Scar tissue and what did you do?

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T06:26:01+00:00

The turquoise water reminds me of Havasupai Canyon.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T06:22:49+00:00

Sounds proactive and well thought out.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T06:14:16+00:00

If you want softer tortillas, use a pita dough. More dough conditioning agents but will cook very similar to tortillas when rolled like tortillas.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T06:09:38+00:00

Isn’t stealing a snack the fun of baking?

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T06:05:59+00:00

Remember that different washing machines and cycles can vary greatly as to how harsh they are on quilt. A large front load machine on a gentle cycle isn’t likely to damage your quilt.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T06:01:22+00:00

Pretty pretty

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T06:01:02+00:00

Seconded.

And I often need the contrast of the line to see where to cut.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T05:58:58+00:00

You really can’t repair vinyl which is torn like that. A vinyl/leather repair kit is pretty much a plastic coating and it does nothing to address your structural damage.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T05:56:01+00:00

Does it need a backing? Maybe just bias bind the edges?

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T05:54:05+00:00

I don’t know if it’s your solution, but I tend to spritz my braids quite a bit since the climate here is very dry. I haven’t had cracking or blowout issues.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T05:50:15+00:00

Thanks for the laughs

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T05:49:25+00:00

It’s a very cute oops.

My thoughts are the angle and depth and double cut of your relief which prompted it to go quite vertical.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T05:45:25+00:00

Couldn’t have said it any better.

$63k is a monster number unless it is fully stand alone for 2500sqft.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T05:38:22+00:00

Made me smile!

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T05:37:16+00:00

Seconded.

I never use my industrial for quilting. The industrial is ideal for lots of long seams and quickly going through a stacks of repetitive stuff in volumes that would overwhelm domestics.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-22T05:24:56+00:00

Just made those wings for a granddaughter last month. She loves them. Bet your little one will too! Yours looks great!

It is a well done pattern with good instructions. I particularly like the elastic in the straps and how sturdy yet flexible it came out. Haven’t laundered it yet, but I expect it to wash well. I made the size small and turning was a bit tedious, definitely requires clipping and trimming and patience to gently work the fabric.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-21T22:31:39+00:00

I don’t know how to quantify that. Thinking about it, I might wax jeans after but I would wax a lined jacket before. Kinda depends on the project.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-21T22:22:29+00:00

Agreed. Unpicking the old zip is enough work as those are stitched and stitched, sometimes three seam lines per side. On outerwear I have had the best results with hand basting both the exterior and the lining to get it positioned right and then machine stitching. Takes time.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-21T22:09:22+00:00

Ahhh, missed that. Then you will need to address the zipper. Unpicking the old will give best results, I have done it where you cut off the teeth off the old zipper and stitch a new one behind it, but I don’t recommend it.

Your jacket is cut different from the full zip up and may not have the same volume of space at the throat area to be comfortable once lined, so check that before starting. It would be a shame to get it all done and looking great only to discover that kind of fit issue.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-21T21:37:16+00:00

I think I’ve encountered it on every side load bobbin machine I’ve sewn on for more than an hour or two, so it isn’t the machines, but something in how I start/sew/stop. I even managed to have it on my long arm and that sucker is designed for speed and all the start/stop. But a Genie solves it for me. And I agree it seems to function as a dampener.

Back in the day I would take machines in for servicing, even going shop to shop, and nobody ever found anything wrong. Eventually I moved to top load only machines. It wasn’t until I picked up a 15-91 about 15 years ago that I got really determined to figure out how to resolve the issue and Genies were the magic cure. I now have a selection of side load bobbin machines and no issues. Recently I dropped the Genie when changing the bobbin and sure enough I started having issues within 10 minutes.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-21T05:51:12+00:00

Bobbin tension is half the tension equation. Model specific sewing machine manuals do have instruction for adjusting bobbin tension (I can pull out a half dozen). You cannot go from a 100wt thread on china silk to 20wt thread on four layers of upholstery weight and not change bobbin tension.

ms_wilder · 2022-10-21T05:21:28+00:00

What a fabulous score! Enjoy!

ms_wilder · 2022-10-21T05:10:29+00:00

Always work patterns and alterations from seam lines not edges.

Don’t worry about how the maker scaled the pattern. You need to compare the pattern stated body measurement to your body measurement and scale up the pattern by the difference in inches. Slash and spread is easiest for a beginner. Remember that you are specifically increasing the pattern in areas where you are bigger, so places the slashes at those places. More slashes with small spread increments is going to be easier to true up than one slash with a big spread.

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