I’m grabbing every favourite piece of clothing I have around the house and mending it with a needle and thread

I’m not very good at it, but it’s not terribly hard to close up broken seams good enough for some use. It sure as heck beats buying a new pair of jeans for $70 just because I somehow destroy the crotch every year

I’m finding this to be really satisfying and relatively easy to do. Certainly I can develop better stitching technique and use better tools and material, but it’s easy enough to be good enough, or so it seems to me now

  • bobbert@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I find that walking feet can be hit or miss. Sometimes it’s a matter of adjusting the zig zag stitch a bit or making sure you have a ball point knit needle in your machine to get the stitches right. Adjusting the pressure of the foot can help sometimes too. Luckily walking feet aren’t too expensive and they are fun to play with.

    I eventually broke down and got a serger to make my own tshirts.

    • revelrous@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Are they worth it? I’m mostly a quilter, but have a relative that is offering me their old serger.

      • ebikefolder@feddit.deEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I don’t know much about quilting, but I wouldn’t want to miss my serger (got a cheap one from Lidl 3 or 4 years ago)

        Fininhing edges when shortening trousers, or quickly taking in a shirt in one go… I love it. Yes, definitely worth it!