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Annushkaanna

since 5/27/2020

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Comment inPainting on clothes

And will it last for the season on cotton t-shirts, sweatshirts.... Will it last, or will it be a blank canvas after a couple of washes?

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Comment inTrouble with overlock stitches on my sewing machine

You need to adjust the tension. One of the reasons, if the machine is otherwise fine, is: The thread thickness doesn't match the fabric thickness Poor thread quality The needle thickness doesn't match the fabric thick...

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Comment inMini Format: Making Budget-Friendly Kitchen Curtains

@AnnushkaAnna, only upwards. I do not think it will work for the second half of the window. I saw the second type of curtains in some old Soviet movies. You can look at how they did it there.

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Comment inProgress is Catching Up: 5 Unusual Sewing Gadgets

@kisLinka, I don't embroider, so I believe you. Cobbler's knife, I have one made of some special steel, it's flat, and it works well for cutting through several layers of fabric. The spear-shaped one is probably only ...

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Comment inProgress is Catching Up: 5 Unusual Sewing Gadgets

@kisLinka, a regular construction or cobbler's or wallpaper knife, whatever you call it, if it's sharp, it works like a disc. I can say for sure - where you need small, precise cuts, like for buttonholes, it's easier ...

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Comment inProgress is Catching Up: 5 Unusual Sewing Gadgets

@Мари, the most reliable thing is a soap stub at hand. White soap on dark fabrics, and green or pink on light ones. For leather - regular wax pencils. Only in sets, there is usually 1 white one. But you can find them ...

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Comment inProgress is Catching Up: 5 Unusual Sewing Gadgets

The top foot for cord is interesting. I have a large and a small round one, but I'm impressed by how it can be used. I received both sets and several individual feet in a promotion instead of a prize. I managed to swa...

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Comment inNo Panic, or a Crafter's Survival in Quarantine

@bussinka, but seriously: people without any known health issues can get ill too, so it is all frightening. We need to get through this and stay healthy. At that time, resorts, museums and exhibitions seemed best post...

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Comment inNo Panic, or a Crafter's Survival in Quarantine

@bussinka, for my acquaintances, and this is not just one child, going to school is not even in the plans. Two children were moved to home schooling; in one family there is one child and in another there are two. Midd...

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Comment inNo Panic, or a Crafter's Survival in Quarantine

@krestiki_noliki, I would not count on it. For my acquaintances, school is a big question. Quarantine had not been cancelled yet, and many people appreciated the advantages of home schooling. So the school question is...

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