le mani d'oro

As Mary Beth said practice was the only way to succeed in" cover stitching" the pockets. I must have spent 2 hours sewing samples. Ô did I not think twice when I chose to use the under part of the cover stitch. I had to sew blindly the right side of the pockets. Nevertheless, I consider that differences that are under 2 mm...

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Ladies, I need tips on how to properly cover stitch the pockets of my jacket. Does any one have a tutorial to suggest ? I am struggling with this aspect of my project. I need to cover stitch the pockets and the flaps (round shape in both cases) before going any further.I am willing to transform the flaps and pockets into square ones...

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Did I say that last summer I bought one Baby lock 4 thread overlock (the Enlighten) and one Cover Stitch machine from the same company? I inherited a little bit of money and I thought it would be a good investment. Well it is indeed.The only draw back: threading the Cover Stitch correctly is NOT that easy. GrrrOh my, my, I just spent...

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For spring break this year, I had offer my son a trip to Bonaire. I wanted to introduce him to snorkelling in a paradisaical setting. Very kindly my 13 year-old son, who dreams to be an architect, asked if we could travel to Barcelona instead. He wanted to see and visit Gaudi's creations. This trip was originally plan for him. Then, how could...

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. Carole from Madeleine Soie et Laine I have been a desperate "slow mo" in all my sewing projects. Last Saturday, I though I would sew for at least 5 hours and instead I did a little 90 minutes before taking a walk with my DH and spending with him the rest of the after noon in a tile store to finish our...

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