and out of the carpet. Thanks, Myrna

Does anyone have any ideas on how to go about making a curtain for a fairly large half-moon window? Are there any patterns available? Cindy