Week in photos

[fbhjr]

It rained most of this week, so not much to take photos of as I drove back and forth to work.
This is the FedEx truck that almost killed me. It would have had plenty of room to pull into my lane if it had a single trailer. But, it was a double. Good thing I’m fast on the brakes.


We got this targeted mailing this week. Too bad my wife’s name isn’t Molly.

I’ll grant you it is only one letter off. But, I’m still not buying an expensive necklace with the name of someone I don’t know on it.

We spent a lot of Saturday cleaning out little kitchen.

People who have not seen it might not realize how much work that took.

One of the big things was getting the plants off of the porch in time for freeze warnings and making room where they still get light in the kitchen.


For various reasons I bought a sewing machine. When I took sewing back in school I got an A in it. But, that was in 1976, so maybe it doesn’t count.

One of these days I’ll get it working…

Comments

[postingwhore.livejournal.com]

For what purposes are you planning to use the sewing machine?

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

Mostly fixing things that tear. With the sword troupe we have a lot of things that tear...

[blue-eye.livejournal.com]

I never used a sewing machine.

[morgan-lafaye.livejournal.com]

Do you need help with it?

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

Blue_micha has offered to look at it tomorrow when she comes over to help pack.
I plan to take her up on that.

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

wooooooooohoooooooooooo a sewing machine!!!!!

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

Now I only have to get it to work....

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

can you give me the brand and the number perhaps? Or a close-up pic of the front? Perhaps i can help a bit. I do know my way with sewing-machines a fair bit

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

It is a Singer "Simple".
The problem seems to be with the bobbin not connecting to the top thread.
I've done what the trouble shooting suggests, but it still doesn't seem to be working.

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

hmmm.. there might be a few simple things wrong here.

1- the upperthread is missing a link (hook or whatever) somewhere
2- The underthread is on a little bobbin that you need to fill yourself. Is in in a sepperate little thingie??
If so,... when you put the underthread in it, it also needs to be pulled into the tension. When you pull the thread the little bobbin should roll to the right (clockwise)
3- When you want to pull the underthread up, you do the following:

- Hold the upperthread-end that comes out of the needle and don't let go of it.
-Turn with your hand on the wheel on the right of your sewingmachine. (always turn it towards you and not away from you!!!)
-you'll find the needle going down and you can watch how the upperthread twins around the underthread.
-keep turning GENTLY with the wheel until the needle is in it's most upper position.
-you might see now the underthread in a little tiny loop underneath your sewing-foot.
-Slide with something thin under your foot (still while holding GENTLY the upperthread) and normally the upperthread should get further out.
-pull it more out and you're ready to go

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

Just before we left on our trip, blue_micha took a look at it and did pretty much what you describe above.
That seemed to work. From what I can make out I had the tension wrong on the bobbin.
But, it seems OK now.

Thank you for the advice! Hopefully I won't break it again and need more!

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

you're welcome. I'm glad it's sorted out!

[endlessblush.livejournal.com]

will you be sewing costumes??

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

I envision it more for repairs than for making new things.
I do a lot of repairs by hand now....