The Sewing Room

hmo

Sainsburys had some lovely shabby chic ones when I was in a few weeks ago

winniepooh

Good morning all.

My new machine is being delivered today:j

It has twin needle capacity. What do you use twin needles for?

gibson123

For two rows of even stitiches, does hems quicker and neater and gives the finished edge to knit fabrics, also used for decorations.

winniepooh

My machine has arrived and I love it. Im hoping to finish cushions off tomorrow hopefully if I've got time

hmo

well done glad its here, looking forward to seeing more creations from you.

i have twin needle and ive never used it, maybe that will be something for a future project

ChocolateIsLife

Good news you have your new sewing machine winniepooh!
I have been doing some "functional" sewing today - fixing DH's trousers. We thought they were ready for the knackers yard but have resurrected them! Very :money:!
Hope you're all having a good weekend x

mrsmumbles

Hi everyone
Just had a fab time learning patchwork quilting today - it was so exciting and it was like magic seeing the 'master square' taking shape! Plus I used lots of the fabric offcuts for my rag rug! Does anyone on the forums happen to know how to do free machine embroidery with a Janome machine? I wanted to glam up a few squares with a picture and initials. They said I just had to take the 'feeder dog' off the machine and then I could machine in any direction - I am a bit scared to do this, as I still haven't changed the first needle yet and am worried that i will damage the machine! Anyone done this themselves? Thanks again.

rufusdog52

Mrsmumbles, I am no expert at machine quilting, but have done a few little bits and trying to get better. I bought myself a foot that looks like a C and when I use this I dont need to change the feeddogs on the machine as the foot rests slightly above so there is no pressure holding down the fabric. You can still lower them if you want to. One important tip though is to practice on some spare bits first as its not as easy as they make it look in the you tube videos. You will definitely need to practice before trying on your special fabrics/ If you search you tube for machine quilting then you will find quite a few showing you how to do it and you will see the kind of foot I am talking about. It is like a polo mint with a bit cut out lol. You need to use a screw driver to take off the whole foot that comes with the machine and put this other one on instead.

Keiss_21

pennib wrote: »

Moments of sanity; I would like to re-paint the inside of my caravan but I know I will get to the point of no return and wish I hadn't started. But I know it would look fab after, should I, shouldn't I!!

HMO; Lovely journal.

Hi Keiss, sold lots of sewing machines?

Hya pennib - yup, sold 21 machines and two machine cabinets over the 5 weeks. Boss is really pleased!

winniepooh wrote: »

Good morning all.

My new machine is being delivered today:j

It has twin needle capacity. What do you use twin needles for?

You can use them for quilting, I echoed the central celtic pattern panel in a cushion, by quilting the pattern in the border. I used variegated thread, so the design almost seems to disappear at times. Might have been better with a solid bright orange. I didn't use a twin needle for the central panel, as the twin needles I had were too wide.

Here's a link to the album, I'd rather link to one picture, but my google+ site seems to only allow links to albums..:mad:.I will investigate further.
The sewing caddy in the album is my first attempt at hand quilting..really pleased with it, but having to give it to my lil'sis Think I will have to make another

Been catching up with lots of things today. Now my boss is back, I am back to working one day a week, rather than five. I've not been doing much sewing lately as been too tired and didn't trust myself. Been getting some knitting done though while watching tv. Done three more pairs of fingerless gloves and half-way through knitting a beaded scarf.

Keiss_21

mrsmumbles wrote: »

Does anyone on the forums happen to know how to do free machine embroidery with a Janome machine? I wanted to glam up a few squares with a picture and initials. They said I just had to take the 'feeder dog' off the machine and then I could machine in any direction - I am a bit scared to do this, as I still haven't changed the first needle yet and am worried that i will damage the machine! Anyone done this themselves? Thanks again.

Hello mrsmumbles, I work in a sewing machine shop where we sell Janomes. Depending on your model, the switch to drop the feed dogs will be at the back of the machine or in the bobbin loading area (some of the front-loading bobbin machines). When you want to bring the feed dogs back up, remember you need to move the switch/lever back, then turn the wheel (that moves the needle up and down) through one revolution towards you and the feed dogs will come back up.

For free motion quilting, you will need the darning foot (free-motion foot). There are different sets of feet, depending where the bobbin goes into the machine: front loading and top loading, make sure you get the right one for your machine.

Also, when changing your needle, remember the flat bit of the shaft goes to the back, away from you, when putting it into the needle holder, and tighten the screw as much as you can. Remember, you should always change your needle after eight hours (max) of stitching, much less if you are doing quite a bit of embroidery.

Hope this helps