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1 posted on 06/16/2014 2:02:05 PM PDT by Roos_Girl
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Might not be a bad idea. I cut down and hemmed some old DCUs pants this week to make shorts. I had a question or two that someone with more experience could have answered before I broke 2 needles in my 1955 sewing machine.

/johnny

2 posted on 06/16/2014 2:06:02 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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I would.


3 posted on 06/16/2014 2:06:28 PM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11))
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I’ve been sewing since I was old enough to sit at my mom’s old machine. She used to put the pedal on a stool for me. But yes, I’d like to participate in such a thread.


4 posted on 06/16/2014 2:09:07 PM PDT by PistolPaknMama
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I have how to quilting videos online and have been garment sewing for the last 50 years. OMG, how is that even possible?? I would help.


5 posted on 06/16/2014 2:12:35 PM PDT by rbbeachkid (Get out of its way and small business can fix the economy.)
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I love to sew. I made an A-line sleeveless dress and loose jacket of the same fabric recently. I’ve made several versions of the jacket with different fabrics. I’ve thought of starting a sewing thread myself, but my “thing” is fighting the “global warming”/climate wars. Put me on your ping list if you are going to start a list. Maybe we could post photos of our projects.


6 posted on 06/16/2014 2:17:37 PM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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Ping.....


8 posted on 06/16/2014 2:18:26 PM PDT by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day. ........dot removal in progress.......)
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Why, you old sew and sew you! :-D


9 posted on 06/16/2014 2:18:32 PM PDT by EveningStar
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Looks like most of the responses are from women. I have to confess to being a long time closet male sewer. My best friend and sewing buddy was an active Navy seal.

I have a SailRite commercial sewing machine. I don’t sew much these days, but I make things as I need them & am always looking for sewing tricks.


10 posted on 06/16/2014 2:19:44 PM PDT by jimbobfoster
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Ping...


11 posted on 06/16/2014 2:25:30 PM PDT by moose07 (the truth will out ,one day. ........dot removal in progress.......)
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I’m in favor. Sewing most of a long life. Do hand quilting now and machine things too.


13 posted on 06/16/2014 2:30:55 PM PDT by Hattie
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Sute...maybe it’ll help me use up all the fabric I have (sewing people know what I’m talking about)


14 posted on 06/16/2014 2:36:43 PM PDT by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods)
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Count me in! Began sewing at 9 years old at the Sears store sewing school. Can you even imagine that today? Over the years I’ve sewn clothes, quilts, curtains and slipcovers. Children’s clothes are great because they don’t have to fit perfectly. Elastic waist pants/shorts and simple pullover tops.


16 posted on 06/16/2014 2:40:43 PM PDT by NoExpectations
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Sign me up. I’ve been sewing for a long time, but not so much lately. Want to get back to it. I have a brand new machine that I have done nothing with but set the tension. My favorite thing to do is take something old or worn and make something new and useful. Quilts are the first thing most people think of but the possibilities are only limited by imagination. I made my two boys lots of clothes out of their dad’s old stuff. Made my granddaughter a patchwork nightgown that she wore to rags by lengthening an old shirt pattern and adding pockets. She carried her guinea pig in the pocket! Take towels with holes in them and cut them down to washcloth size and zig zag the edges. I grew up with a sewing mother, grandmother, and aunts who lived through the depression. You can save dollars and have some fun if you put your imagination to work.


17 posted on 06/16/2014 2:42:35 PM PDT by buckeye49
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Darn it! Stitch together a sewing thread? That might rent the fabric of FR. There are a crazy quilt of opinions here. Not to needle your point on sewing, but I don’t think you can knit one here Pearl Too.


18 posted on 06/16/2014 2:43:07 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Radicalized via the Internet)
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That sounds like a good idea. I just recently bought myself a new sewing machine (now that I’ve retired), so I can do some altering and mending of a half-closet full of things I can’t wear. I figured with these additional items, I wouldn’t have to buy clothes for quite some time.

Also, some of the most recent pairs of jeans need to be hemmed - and this would be my first project.

However, I wouldn’t be starting that project until I finish the final chapter of my book.

So, let me know what you’re thinking to do with a “sewing thread”.


19 posted on 06/16/2014 2:50:03 PM PDT by CyberAnt (True the Vote: MY AMERICA, "... I'm terrified it's slipping away.")
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Count me in! I’ve been sewing for over 40 years.
Any Project Runway viewers out there? I love watching the design and construction. The drama I can do without. I frequently yell at the screen: Shut up and sew!


21 posted on 06/16/2014 2:51:36 PM PDT by Mangia E Statti Zitto
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I am a (male) closet sewer, with my grandnothers hand-me-down electric singer sewing machine , a family heirloom
but looking for helpful assistance.
Please put me on your sewing ping list , when formulated.
22 posted on 06/16/2014 2:59:37 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (Political Correctness is Tyranny .. with manners ! Charlton Heston)
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I’ve been sewing since I was 10. I learned at my mother’s knee and her old Singer. I have sewn everything from baby clothes, to a silk brocade evening dress that was completely lined, men’s pants, etc. I made my first dress when I was 12 and made most of my clothes from then on, into my 40s.

When my son was little, I took in sewing and alterations for extra money. I still have a sewing machine and “stuff” to go with it, but the arthritis in my hands is getting beyond intricate and/or delicate work. However, I can certainly give hints and if necessary, consult on difficult projects and fabrics.


24 posted on 06/16/2014 3:01:10 PM PDT by Monkey Face (All I need right now is a hug and five hundred thousand dollars in cash.)
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Been sewing about 55 years or so, count me in, too!

Thanks!


25 posted on 06/16/2014 3:04:10 PM PDT by siamesecats (God closes one door, and opens another, to protect us.)
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Would enjoy that!


26 posted on 06/16/2014 3:08:24 PM PDT by cblue55 ("Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants,")
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