The Sewing Room

cuddles123

Quick question re sewing machines.

If I sew anything other than cotton, the material snarls up in the feed dogs.
I have setting for stitch length and width, and foot pressure.
Which should I alter, and which way?

Pooky

After the bathroom revamp I thought I'd crack on with this . It's been a labour of love for the past year and there's only so much I can do before I pack it all away again for a few weeks.

I really must invest in a decent thimble, more poor finger is red raw today from so much stitching.

shirlgirl2004

hart44 wrote: »

Great news Shirlgirl I am going to have to get a walking foot as I want to make more quilts but I will have to find out if I can get one for my machine

The one I'm getting is a generic foot which cost £25 inc postage. Obviously it won't fit every machine but SMD were very helpful.

Kandipandi

As mentioned earlier I have been making cushions this weekend from re-cycled jeans, it seems everything I have planned for this week is Cath Kidsonish in some way, these I made from the CK Sew book with CK Cotton Duck and old jeans:


More pics you know where (I get wrong for mentioning where)

shirlgirl2004

cuddles123 wrote: »

Quick question re sewing machines.

If I sew anything other than cotton, the material snarls up in the feed dogs.
I have setting for stitch length and width, and foot pressure.
Which should I alter, and which way?

When you say foot pressure do you mean tension? It is normally my tension being wrong that causes my problems. On my machine the thicker the material the higher the number. I think this is standard for most machines.

Pooky

Kandipandi wrote: »

As mentioned earlier I have been making cushions this weekend from re-cycled jeans, it seems everything I have planned for this week is Cath Kidsonish in some way, these I made from the CK Sew book with CK Cotton Duck and old jeans:


More pics you know where (I get wrong for mentioning where)

:T Fab cushion, great colours...did you use an overlocker on the hearts?

Kandipandi

Pooky wrote: »

:T Fab cushion, great colours...did you use an overlocker on the hearts?

Thanks! No I just used a close zig zag stitch.

jcr16

that cushion is excellent.

my sewing machine doesn't do zig zags but as it a heir loom i don't want to replace it, so might have to borrow my mil so i can make something gorgeous like that.

23rdspiral

stardrops42 wrote: »

Since we are showing all our little sock creatures off. Meet "Marvin"

humm, i dont remember seeing Stardrops around here in a while? i might be wrong though...

23rdspiral

Pooky wrote: »

After the bathroom revamp I thought I'd crack on with this . It's been a labour of love for the past year and there's only so much I can do before I pack it all away again for a few weeks.

:T Hi Pookey, that's looking awesome!! there must be a few hunderd there?! how big are your hexies? why must you pack it away again?

Kandipandi wrote: »

As mentioned earlier I have been making cushions this weekend from re-cycled jeans, it seems everything I have planned for this week is Cath Kidsonish in some way, these I made from the CK Sew book with CK Cotton Duck and old jeans:

oh Kandi, that's fantastic!! :T seriously you should be selling these and making peoples homes nicer places to be in.:D