What's mildly irritating you today? - Page 100

zippyt · 04-02-2009, 06:37 PM

A Pic Pie , Or it NEVER HAPPENED !!!!

Shawnee123 · 04-02-2009, 06:39 PM

It's definitely a 'Shop-Op for some clever Dwellar.

DanaC · 04-02-2009, 07:41 PM

Doh Tiki. Hope you feel better soon m'dear.

[eta] wearing a pastel or white top is just a way of guaranteeing i'll spill coffee.

04-02-2009, 08:01 PM

Thanks! I was hoping it was just allergies, but no.

I am babying myself in the hopes that I'll be well enough to go canoeing on Sunday.

BigV · 04-04-2009, 08:35 PM

I'm having trouble sewing today.

I am trying to sew a half inch wide ribbon trim down the front of a pair of sweat pants legs, right where the crease would be on a pair of dress pants.

I am having trouble because the bulk of the pants leg (pant leg?) bunches up considerably as I get farther along. I tried only sewing halfway from each end and I get a hump in the middle. Unacceptable. Twice now I have sewn the leg together for a few stitches. It's pretty aggravating.

Clodfobble · 04-04-2009, 08:41 PM

Pin the ribbon in place before you begin sewing.

04-04-2009, 08:43 PM

Also, try easing up the foot pressure if you can.

BigV · 04-04-2009, 08:57 PM

Thanks, both of you. I'm done now. I was mostly done by the time my frustration level had risen to the level justifying a post here. Your suggestions are good ones. I didn't bother with the pins; I've had mixed results with them, not holding the parts where I want them better than my fingers, and I often hit the pins with the needle and I've broken about four needles this way so far. That is mildly irritating as well.

As for the foot pressure adjustment, I'll just tell you plainly, I don't know how to do that, or if it is even possible with my machine. I have stitch width, top thread tension, needle position (L C R), stitch length and reverse. And power. Oh and bobbing winding mode. There are no other controls. There are adjustments that can be made with tools, like screwdrivers for needle replacement and foot changing... but I don't see something like a foot pressure modulator (that sounds like something Marvin The Martian would have...).

Regardless, behold!

xoxoxoBruce · 04-04-2009, 09:02 PM

Uh, are you going to wear those? I mean like in public?

BigV · 04-04-2009, 09:06 PM

No.

Those are the pants for SonofV's costume. I will be wearing overalls, mostly.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-04-2009, 09:08 PM

Whew, I'm so relieved it's a costume.

BigV · 04-04-2009, 09:21 PM

Thread coming soon, webalbum created but under construction.

monster · 04-04-2009, 09:46 PM

foot pressure adjustment same as gas pedal in car. ease up = go slower = more control

04-05-2009, 04:46 AM

many sewing machines have a little foot pressure crank on top.

Pins, you remove as you get close, and you use manual tension to keep the fabrics aligned between pins

It looks like you did well anyway, congratulations!

04-05-2009, 01:21 PM

This morning, irritated because:

1. My friend I'm supposed to go canoeing with drank too much last night and is sick,

2. My housemate who promised to babysit still isn't awake,

3. I was going to go ply aforementioned friend with bananas and Gatorade and see if I can make him well enough to canoe, but I can't leave because housemate isn't up.

04-02-2009, 06:37 PM	#1486
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	A Pic Pie , Or it NEVER HAPPENED !!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

04-02-2009, 06:39 PM	#1487
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	It's definitely a 'Shop-Op for some clever Dwellar. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

04-04-2009, 08:35 PM	#1490
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I'm having trouble sewing today. I am trying to sew a half inch wide ribbon trim down the front of a pair of sweat pants legs, right where the crease would be on a pair of dress pants. I am having trouble because the bulk of the pants leg (pant leg?) bunches up considerably as I get farther along. I tried only sewing halfway from each end and I get a hump in the middle. Unacceptable. Twice now I have sewn the leg together for a few stitches. It's pretty aggravating. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-04-2009, 08:41 PM	#1491
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Pin the ribbon in place before you begin sewing. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

04-04-2009, 08:57 PM	#1493
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Thanks, both of you. I'm done now. I was mostly done by the time my frustration level had risen to the level justifying a post here. Your suggestions are good ones. I didn't bother with the pins; I've had mixed results with them, not holding the parts where I want them better than my fingers, and I often hit the pins with the needle and I've broken about four needles this way so far. That is mildly irritating as well. As for the foot pressure adjustment, I'll just tell you plainly, I don't know how to do that, or if it is even possible with my machine. I have stitch width, top thread tension, needle position (L C R), stitch length and reverse. And power. Oh and bobbing winding mode. There are no other controls. There are adjustments that can be made with tools, like screwdrivers for needle replacement and foot changing... but I don't see something like a foot pressure modulator (that sounds like something Marvin The Martian would have...). Regardless, behold! Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-02-2009, 07:41 PM	#1488
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Doh Tiki. Hope you feel better soon m'dear. [eta] wearing a pastel or white top is just a way of guaranteeing i'll spill coffee.

04-02-2009, 08:01 PM	#1489
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks! I was hoping it was just allergies, but no. I am babying myself in the hopes that I'll be well enough to go canoeing on Sunday.

04-04-2009, 08:43 PM	#1492
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	Also, try easing up the foot pressure if you can.

04-04-2009, 09:02 PM	#1494
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Uh, are you going to wear those? I mean like in public? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-04-2009, 09:06 PM	#1495
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	No. Those are the pants for SonofV's costume. I will be wearing overalls, mostly. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-04-2009, 09:08 PM	#1496
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Whew, I'm so relieved it's a costume. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-04-2009, 09:21 PM	#1497
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Thread coming soon, webalbum created but under construction. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-04-2009, 09:46 PM	#1498
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	foot pressure adjustment same as gas pedal in car. ease up = go slower = more control __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-05-2009, 04:46 AM	#1499
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	many sewing machines have a little foot pressure crank on top. Pins, you remove as you get close, and you use manual tension to keep the fabrics aligned between pins It looks like you did well anyway, congratulations!

04-05-2009, 01:21 PM	#1500
Tiki Guest Posts: n/a	This morning, irritated because: 1. My friend I'm supposed to go canoeing with drank too much last night and is sick, 2. My housemate who promised to babysit still isn't awake, 3. I was going to go ply aforementioned friend with bananas and Gatorade and see if I can make him well enough to canoe, but I can't leave because housemate isn't up.

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