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Tuesday Tips: Twin Needles

August 25, 2009 – 1:34 pm

I’ve been experimenting with knits in my machine lately, in a very novice manner.  Through trial and error, and some helpful tutorials, I’ve come to the realization that while the zig-zag stitch is really the only way to give some stretch for your seams, it blows as a hemming stitch.  I say this because 1.  [...]

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Tuesday Tips: Zipperphobia

August 18, 2009 – 8:26 am

I used to belong to the widely accepted school of velcro, buttons, and elastic.  No zippers for me, thanks, I’m all set on masochism for the day.  But gradually, as time went on and I found myself trapped in clothes without an easy way out (yes, literally), I decided it was time.
After a lot of [...]

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