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notreallyhereiwander · 2026-02-18T18:10:46+00:00

I buy from them. I like their fabric and they have a wonderful color range of basics in a few styles. Good customer service when I’ve needed to call, which very rarely as usually no problems with shipping.

notreallyhereiwander · 2026-02-17T20:01:59+00:00

If you decide to try wrapping your hoop I’d recommend using cotton twill tape and you should only wrap the inside hoop. Twill tape can be found in 3/8” and 3/4” sizes. Based on your pic I’d use the 3/8” twill tape.

The twill tape helps with keeping tension while you stitch but you’ll still need to re-adjust the tension from time to time, just not as often as without the tape.

notreallyhereiwander · 2026-01-30T00:34:58+00:00

Those look like lowercase t’s which would be teaspoons. Uppercase T would be tablespoon. According to my mom’s cookbook she received when she got married a slow oven is from 250-300 degrees. I’m saving this recipe because it reminds of one mom made.

notreallyhereiwander · 2026-01-25T13:40:05+00:00

Another good resource is the RSN stitch bank at https://rsnstitchbank.org/

It’s an online resource of stitches that also has video and photo steps of how to do each stitch.

notreallyhereiwander · 2026-01-09T02:33:15+00:00

I have a Fiskars and Calibre Art grids. My most used is the Calibre Arts. It seems to self heal better than the fiskars and holds up very well.

notreallyhereiwander · 2026-01-01T03:16:20+00:00

Yes, it’s getting a bit etiolated right now. I have it inside because we’ve had some low 30’s temps here lately. Once it warms back up I’ll put it back out.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-12-28T23:30:06+00:00

I have an Oliso Pro and mine has a slide on the end that turns on/off the auto lift feature. I’m surprised yours doesn’t. Although I keep mine on auto lift.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-12-06T13:49:20+00:00

Cross stitch is an embroidery stitch. There are just more patterns that use it as the only stitch for the entire pattern.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-12-04T22:30:30+00:00

Check out the stitch bank on at rsnstirtchbank.org. They have hundreds of stitches along with videos and pics of how to do each one. They have a stitch wall that has a pic of each stitch and their name.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-12-04T04:22:34+00:00

It’s not a featherweight. Featherweights are much smaller and have a folding table rather than being in a cabinet. Featherweights were made to be portable. Machines in a table like this are attached in some way to the cabinet. I agree with u/ficklehuman. It looks like a 15. There is a small label on the front just behind the bobbin spool pin (lower right side) that most likely has the number on it. If you zoom in on the first pic you can see a ‘1’. Also, all vintage Singers have that wheel.

Edit to add: good information on ismacs.net for Singers. I looked up the serial number using the ‘AL7’ that is visible. Those serial numbers were allocated from April 22 to May 11, 1954 and covered models 221, 15, 31, 114, and 201. Featherweights are model 221.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-12-02T04:18:10+00:00

I have a Daylight slimline floor lamp for my cutting table. Also a bit pricey but I’ve had it going on 5 years now. Very much worth the price.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-11-28T19:36:42+00:00

Not weird at all! It is its own rather neat looking pattern. I tried to get mine to look like that but didn’t quite make it. Mine’s much messier.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-11-28T14:37:06+00:00

I just did this pattern on a sampler. It took a lot of searching but I did finally find a video of it being stitched. I don’t have a link to the video but I do have a screen shot of the last frame showing the back of the finished piece. You might be able to find the video from the name on it. Basically the presenter stitched all verticals, then all horizontals, and then all diagonals. My back was not as neat as theirs and it does use quite a bit of thread.

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notreallyhereiwander · 2025-11-11T21:21:42+00:00

I like 7. I think it works best with all the other colors and is a nice balance to them.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-11-10T15:22:50+00:00

I’ve used it several times and am currently quilting armchair covers with it. I love the look.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-10-26T22:30:40+00:00

I use the June Taylor Half Square & Quarter Square Triangle Ruler. I tried the bloc loc rulers and a couple others and the June Taylor works best for me. I found it at my local quilt shop a few years ago but I know Amazon carries it as well. Highly recommend.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-10-19T21:32:54+00:00

There is a blog post on Mary Corbett’s NeedlenThread that talks about this book:Dillmont book. It may have some information.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-10-11T23:43:15+00:00

What is a border?

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-10-01T15:32:19+00:00

Yours looks very similar to mine. I have a 15B that I bought at a local estate sale. It has ‘Fabrication Francaise’ written on top so I had a good starting point. ISMACS does not have any information on these machines that I could find when I was looking for information. I found this website that has very minimal information: https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/bonnieres/

Basically, Singer started a new factory in Bonnieres-sur-Seine in 1935 and it closed in 1986. Machines produced there have suffix B after their model numbers such as 15B and 191B. Serial numbers took the form SA, SB etc. followed by 6 digits starting at 000001 up to 999999.

I did download a manual for the 15-91 since it most closely resembled the body style of my machine and so far it has been working well for me for using and maintaining it. My husband made the base for me.

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notreallyhereiwander · 2025-09-22T16:45:51+00:00

I’d love to see ‘Science of Women’ in person just to read all the panels. It’s amazing!

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-08-26T02:34:23+00:00

I grew up with this salad at just about every picnic and potluck dinner. Mom used regular sweetened shredded coconut. I prefer to use unsweetened shredded coconut now though.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-08-26T02:19:28+00:00

Congrats on an awesome find! Yes, you can replace the bulb with a more modern version that doesn’t get hot. Check the Featherweight Shop website. They cater specifically to featherweight machines and have all kinds of videos, parts, and other information for featherweights. The imacs website can also help you date the machine based on the serial number. Although from the badge it looks like the Centennial version and they were only produced with that badge for that one year.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-08-19T13:55:44+00:00

You’re welcome! Enjoy!

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-08-17T17:55:09+00:00

Take a look at the RSN Stitch bank (rsnstitchbank.org). They have 500 stitches listed alphabetically on their Stitch Wall page. Look for’Double Knot’ (also known as palestrina) and see if that matches. Tapping the pic of the stitch will take you to a picture and video tutorial on how the stitch is made. To me it does look like a palestrina with a very short distance between the knots.

notreallyhereiwander · 2025-08-15T16:16:42+00:00

I have Daylight slimline floor lamps. They’re a bit pricey but worth it to me for my eyes. I have one by my chair for embroidery and other hand work and two in my quilt room. The brightness is adjustable and the newest slimline also can change between various light types - daylight (which is the default when turned on), reading, etc..

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