tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post6755528900534839405..comments2024-03-03T16:03:52.071+11:00Comments on Debt Free, Cashed Up and Laughing - The Cheapskates way to living the good life: 15 Sewing Tips to Save Time and MoneyCath Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12982092492622482815noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-43410162215394993552013-06-07T22:04:44.788+10:002013-06-07T22:04:44.788+10:00I think that the magnetic seam guides are okay to ...I think that the magnetic seam guides are okay to use so long as they aren't right up against the electronics part, but yes, I agree that keeping magnets right away from the electronics part is a good idea. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16784811706835864118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-8578705218362478002013-04-29T20:29:46.225+10:002013-04-29T20:29:46.225+10:00Well you've brought back memories Jenni :) I ...Well you've brought back memories Jenni :) I used to do the same thing with the "capri" style school pants and keep the cut-offs for patching. <br /><br />I also used the cut-offs to put patches inside the knees of new pants to reinforce them. By the time I was cutting them off the fabric was beautifully soft so it didn't irritate them at all. If I'd been able to get away with it I'd have put patches on the outsides of the jumper elbows too but the school wouldn't allow it.<br /><br />I used old sports pants to reinforce the knees of the new ones too.Cath Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982092492622482815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-15800206315077089292013-04-29T20:15:44.506+10:002013-04-29T20:15:44.506+10:00Hello Cath,
I also drive a Janome - just recently ...Hello Cath,<br />I also drive a Janome - just recently updated from the 30 something year old but not to a computerised version and I selected it for similar reasons.<br />I like your tips and have another to add. I have boys and a husband who are all tall and relatively hard on pants. When I cut off winter school pants to rehem as shorts after the knees have gone or the length is more capri style than long, I keep at least one leg bottom to use as patching or backing for holes or thinning areas. My mother and grandmother also did this and it means that you have the same fabric ready to use but not so much that it becomes a storage problem. I have also saved pieces of the nylon from old spray jackets which can be useful to make semi-weather proof bags or linings.Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900787945928067672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-85297090654209636742013-04-29T18:29:28.760+10:002013-04-29T18:29:28.760+10:00I don't have a computer in my Janome sewing ma...I don't have a computer in my Janome sewing machine - it's a bit of a dinosaur at 25 years old but it still does everything the new machines do and it has the advantage of being easily cleaned and serviced by myself and cheaply repaired if necessary.<br /><br />Tip 9 is then only partially incorrect - keep the magnet off your computer aided sewing machine.<br /><br />I wonder though if magnets are such a no-no how the magnetic seam guides work on computerised sewing machines?Cath Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982092492622482815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814984506642537843.post-30309479693064647282013-04-29T17:20:32.355+10:002013-04-29T17:20:32.355+10:00Hi Cath
As a person who sews almost every day, I ...Hi Cath<br /><br />As a person who sews almost every day, I appreciated the tips. However tip 9 is not correct. Magnets are a big no-no when it comes to the electronic computer sewing machines. Magnets can ruin the machines,especially when attached to them. Keep magnets well away from sewing machines - especially the big magnets!<br />Thanks<br />AnnemarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com