The leather treadle belt on my Singer 328K was slipping when I sewed over anything thick or used twin needles. I tightened up the belt, but even with the belt tight, it was still slipping. I think there were a…
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An Accidental Science Experiment
I’ve been sewing up Cashmerette Appleton knit dresses for myself and a couple of other people, and I used a fair amount of Solvy and Sticky Solvy wash away stabilizer while sewing the hems. After washing the last dress in…
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Favorite Sewing Tip of 2015
Note: Since I wrote this, I got another set of markers, and did a quick test on cotton, this time letting the marks dry for two days, and the colors didn’t seem to wash out as well. The green and…
Posted in Sewing
2015 Unblogged Sewing Projects
I sewed quite a few things last year that didn’t make it onto my blog. Some items I just never got around to writing about and some just weren’t worth their own post. So here they all are in one…
Posted in Sewing
Giveaway Winner
And the winner of the holiday giveaway is . . . Gill! Congratulations, I’ll email you the set of mini dress form patterns.
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Holiday Giveaway
For the holidays I’m giving away a set of all of my DIY miniature dress form patterns. These include: My favorite, the sewn and stuffed dress form. This one comes in three sizes (1/4 scale, 1/3 scale, and 1/2 scale):…
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Treadling a Singer 201-2 Part 2
Last month I adapted a gear driven Singer 201-2 so I could use it on a treadle base, but I just now finished the project by installing the belt guard. This was my first time drilling holes in cast iron…
Posted in Treadle Sewing Machines, Vintage Sewing Machines
The Little Sewing Machine That Could
I mentioned in my last post that I bought a Singer 99k with a hand crank for my daughter. She is still too little to reach the pedal of a treadle sewing machine and is scared of electric machines, so…
Posted in Vintage Sewing Machines
Treadling a Singer 201-2 and Stuff
I’ve had another flare up of VSMAD (Vintage Sewing Machine Acquisition Disorder). I thought I had it under control, but apparently not. This disorder cannot be cured, but does occasionally go into remission. I’ve acquired two new machines in the…
Posted in Treadle Sewing Machines, Vintage Sewing Machines
Homegrown Linen Dishcloth
When I started this blog and picked the name, I was really excited about the little patch of flax I grew in my yard. Then we moved, I lost my nice little garden patch, life happened, and I didn’t do…
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GrowYourOwnClothes Etsy Shop
Grow Your Own Clothes 