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What are your favorite patterns for a top and bottom that can be worn together for a faux dress or romper/jumpsuit style?

Both of these retail around the same price however I find it a lot easier to find a used Presto 2 at a good discount.

To me I like the look and size of the Passport 3.0 significantly more. I also love their built in version of dual feed rather than having to add a stepper foot to the baby lock presto 2. I do not care about embroidering letters.

So all things considered I am likely going with the PFAFF Passport 3.0. Are there any other reasons than those above that differentiate them to you?

Things related to maintenance (would rather be able to do some repairs myself) and reliability (I won't use it to death but I would love for this to be the last machine I buy for a long while) would be very useful.

For example on the Passport 3.0 I have heard complaints about some issue where the bobbin goes off the rail and something jams some case. Not sure if that is a user error, maintenance error, or a fundamental flaw of the machine.

Budget: Was 300 but the features of these (specifically dual feed and things that feel like they make threading the bobbin and needle easier) upsold me.

Use Cases: Sewing different kinds of fabric together, modifying velvet blackout curtains, light upholstery, occasionally fixing holes in denim jeans, tailoring clothes.

And a curveball: should I just get the Janome HD 3000 since it is much more reliable than them both?

I was recently asked to recommend a sewing machine for someone. It’s for a young lady (13yo) and her mom. The teen will be using it the most. They are both beginners at sewing. So what would you recommend and/or what ones should they stay away from?

Hi all! Dumb question - I have heard of a "long arm" in reference in quilting. But - what is that??

I wanna make myself a lightly quilted bathrobe and I wanna just freehand the quilting stitches... I've been sewing for several years (work as a seamstress lol) but have yet to tackle quilting. I am fairly confident in my ability to just "wing it" (hell that's basically how I learned to sew and now I have a career of it lol) but is there anything I need to know before I "wing" my next project?

Okay thanks!! 💝💝

The skirt was done about 6 months ago but recently decided to sew a top with the remaining fabric!

Hello! I have been dawdling on making a tailor's ham and sausage, but I feel it's getting to be time. I am planning on pestering many local sawmills and cabinetry shops for stuffing, but part of what's held me back is that I don't actually know how much sawdust I need. Obviously I need enough to stuff both ham and sausage firmly, but what does that translate to in pounds of sawdust? So I ask you, fellow ham-and-sausage makers, how much do your ham and sausages weigh, and how big are they? And what did you stuff them with? Thanks in advance.

I want to change a men’s shirt pattern from a strongly curved hem (V8759, seen above) to a straight hem like a Hawaiian shirt. The concern is I’ve modified the front pattern piece to be 2” longer just in the center, to allow for more room for my husband’s stomach.

Are there things I need to do to make this look right? Do I just blend the front and back hems together at an angle? Or should I make the shirt then hem it like a skirt?

Hey guys, would I be able to source this type of material myself and make these brims myself or are they like injection molded (plastic)? Anybody know?

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1251901970/10pcs-of-baseball-cap-hat-brim-curved

My mother used to sew a lot when she was younger, and she told me that for sewing stretchy fabric on a machine, you have to stretch it out with both hands while sewing so that the thread moves with the fabric when finished. Is this an actual method or was she talking out of her ass? (Feel free to roast her, she was the worst)

howdy. i'm looking for some help sourcing fabric that suits my color palette. my taste is extremely... unvibrant... to say the least. i've tried my best with etsy, mood, joann's, and stonemountain and daughter but always come up dry.

here's what i'm looking for:

• woven, natural fibers - cotton preferred
• light/midweight, suitable for making clothing
• desaturated, muted, washed-out, cool colors (often called greige, mushroom, taupe, stone, pewter, smoke, ash, concrete, and other sad-sounding names)
• solid color, no pattern
• sold in the US

most of the options i find are either heavy canvas, quilting cotton, knits, or shipped from asia where this palette is more common. the closest i've gotten is robert kaufman's kona line, but it didn't work well for clothing. i've dyed some fabric before which is fun but inconsistent, so i'd love to skip that step. thanks in advance!

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I've bought primarily Simplicity brand clothinf templates, but I'd like to support smaller brand. I'd also love to try some more modern/streetstyle sewing templates. Trouble is I don't own a printer, and most Etsy store templates are digital. Any recommendations for paper printed templates that ship to the US?

Looking for uk fabric shops that do free samples and good quality 100% natural fabrics! Grateful for any recommendations

So I was going to try my hand at making some very basic lingerie, and I looked around online for some stretch mesh fabric. I found one that had a really pretty pattern and ordered it, even though it was a little expensive. Well... Turns out wonder mesh is not at all like delicate mest or net. Oops. For reference, wonder mesh is a thick mesh that is almost kind of like neoprene, kind of spongy. Certainly not lingerie fabric lol. I got 3 yards, what can I do with it?

After my grandma passed, she left behind a few big boxes of all sorts of sewing supplies, because she was a seamstress. I found this strange looking ribbon, I wanted to ask what it is. To me it looks like something that can be gathered, not sure though.

TIL it is possible to install the ankle upside down. I need sleep y’all. 🙃