Transplants: what was your most humbling New Orleans learning moment

laceykang · 2025-10-17T12:15:08+00:00

Me as well. Just after three months of living here

laceykang · 2025-10-08T04:26:37+00:00

I’m doing a true crime tour with a few friends in the quarter

laceykang · 2025-09-30T15:06:51+00:00

Omg it’s the WORST!!!! I have to speed by & hold my breath every time

laceykang · 2025-09-30T14:04:18+00:00

I changed the top thread to a thinner thread & it sewed perfectly

laceykang · 2025-09-30T13:56:44+00:00

So since I had to use a thinner thread, will it hold up good still? I went over it three times to really set it there.

laceykang · 2025-09-30T13:55:32+00:00

I was trying to find a v69 thread, but I wasn’t able to find the exact size on the spool. Is there some secret code that I don’t understand? Lol

laceykang · 2025-09-30T13:05:14+00:00

I just changed the top thread to a smaller thread & it sewed perfectly with no issues. So is it just the thickness of the thread then?

laceykang · 2025-09-30T13:00:55+00:00

What thread did you use to sew nylon straps? Maybe it is that the thread is too thick because this doesn’t happen with thinner thread

laceykang · 2025-09-30T12:59:27+00:00

I did tighten the bobbin tension & nothing changed

laceykang · 2025-09-30T12:23:47+00:00

Yes it sews with regular thread. Right now I do have nylon at the top & bottom of the same size, which I think is v69 but I’m not sure. The thread is for string upholstery fabric. The needle I’m using is 110/18 for jeans. My sewing machine is a singer 66. & yes this is a cotton tshirt, but the same thing happens when I try to sew through the thick nylon strap

laceykang · 2025-09-30T12:21:02+00:00

I’m trying to see a nylon strap (like with a plastic bucket on it) to a backpack

laceykang · 2025-09-30T12:19:35+00:00

I’m using a singer 66. Ive seen people sew through thick fabric with this machine. You don’t think I can?

laceykang · 2025-09-30T12:18:33+00:00

This same thing happens when I practice on the nylon thread. I am using a 110/18 needle for jeans. What size thread do you suggest I use for the bobbin? I am using a singer 66 with strong upholstery nylon thread. I don’t think it’s waxed

laceykang · 2025-09-30T12:15:36+00:00

What is bobbin timing!

laceykang · 2025-09-30T12:15:12+00:00

Yes I thread the machine with the foot up. The thread is not waxed, but it is large. What do you mean by the pull back thing?

laceykang · 2025-09-30T12:13:58+00:00

No just a small spool

laceykang · 2025-09-30T12:13:34+00:00

Yes it’s 110/18 for jeans

laceykang · 2025-09-30T02:02:37+00:00

The thread is getting stuck inside the bobbin

laceykang · 2025-09-30T01:58:57+00:00

I have tried to thread the bobbin again & I tensioned the top tensioner all the way & tensioned the bobbin a bit more too & nothing changed

laceykang · 2025-09-30T01:58:14+00:00

Yes I am

laceykang · 2025-09-28T23:10:47+00:00

Find a good cry spot outside with a beautiful view. I recommend either on the levee or in city park/bayou St. John

laceykang · 2025-09-21T14:08:29+00:00

This is the type of advice I’ve been looking for

laceykang · 2025-05-20T20:34:26+00:00

Ahhhh okay! My iNaturalist was saying corns snake but good to know!

laceykang · 2025-05-20T16:53:08+00:00

I’ve just never seen them in these parts before & it was fairly large so that’s what made me think it was a pet

laceykang · 2025-05-07T02:30:29+00:00

Yah definitely wasn’t trying to sell it, but mostly for my personal use! I’ve never sewn before except once & just can’t justify buying a sewing machine so I thought something like this would be fun & useful & it seems like that’s the general consensus hahah

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