This Saturday from 10 am to 7 pm there will be a big crafters/vendors bazaar at the Red Lion. If you're searching for anything for the holidays come take a look. There's over 30 vendors of all kinds. If this has a good turn out we plan to do it every year.
There will be door prizes that the vendors have donated and there will be individual vendors giving out prizes too.
I will have a table with my local crafting group, the crafters caravan. Come take a look if you have the time.
http://kaleidoscopebazaar.webs.com/
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Sewing machine review
Recently I picked up a new machine.
Why?
Well mostly because my old one just wasn't enough for me anymore. It was a good little learning machine and still runs fine, but I wanted to do more. Also, because I really wanted an embroidery machine. As you've seen the new machine is amazing.
However I have quite a few machines and thought it'd be good to do a review.
I have, currently, a Brothers SE425 Embroidery Machine that is the new love of my life! I'm not kidding. See this post here: http://kristelskreations.blogspot.com/2014/10/new-toys.html I only stopped doing stuff with it today because I ran out of projects. It makes things that use to drive me crazy before so very easy and fun now. I keep waiting for the shoe to drop. However, besides being a needle muncher it's amazing.
What I was using before was a White's machine. I've had that machine for 12 years now. It still works just fine, but it's slow, eats thread, and has a tendancy to not want to sew one minute then sew just fine the next. This is most likely user error or it needs a cleaning. I'm far from a professional with a sewing machine, but it was just time. I'm probably going to clean it up and get rid of it soon. It was a very good beginner machine. I beleive it cost me 125 for it originally? That was back in 2004 though.
The other machines I have are a tiny Janome that unfortunately died a while back. For some reason it won't pick up threads, but getting into the bobbin area is a bit of a pain without a hex wrench so I put it away. I'll probably sit down and fix it up after my move. It's a nice little machine. it would sew through thicker fabrics and layers thatn my white did.
My last "machine" was a garage sale find that I wish I had never bough. Granted it was 5 bucks but still...This poor thing sounds like a clogged up engine and chugs along like a grandpa with a stuck walker. The two times I tried to use it, it chewed up the fabric and then wouldn't pick up threads. All attempts to fix it have failed. I think the problem is a design flaw. It's just...well terrible. I've picked up cheap hand sewers that were better.
Overall, modern machines are fun ,but I'll laways have a soft spot for the Singer and Bernina brands. They're great machines. My grandmother used a Singer to teach me when I was little. The only reason I don't have one now is because i couldn't afford them at the time. And I really wanted an affordable embroidery machine.
Why?
Well mostly because my old one just wasn't enough for me anymore. It was a good little learning machine and still runs fine, but I wanted to do more. Also, because I really wanted an embroidery machine. As you've seen the new machine is amazing.
However I have quite a few machines and thought it'd be good to do a review.
I have, currently, a Brothers SE425 Embroidery Machine that is the new love of my life! I'm not kidding. See this post here: http://kristelskreations.blogspot.com/2014/10/new-toys.html I only stopped doing stuff with it today because I ran out of projects. It makes things that use to drive me crazy before so very easy and fun now. I keep waiting for the shoe to drop. However, besides being a needle muncher it's amazing.
What I was using before was a White's machine. I've had that machine for 12 years now. It still works just fine, but it's slow, eats thread, and has a tendancy to not want to sew one minute then sew just fine the next. This is most likely user error or it needs a cleaning. I'm far from a professional with a sewing machine, but it was just time. I'm probably going to clean it up and get rid of it soon. It was a very good beginner machine. I beleive it cost me 125 for it originally? That was back in 2004 though.
The other machines I have are a tiny Janome that unfortunately died a while back. For some reason it won't pick up threads, but getting into the bobbin area is a bit of a pain without a hex wrench so I put it away. I'll probably sit down and fix it up after my move. It's a nice little machine. it would sew through thicker fabrics and layers thatn my white did.
My last "machine" was a garage sale find that I wish I had never bough. Granted it was 5 bucks but still...This poor thing sounds like a clogged up engine and chugs along like a grandpa with a stuck walker. The two times I tried to use it, it chewed up the fabric and then wouldn't pick up threads. All attempts to fix it have failed. I think the problem is a design flaw. It's just...well terrible. I've picked up cheap hand sewers that were better.
Overall, modern machines are fun ,but I'll laways have a soft spot for the Singer and Bernina brands. They're great machines. My grandmother used a Singer to teach me when I was little. The only reason I don't have one now is because i couldn't afford them at the time. And I really wanted an affordable embroidery machine.
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