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In a reply to Adapting pattern to hide centre seam
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In a reply to doublesided basting tape or temporary hem tape
OK, so I talked to a customer help rep. at the company and she said they have never had anyone contact them with this problem thus far! Of course! I love being the trailblazer! She recommended that I try alcohol as it should dissolve the residue and not harm the poly silky lining fabric. I went ahead and tested a small area first, successfully, an then removed the rest in this manner. My only remaining problem is that the force required to peel the tape off in the first place bruised the fabric like stretchmarks. I have tried pressing them out with a press cloth and dry iron with no luck. Fortunately, the amount I need to shorten the lining (the reason my friend used the tape in the first place) will eliminate most of that.
The rep also said that the difficulty removing the tape could have been to: 1) age of product or shelf life or 2) it could have been sitting around in a high heat situation at some point. This would have been BEFORE customer purchase and use as we live in a cool climate and she used it right away.
Interestingly, there was no offer of reimbursement or incentive to continue purchasing the product or other company coupons. At least I got to speak to real person, though and without being on hold more than 5 minutes. Be thankful for the little things, right?
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In a reply to Irong board
Hi Trica this it what I have done for a ironing board I purchased a peice of plywood to use large enough to use I coverd the ply wood with
quilt batting and a cotton high loft fiber fill batting and some duck canvas this is how it was done 1st place the quilt batting on the plywood 2nd place the high loft fiber fill batting on top of the quilt batting 3rd place another layer of quilt batting on the high loft batting 4th place the duck canvas on the top then staple all layers to the ply wood purchase a peice that you can move easy for storage this is a real space saver and you can make it what ever size you want this can be use on the top of your kitchen or dining roon table
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In a reply to 159 - Has anyone received it yet?
Thanks Lou19 I will ask for a replacement. When I log in now it says I am denied access to the home pag. Has this happened to you?
Regards MarikaD
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In a reply to 159 - Has anyone received it yet?
I received the magazine a few weeks ago. Great issue.
I live in UK
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In a reply to Someone needs to be watching this forum
Thank you, Gina, for taking care of the Spam.
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In a reply to Irong board
When I read through craft books, a lot of the authors mention that if you can pad a table, that would make one of the best ironing areas. This is another idea, one that I always wanted to try. my parents were tailors and in their basement as a second workshop from their retail, they used to pad a variety of tables and practically a lot of shapes that were usable for ironining were padded in strong cotton canvas. I don't have that sort of floor space. This is another idea.
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In a reply to FINDING A SOURCE
Thank you I will check the source out.
Judy
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In a reply to FINDING A SOURCE
Thank you I will check the source out.
Judy
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In a reply to New WYSIWYG Editor
There have been several different screen names, all posting the same subject over the last several months. So beware that just blocking the current screen name might not fix the problem.
Chris
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In a reply to Fitted bottom bed sheet.
your very welcome. Other sites dont seem to project a sense of bonding and sharing like this site.
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In a reply to Irong board
try william-sonoma.
kate
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In a reply to Fitted bottom bed sheet.
remember to measure the entire length of your mattress including the both ends - measure one end, measure across the mattress length - measure down the other end.
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In a reply to FINDING A SOURCE
try farmhouse fabrics, LLC and look at their barnyard closing section as well. I recall they carry a lot of beading and sequins. although I don't use this product, I think I came across that in their inventory.
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In a reply to Fitted bottom bed sheet.
Thank you........I really like your idea.
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In a reply to Fitted bottom bed sheet.
Thanks for your help!!!
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In a reply to New WYSIWYG Editor
Hi folks,
Thanks for the heads up, I submitted those crusher topics as spam and deleted them.
Thanks,
Gina, Taunton Press
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In a reply to Someone needs to be watching this forum
Looks like it has been taken care of. The inappropriate/spam posts are gone.
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In a reply to Someone needs to be watching this forum
Thanks for the note. I marked those posts as spam and blocked the user that posted them.
Gina
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In a reply to Overlocker problems
I would replace the needles with new ones.
Then if the problem continues, try the following one at a time.
Adjust the tensions - one at a time.
Adjust the differential feed.
Adjust the pressure for the presser foot.
The reason why you are having trouble is that all the fullness is at the center seam. There is none at the side seams. To convert your existing pattern, you need to add fullness at one of the side seams to duplicate the Maggie Suttaro gown. That's why there is a center front seam on your pattern, so you can gather/pleat all the fullness there. Try adding the same amount of fullness at one of the side seams and decrease the amount of fullness at the center front. Then cut the pattern piece out as one piece since now the bodice front is assymetrical.
Chris