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Sabrina ([personal profile] mala_14) wrote2015-09-19 09:27 pm
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I did it!

I sewed! It was only the darts and attaching the front piece to the side pieces, but still, first time I've been on the machine since I got here. And the last thing I sewed was curtains. Not really thrilling in my opinion. Next will be cutting out some bias for a waist facing. I also need to cut out the flounce. (Maybe flounces? Haven't decided yet, but a little ruched bit on the bottom of the flounce could be fun, especially if I do a ruched bit at the head of the flounce, which I was planning on doing.)

This sewing machine mostly worked fine too. It's an old Kenmore that my mom got me as a present probably like 20 years ago. It's always had this problem though where the thread gets caught up in the bobbin and makes a mess of threads. Then I have to open up the bobbin case and pull out all the little threads that have magically appeared wound up in there and re-thread it. I have no idea how to fix this. It happened a couple of times today. Any suggestions?
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[identity profile] fleurdelysa.livejournal.com 2015-09-20 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Hooray! I picked up a project for 30 minutes today and called it a victory. It was progress at least.

[identity profile] ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com 2015-09-20 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Have you tried adjusting your bobbin tension?

[identity profile] starlightmasque.livejournal.com 2015-09-20 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, baby! Sometimes its just too hard to get going. This I know.

Sounds like a tension problem-- is there a little screw on the bobbin case? Is there a troubleshooting guide to your machine anywhere online?

[identity profile] theladyrebecca.livejournal.com 2015-09-22 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Is your upper thread coming out of your take-up lever? That's usually what causes a rats nest in your bobbin area.

[identity profile] tigerweave.livejournal.com 2015-09-28 11:09 am (UTC)(link)
Turning up in the middle of this project, I have no idea what it is. What are you sewing?

I learnt to sew on a machine like that, and it taught me as much patience as it is possible for me to learn. Hopefully adjusting the bobbin tension will help :-) If not I've a whole slew of other suggestions!

My current machine is a darling with a drop-in bobbin, and is a really good workhorse. SO much easier than the one I learnt to sew on!
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