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Playing with the Blind Hem Foot
Unfortunately, I still don’t have a lot to talk about sewing, art, and photography wise, so I decided to talk about another sewing machine foot I’m trying to learn how to use: The blind hem foot. The blind hem foot is from the same set of feet as my gathering foot. I’ve heard of the blind hem foot but never used it before so while working on a skirt, I decided to give it a try. Normally I like to look for tutorials on how to use the foot before I use it, but the paper that came with the set of sewing machine feet explained how the foot works…
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Gathering Foot Practice
A while ago (It seems like forever but it was really a few months ago) I mentioned I was having problems sewing by hand and I wanted to practice sewing by machine. I also wanted to practice using my special sewing machine feet. Well, I can say I’ve been very bad about using the special sewing machine feet. As of today, I used about three of the over ten feet I have and want to play with. Although I’m disappointed with the lack of progress using each of the feet, I’m not that upset about it. I’ve learned how to use each of the feet so well I can use…
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New Sewing Machine Foot
Recently, I’ve been watching a lot of sewing shows in order to try to find new techniques and tips to help me sew faster and easier while keeping the sewing look very nice. One of the “tips” I heard of is to use a ruffling foot to make ruffles. I’ve heard of a ruffling foot, but I never looked for such a foot for my own sewing machine. After searching on Amazon.com, I found ruffling feet ranging in price from $10 to $50 or more. (F.Y.I. Costs given in United States dollars) Although I love sewing and want to use only the best equipment, I’m unbelievably frugal so $50 for…
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