Still working on scrap. Some trouble shooting. Some humor.. I hope. Things burn up. But nothing explodes. Enjoy.. Let me know what you think.
Still working on scrap. Some trouble shooting. Some humor.. I hope. Things burn up. But nothing explodes. Enjoy.. Let me know what you think.
Last edited by Ramblinrev; 01-10-2009 at 18:29. Reason: fixing video
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
Grrr.... i need to fix the ending.
Let me know if there is anything wrong or out of sync still.
Last edited by Ramblinrev; 01-10-2009 at 16:41.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
Actually I can't view it at all. It says that the video is unavailable.
Edit: It's working now!
Keep em' coming Rev!
Last edited by LostCause; 01-11-2009 at 00:16.
I just fixed it so it needs to reprocess....
no intro... oh well I think I'll leave it for now and fix it later.
Last edited by Ramblinrev; 01-10-2009 at 16:56.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
Ok... silly thing is mostly correct.... the mosquitos are missing from the intro but that's ok...
I'll leave it alone now. enjoy it. Let me know what you think.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
ahh... so those were skeeters in the intro... I was wondering about that. Did you record that yourself? I have never used a french seam before. What kind of gear would be good for that kind of seam?
When I first started playing with my thread injector, I had an incident that left the scrap of fabric looking like a hairball. No idea what caused it, but I replaced the needle and cleaned up the bobbin and everything was ok again. Only reason I bring this up is cause I like the troubleshooting thing at the end. Keep em' comin' Rev!
The mosquitoes were a stock sound effect I got with some program or other.
I plan on introducing another seam in the next vid and showing how they could/would be used. It's looking like the reptilian derma-layers may be a project for the next vid.
As far as the dust bunny/hairball stitch... I had already planned on dealing with that sooner or later.. if it what I think you mean.
Folks, let me know if there is something you want me to discuss and I'll be glad to give it consideration. But like others have said, I am not the final expert, or any kind of expert really. I just use and discuss what works for me.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
Good vid, Rev! I've been heat sealing the edges AND hemming up until now, but if hemming alone is working for you, that would take a lot of work out of the process. Why is it that heat sealing the edges is such a widely recommended approach if hemming binds the material so that it won't fray anyway?
The easiest seam to do is an "open seam". Which is essentially what I ended the last vid and started this one with. I just didn't provide the "label" for it. Most patterns and DIY instructions are written for the easiest methods. So the open seam is what is often used. But to be honest, proper finishing of the seam adds to the polish and strength of the piece. An open seam has only one row of stitching holding the pieces together. Even the french seam I demonstrated in the vid has two stitch lines. If one line splits the second provides a backup until repairs can be made.
Some heavier fabric gets super bulky with finished seams, but that is simple enough to take of by simply trimming one side of the seam allowance to remove the bulk. The French seam is one of the least bulky finished seams there is. It is really nice for things that need to be real flexible.
Next vid I will introduce the folded hem and folded seam. Once again everything is bound off so there is no fraying. In future vids I'll introduce other ways to bind off raw edges that can be used for things like tarps. But we ain't there quite yet.
To be realistic tho.. there are some seams which really should be heat sealed or something because the are encased in a piece and it would be practical to do some other kind of finishing. Thats partly why you need several techniques and styles in your arsenal.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
maybe when you start let us know what kind of fabric you are working with? they all respond differantly to certain techniques... OR IS that later on down the road? just a suggestion
love the vids
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