tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286753599148728267.post4324652280913283397..comments2024-03-10T00:23:18.590-08:00Comments on Sew Skate Read: Pattern Review: My Image M1003T. Sedaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09684101466551796470noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286753599148728267.post-83978216342944267792012-03-11T19:55:13.891-07:002012-03-11T19:55:13.891-07:00I guess your machine just hates purple :) I forgo...I guess your machine just hates purple :) I forgot the needle thing - sometimes a sharp, sometimes a ballpoint, sometimes a stretch. I occasionally wonder why I even bother sewing when the machine is so determined to make me tear my hair out.ReadyThreadSewhttp://readythreadsew.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286753599148728267.post-33057158932774721262012-03-11T11:25:08.838-07:002012-03-11T11:25:08.838-07:00Thanks! Last week I was very not busy, and I had ...Thanks! Last week I was very not busy, and I had a very clear weekend, so I got a LOT of sewing done. Of course, it was a lot of fairly simple knit projects with minimal fitting/no muslins, but still a lot got done. Just didn't get to review them all right away...<br /><br />Right now I am doing a lot of muslins in leftover skating fabric that would cause a headache to anyone looking (let's just say lots of garish floral prints mixed together), so I don't expect a lot of new finished garments for a while. And I got some people at skating who want me to alter some costumes for them (very minor, but still) so for the next while I really won't be doing a lot of me sewing.T. Sedaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684101466551796470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286753599148728267.post-64185029748155120652012-03-11T11:18:07.019-07:002012-03-11T11:18:07.019-07:00Haha, love to read the rambles, its fun! And, yea...Haha, love to read the rambles, its fun! And, yeah, my machine seem to like Guttermann thread the best for any project, though I can sometimes use Coats (although I have noticed any purple-ish colored coats thread always has issues on my machine? Perhaps the dye process makes it weak or slubby or something? Or maybe I just have a bad batch...) Anyway, yeah, my machine usually does ok on the lycra/spandex type fabric, but for some reason it just didn't like this ribbed knit - I think it probably has a higher polyester content and in hindsight maybe I should have used a universal or sharp needle instead of a ballpoint/stretch. I just had in my brain stretch fabric = stretch needle, but this fabric might have been the exception to that rule...T. Sedaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09684101466551796470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286753599148728267.post-34031253286461923902012-03-11T05:19:20.379-07:002012-03-11T05:19:20.379-07:00Your sewing machine must be on fire at the moment ...Your sewing machine must be on fire at the moment - you've been pumping out garments! This looks lovely and cosy. And I love the texture and colour of your knit :)poppykettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089242289854891320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5286753599148728267.post-48103890708023798862012-03-10T18:18:11.987-08:002012-03-10T18:18:11.987-08:00I love seeing reviews of My Image patterns because...I love seeing reviews of My Image patterns because there aren't many of them in the blogospere. I think it may be your fault that I bought all the back issues of the magazine, and subscribed, but I am very happy with it. I have noticed that the english language instructions get better and better with each issue. I made a muslin of 1152 this week (the long-sleeved, cowl-neck top that has been reviewed a few times) and was very happy with it. I have the proper fabric cut out waiting to be sewn. <br /><br />I love your cardigan. It looks so cosy. <br /><br />I wonder if it was really the fabric that your machine didn't like. It could have been the thread. My previous machine was very happy even if I used really cheap thread, and my current machine is the same - except when sewing a stretch fabric. When sewing anything with a stretch I have to use Coats thread, and can occasionally get away with Gutermann, but never anything else. I spent nearly an hour trying to get my machine to sew the muslin for the 1152 mentioned above, until I remembered this. Once I changed thread - no problems. <br /><br />And, after typing the above, I remembered that you sew skating costumes so you are used to dealing with stretch fabrics so I am probably saying nothing you don't already know. I'm leaving it in there just in case someone reads this who has the same problems with their machine as I do and changing thread is a simple solution. (And I've had too much wine and tend to ramble :))ReadyThreadSewhttp://readythreadsew.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com