Love these! I made a baker's dozen! You were right about aligning the washers. So I found a wine cork that fit almost snug in the center of the washers to stack them on to align. I placed them on...
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I've been using heavy washers as weights for years. Aren't they great for knit fabrics? The only thing I do differently is I hand-cut a rough circle of cotton, stack some washers together with ho...
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Hey Patty, Never having done this before, responding to someone's blog, I was compelled by your blog's side topic of professional "dilemma" and comments left by others. I've always just been a sp...
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In reply to Dola Chandra. Boy, if you're trying to embroider on a...
Thank you very much Patty. I recently bought a sewing cum embroidery machine and I am trying different projects . I was really struggling to know about the proper needle and fabric combination. I...
In reply to Karol. Aren't they just so great to use? And love your storage sugges...
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Very pretty. I've been using the large washers, singly, just as they are for over 30 years, maybe more by now. I just thread a narrow piece of faux leather thru them, to keep them together, and d...
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In reply to Nancy. Yes, Nancy, fusible interfacing can have a shelf-life, especially ...
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I, too was fascinated with Matthew's videos and loved the denim quilt he made. I'm curious to know if you had success in getting the strips to adhere to the interfacing. My first attempt at triax...
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