The Sewing Room

Florenceem

rufusd!!!2 wrote: »

Thats a nice wallet Florence, your sewing looks lovely and neat on the black. My machine is playing up a bit, it keeps missing a stitch so that it looks like a long stitch in amongst the normal stitches. I have changed the needle a couple of times but still doing it.

Havent got much done today sewing wise as had the grand kids round. I did order some of those woven name tags though to use as labels for my items and spent the morning hand sewing them on to the bits already in the shop. Very pleased with them.

I was trained as a machinist when I was sixteen years old. My industrial machine was playing up but I fiddled/laid hands on it and prayed......something worked as it is going okay at the moment. I do have other sewing machines but tend to use the industrial for speed.What sort of a machine have you got that is not stitching properly?

rufusdog52

Its a Singer Confidence. I might take all the bits out tomorrow and give it a good clean out and see if that helps. Its a nuisance though as it is as I try to do some nice top stitching and it looks a mess. Looks even worse if its on zigzag and misses a stitch. Only been doing it the last week or so.

hmo

my latest bag






my dd has been feeling well today so shes been mopping around this bag has been in my head for a while so last night in bed i worki=ed it out and today and cut it out and made it.

Its michael miller fabric brown with teal blue dots.

Florenceem

hmo wrote: »

my latest bag






my dd has been feeling well today so shes been mopping around this bag has been in my head for a while so last night in bed i worki=ed it out and today and cut it out and made it.

Its michael miller fabric brown with teal blue dots.

I love your new bag.

Georgiabay

Florence, the wallet looks great!

hmo, love your bag, I adore blue and brown together.

hart44

Florenceem your grandson is very lucky to have you make him a beautiful card and wallet :T I love the fabric

hmo I love your bag is it the fabric you brought at Cromford? I hope your DD is feeling ok and enjoying the start of the hols

Rufus I hope you can get your machine sorted, I have been having a look on your homepage, your work is beautiful

My mum is due on Monday for a visit so Im cleaning like mad and not had a chance to do any sewing but I have a lot of idea's in my head as always :rotfl:

rufusdog52

Thanks Hart. I might get a bit of time to have a look at the machine this afternoon, depends of whether anything else crops up.

MissPixie

That bag is gorgeous! It has polkadots and ruffles
Is it a pattern or did you make it up as you went?

hmo

rufusd!!!2 wrote: »

Its a Singer Confidence. I might take all the bits out tomorrow and give it a good clean out and see if that helps. Its a nuisance though as it is as I try to do some nice top stitching and it looks a mess. Looks even worse if its on zigzag and misses a stitch. Only been doing it the last week or so.

has the tension been moved accidentally, is your needle bent has it got fluff or lint in the bottom bobbin holder.

are the feed dogs engaged properly its a slider on that machine i think isnt it maybe its not in place properly.

its a pain when things go wrong isnt it, i bought a universal ruffler foot and its been fine then tried to use it today and its not working properly:(

hmo

MissPixie wrote: »

That bag is gorgeous! It has polkadots and ruffles
Is it a pattern or did you make it up as you went?

its my own pattern design