Sewing

It's dangerous because you could poke yourself and end up in the hospital for them to stitch you up. That's why it's dangerous for a sewing needle to be in your back.

A binding machine can vary by cost depending on where you go and the brand. Some places you are able to pick one up for $50 and others you may pay over $100.

Castletex closed around 26th April 1999.I know this because I worked there, it was the week Jill Dando was murdered and I was on Jury service,this all Happened the final week of our redundancy notice given by the owner's of Castletex ,sally in castleford

Always stop with the back of the peddle in the most upright position.

I don't know what its worth but I would like to have one. It's worth over $600.00. It was purchased about 1979 for about $689.00 new. I have one and still use it today.

There are quite a few companies in Texas that offer embroidery services. On the Cuff, Instant Embroidery Houston and Personalized Gift's, and Needles and Hoopes Embroidery are just to name a few.

I think you mean "selvage". That is the raw edge of the woven fabric. When you buy a length of fabric, selvage refers to the edge NOT cut. Some fabrics have a more finished selvage edge than others, for example velvet versus cotton knit.

Tritik is a form of stitching or sewing together cloth material.

When you sew, your finger can get caught in the sewing machine if you get too close and that could lead to serious injury, for starters, the cutting and pulling of the skin.

When the fabric stores receive the fabric on the bolt, the fabric is wrapped right side in. To show the true color and texture of the fabric the employees must take the fabric and drape it over the bolt. 

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Backing silk with canvas would be problematic because they both have different shrinkage rates. The canvas would shrink more than the silk and would cause the silk to pucker.

Indian women have been wearing shalwar - kameez because it has been in their culture since past thousands of years. Not only do they wear shalwar - kammez but there are many other styles of clothing. For example a "Sari" is a casual clothing worn by Indian women. They come in numerous styles, colors, designs, etc...

An "Anarkali" is another name for Indian clothing which is worn by women. Anarkali is a very beautiful clothing. You can go on Google and type: ANARKALI and you will get the picture of how it looks like.

Thank you, I hope this information was helpful.

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The "Unique" brand sewing machine was built by the Davis sewing machine company. If you have the bobbin, you should see Davis stamped on it in small letters.

You should sew a straight cutain hem very slowly. Be sure to practice sewing straight lines on a similar fabric before you start your hem. You may want to use a blind hem, which hides almost all of the thread from view.

Many quilt patterns are (or are based on) tessellations, from something as simple as the "tumbler" pattern to more complex trees, stars, etc.

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You can find consumer reviews mostly online. To find these reviews easily, you can look for a place that they are selling them, such as Amazon. Most likely, there will be reviews for them.

I think what you're looking for is "toile" fabric, or fabric that features scenes of daily life (usually) from a simpler era, i.e., colonial times. They're beginning to fall out of fashion in many markets, but I believe you can still find some on certain online fabric stores. Try (See related Link)

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Here's a handyman's solution to your problem. When my jeans and work pants got too tight, I simply made a one inch cut, at the waistline at each hip. Then I made sure to always wear a belt to keep the waist from stretching too much and increasing or deepening the cut, as well as hiding the "homemade tailoring".

Most fabric comes with care instructions - follow those if available.

Otherwise, if the fabric has not been hand-dyed you can probably wash it as normal. Best to stick to 40 degrees celsius or below, and to a synthetic cycle or hand-wash if you are not sure about the composition of the fabric.

After stitching if you are not using hand dyed thread or hand dyed fabric, take the item and run it through cool water in a dish washing detergent like Dawn. I use a backing dish with a few drops of Dawn and water and put the design in the water and take it in and out, in and out to soak it and to get the dirt and elements off it. Rinse under water over and over. I say until you would drink the water going through the fabric. DO NOT WRING. let it air dry then iron with a piece of broadcloth between the back and the iron.

Directly from Westinghouse would your best first bet...

30 to 50 pounds

Very old, the art of hand sewing has been in existence as long as human beings have been wearing clothes,.