[Northkeep] Sewing machine tension and sewing Velcro

[DragonTamer]

My thanks for the information, Mistress Talana.

Amanda Blackwolf

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer Carlson" <talana1 at hotmail.com>
To: <northkeep at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 10:12 PM
Subject: [Northkeep] Sewing machine tension and sewing Velcro


> Glad it was just a tension problem.  If the machine had been performing
fine
> up till then, you probably just hit the knob and didn't notice.
>
> Or, if it was working fine before you started working on Velcro, the
Velcro
> is probably to blame.
>
> I'd recommend a blue jean (size 16 or 18) BALL POINT needle.  Don't use a
> "sharp" needle for sewing Velcro.  I'd also use a zipper foot rather than
> trying to run all that bulk beneath a regular presser foot.  Use a strip
of
> double-sided tape instead of pins to hold the Velcro in place (pins and
> Velcro just don't get along well).
>
> Talana
>
>
>
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