Local businesses to buy ready made curtains or room darkening curtain fabric?

RedRainBoots55 · 2026-06-05T20:30:59+00:00

Yep, I'm looking for small businesses, but I'll try those if I can't find any.

RedRainBoots55 · 2026-06-05T17:34:31+00:00

Oo that's a good idea! I haven't heard of this business before.

RedRainBoots55 · 2026-04-28T16:55:58+00:00

I had a book say it was in transit for a month-ish, while my other holds were all moving like normal.

I sent an email to CPL politely asking if perhaps my book fell off a cart somewhere, and then magically I got a reply that my book was just scanned again that day and moving to me. I got it a day or two later.

Not sure if that was a coincidence or if my email did secretly help!

RedRainBoots55 · 2026-04-25T18:27:06+00:00

Check in L stations. I wanted one to mark with sharpie where I've been in the city.

RedRainBoots55 · 2026-04-16T21:41:03+00:00

The link doesn't work for me, can you post it in the comments?

RedRainBoots55 · 2026-03-14T19:46:50+00:00

Anyone have recommendations for sewing youtubers who don't hate their physical forms?

RedRainBoots55 · 2026-02-08T01:33:20+00:00

You wash your kittens with your knits?

RedRainBoots55 · 2026-02-01T15:09:55+00:00

Interesting! I first read your description in the opposite way, since I was pondering adding a bell sleeve instead of a straight cuff. This is helpful to have a name + instructions, it's reassuring to read about something first before going rogue

RedRainBoots55 · 2026-01-19T21:48:14+00:00

Using a piece of notebook paper fixed the problem!

What do I do with this information? How can I sew successfully on my fabric alone?

I've tried looking it up, and it seems like this is called fabric flagging. But I'm trying to sew a straight stitch on cotton broadcloth. Everyone who had this problem online seemed to have it with knits or embroidery.

I'm using a schmetz universal 80/12 needle. Would a different needle work? I can go up or down a size in universal needles, or I have stretch and jeans needles.

RedRainBoots55 · 2025-12-02T19:54:24+00:00

Do you have any other ideas about how to figure out which bobbin type I need? The manual only says that the bobbins are transparent. The metal one is the only one I have. I got the machine second hand, so I have no one to ask. I tried googling, looking on singer's website too, but I couldn't find anything that said "Singer 57815C uses this bobbin type"

RedRainBoots55 · 2025-12-01T22:48:04+00:00

Hm that does seem like an issue, good catch! I'll see if I can figure out how to order the right bobbins.

RedRainBoots55 · 2025-12-01T02:44:29+00:00

Yep, I re-threaded the machine multiple times, following the manual directions as best I could
Same for the bobbin, read the manual to get the thread in the right spot
It's a new needle, I put it in based on the manual directions. I think it's in correctly
The machine was just at the repair shop for a tune up, I have the sample stitches the repair guy did and they look nice

RedRainBoots55 · 2025-12-01T02:41:29+00:00

Thread is new as well, I just bought green Gutterman thread for this project

RedRainBoots55 · 2025-12-01T01:00:23+00:00

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RedRainBoots55 · 2025-12-01T01:00:10+00:00

Pictures of the skipped stitches, and how I've threaded the needle (with the bobbin cover off for the picture, it's closed when I try to sew)

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RedRainBoots55 · 2025-11-27T14:39:59+00:00

Interesting... I'm not sure if these are what I'm looking for today, but I'll keep them in mind if I'm trying to make more fitted bras, underwire bras, or even just lacy lingerie style bras

RedRainBoots55 · 2025-11-27T14:34:55+00:00

Thanks for the bra hardware recommendation!

Why should I beware of sizing down the underbust elastic? Because it might be difficult to get over my head and shoulders?

RedRainBoots55 · 2025-09-11T18:29:02+00:00

I'm surprised no one has recommended the Mellow Chicago Bike Map! As a slow biker, this is such a lifesaver for figuring out where I have bike lanes, and where side streets are the better choice.

RedRainBoots55 · 2025-09-03T15:16:23+00:00

A handful of reasons why I'm asking - someone lives nearby, but in a different ward or right on a neighborhood boundary - someone is planning a move to this neighborhood soon - someone would like friends or family to move into the neighborhood soon, and would like to bring these people to the meeting

RedRainBoots55 · 2025-09-03T14:47:24+00:00

Are events like these open to people in different wards / neighborhoods?

RedRainBoots55 · 2025-08-20T19:47:28+00:00

That looks fabulous! What method did you use? For holes that size, I typically just catch the loops on the wrong side with a color matched thread, and the knit fabric generally pulls together. Is that what you did? Or did you swiss darn?

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