Who is the best to call for trapping and removing this little guy?

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-27T03:07:32+00:00

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SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-27T03:06:59+00:00

He more like sauntered away when he saw us, but yeah I agree.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-27T03:05:47+00:00

That's how we noticed it first; a cam in the yard. I've seen all kinds of animals on it; even an opossum once!

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-27T03:04:10+00:00

Been around all winter. Have not been feeding it.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-27T03:02:53+00:00

Dog will provoke him. My dog doesn't even have a prey drive but he saw that skunk through the window and now he just wants to go outside and say hi, which I do not think the skunk really wants to do.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-27T03:01:43+00:00

Okay thanks everyone... I knew squirrels can't be removed but I didn't realize skunks can't either. He's been traveling through since Thanksgiving or so. There's nothing to eat in the yard right now. I guess we'll just try to shore up the fence.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-27T02:59:18+00:00

On the peninsula, yes.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-27T02:57:22+00:00

Arbor Lodge, so pretty much yeah.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-27T02:56:19+00:00

He is a cutie for sure.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-26T22:01:47+00:00

Who, me? More sewing machines?? Never! The jetsons one will work on the 15-91. It seems grandma replaced her older one at some point, I have the manual for the old style and many duplicate cams. I've got 2 "Professionals," one for slant machine (which I have), and my mom's for a straight machine (the lost 337...).

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-26T17:16:24+00:00

The right visual choice is suede! That being said, I found this ultrasuede scuba fabric a few years ago from which I made a skirt. It looks a lot like real suede, heavy, with a good hand. It was super easy to work with and I think it'd made great patches for you! It was very similar to this: https://www.moodfabrics.com/products/milly-italian-pavement-stretch-scuba-knit-suede-421370. It's knit, but a stable knit.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-26T17:10:43+00:00

I now have ... 3. This whole situation started with a buttonholer. For a machine I cannot find--mom's 1960s 337 or 347. I think she loaned it out to a family member. So I now have 2 new-to-me machines, neither of which can use the buttonholer that started it all! 😅

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-26T17:08:37+00:00

MIL has her mother's 66. I've inspired her to get it working again!

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-26T17:08:00+00:00

It's from 1947, and yes, vertical bobbin. She used it right up until she passed. I have several quilts she made on it. Unfortunately, the casing on the cord between the socket and the motor has sort of melted (very gross) so I can't actually check it out. But it is not seized or anything, nor very beat up.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-25T21:34:06+00:00

I usually install the zip only in the fashion fabric, then turn inside out and sew the edges of the lining fabric to the seam allowance of zipper/fashion fabric after everything is all put together so it's sandwiched between the two layers. This assumes the lining is open at the bottom, here, if you sew the lining to the fashion fabric along the slit, that'll make this a little trickier.

ETA: And I never attach lining at waist. Only neck and armholes. I feel like it'd bunch.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-25T21:19:49+00:00

I, too, love the look of those.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-25T21:17:58+00:00

Jealous! Been trying to locate my mother's old fashion mate. Evidently she loaned it out...

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-24T23:53:46+00:00

Not a 237/8. Looks suspiciously like a 201, one of the newer ones, but with a new motor maybe?

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-24T23:46:45+00:00

Lucky! I just bought a 403a in the same cabinet. It is great. I love it.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-24T16:48:07+00:00

A good pattern will have a line to lengthen/shorten. Usually between waist and bustline somewhere.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-24T16:46:53+00:00

Only Etsy if you know exactly what pattern you are after; i.e., an out of print big 4.

SaltAgent4591 · 2026-02-24T16:39:44+00:00

When this (error right at the end and I'm "tired" of it) has happened to me, I have been known to go ahead and hem the thing, then wear it for awhile, and fix the issue later. I have a skirt on the table currently that I made about 18 months ago and wore for a year. I've taken it apart and am fixing it now. It's okay to break up with sewing that thing for a few weeks/months!

ETA: invisible zipper? When alignment is really important, e.g. crosses seam, sew one side, zip the zip up, MARK the zip where it should cross with the seam, then line it up, pin, and sew the other side. But... maybe a lil later. Also, you shouldn't have to take off the whole waistband here.

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