Soup up your sewing machine

Article Abstract:

Five quick fixes to improve the performance of a sewing machine or to eliminate annoyances that make sewing less pleasurable are do-it-yourself fixes. The fixes include installing a compact and lightweight lamp to improve lighting, a rearview mirror to monitor stitches behind the presser foot, and other thread cutters.

United States, Maintenance and repair, Sewing, Dressmaking, Sewing supplies

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The ruffler: not for ruffles only

Article Abstract:

The ruffler that is attached to some sewing machines is not limited to creating ruffles on garments. The presser foot performs many functional and decorative tasks, such as gathering, pleating, making textures and inserting piping.

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Tame the rolled-hemmer foot: here's how to master the tool that even experienced sewers fear

Article Abstract:

The rolled-hemmer foot is regarded by most sewers as the most difficult to master among sewing-machine accessories. Techniques to master the rolled-hemmer foot are presented.

Methods, Hems

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