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Sewing
Sewing is simply the stitching and joining of pliable materials, such as cloth, various fabrics, leather, etc. using needle and thread. Sewing can be done by hand or by machines. Questions in this topic also include types of stitches, patterns, and how to do them.
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What is stitch length regulator?
The stitch regulator allows you to control both the length and the width of the stitch. The length of the stitch depends on the fabric you are sewing and how small or large you want the stitches to be (for example, if you're basting something together, you'd change the stitch length regulator to a higher number). The width of the stitch is controlled when sewing with an alternative stitch, such as a zigzag.
Fabric projects are hemmed to finish the edge. Without a hem, the edge of a woven fabric can fray or unravel. When the fabric is hemmed (either by folding under the fabric, or by using a serger), the edge of the fabric is reinforced and prevented from fraying.
How do you play multiplayer in dead island?
Firstly, change your settings to invite only or joinable if not done so. This will allow players to come into your game invited or not invited.
On the main menu, you can select to search for a joinable game, just select that.
What is a good sewing machine table if i will be sewing drapes?
The Brother Sewing Machine and Sauder Sewing Table would be a great pick.
How do you sew on a button that has fallen off a shirt?
Use the sme color string as the other buttons. Now, look at the other buttons on the shirt, are the dtrings inside the button holes cris-crossed like an x, or are they straightup and down like two parallel lines? Follow that pattern, but start underneath the button so the extra string doesn't show in top. Sew 10 times in each directions and the tie a knot underneath when finished.
Difference between woven and non woven fabrics?
A woven fabric uses fibres that have been spun into yarn and then threaded in and out of each other as a warp and weft using a loom. Bonded fabric used the fibres loose, wet out with a polymer which when dry bonds the fibres together. Felt is a good example of a bonded fabric. As a word of caution: The term Bonded fabric is sometimes used to refer to a woven fabric that has had a coating "bonded" to it to make it waterproof. PUL (polyurethane Laminated) fabric is an example.
What is the value of Davis vertical feed sewing machine?
Since Davis went out of business by 1924, it was before that. the line was introduced around the 1880's. Sold through Sears mostly.
How old is Kenmore sewing machine model number 1516?
I bought my Sears Kenmore sewing machine, Model 1516, in 1972.
How do you make a dressmakers mannequin?
I have the same prob too. I found this website. Tho I haven't tried it yet. .
http://layersofmeaning.org/wp/?tag=mannequin
Is there a Sewing machine manual for 158.13571?
Check at managemylife.com. They have many (but not all) of the Kenmore manuals for download there. If you don't find it there, you may have to buy a copy. Places to check are relics.com, sewusa.com, and ebay.
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What can you use bonded fabric for?
you can use bonded fabrics for making disposable products and its cheap!
What year was sears Kenmore sewing machine model 29 made?
I just received a model 29 for a friend today. The manual was revised in April of 1963. That does not exactly answer your question, but I hope it helps.
How much is a bernina nova 900 worth?
I wouldn't pay more than $450 USD. I bought one in excellent condition for $400 three years ago and can find one in similar shape for less today. They are worth every penny. Made with all-metal parts and built like a horse, very lean and efficient. Haven't had a single problem and it's a 26 yr old machine!
How do factories make cotton fabric?
You can find that and a lot more about cotton in here: http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/journey.php?theme=industry&Title=Making%20cotton%20learning%20journey
happy new year :)
Who made the sewing machine in 1846?
Elias Howe.
In the early 1800s, clothing was made by hand, families sewed their pants, shirts, and dresses using a needle and thread. But in 1846 Elias Howe changed all that, he came up with another way to make clothes, he patented the first practical sewing machine..The sewing machine industry based on his original invention made possible the mass production of clothing on a much larger scale than had ever been possible with hand-stitching.
Parts and functions of the universal testing machine?
parts of utm:
- base
- bottom cross head
- column
- movable cross head
- top spacer
- load cell
- actuator
What is the origin of the expression You're a stitch?
It means you're very funny. (Have me in stitches from laughter.)
Is cotton a natural fiber or man -made fiber?
Cotton is a natural "material" from which many "fabrics" are made, such as denim, broadcloth, and interlock knits.
Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant (Gossypium sp.), a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa. The fiber most often is spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile, which is the most widely used natural-fiber cloth in clothing today. The English name, which began to be used circa 1400, derives from the Arabic qutn, meaning cotton.
a swing tag is the tag on clothes to check the price and it tells you keep it away from fire
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A swing tag is obviously the tag that swings from the clothing. It is different to the care label (care label is attached on the inside of the garment with information about how to take care of it and flammiblity warnings). It has the brand/logo printed on it, the price, the size, the name of the garment, etc.
What do you call the part where the thread goes through the needle?
Put the end of the thread through the 'eye' (hole) of the needle.
But, if you're having trouble:
1. Use scissors to trim the end of the thread at an angle.
2. Make sure your needle is rust free and has nothing gumming up its eye.
3. Dampen the end of the thread, either with your mouth or with a damp thumb and forefinger.
4. Hold the end of the thread between thumb and forefinger so that it sticks out only a little, is pointing at you, and you can see it clearly.
5. Move the needle away from you and onto the end of the thread. You'll have an itty bitty end sticking through.
6. Carefully grasp the end of the thread, and pull through to desired length.
If you're having even more trouble:
1. Get yourself a needle-threader. They often appear in prepackaged sewing kits, and in sewing stores. They consist of a small handle holding a diamond of fine, flexible wire.
2. Put the point of the wire diamond into the eye of the needle, and gently push through. It flexes shut to go through the eye and opens when fully through.
3. Put the end of thread through the open diamond.
4. Pull the diamond out of the needle's eye, bringing the end of thread with it.
If you're threading a sewing machine:
Follow most of the steps above, except that you can't move the needle. Most machines are threaded front-to-back, but it's a good idea to check your manual. If the thread breaks a lot, one of the possible reasons is a needle threaded the wrong way.
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