My boss might invest in an expensive embroidery machine. He wants me to use it at work. I have never used one before, but I do know how to sew. Do you need to take a course to learn it, or is it easy to learn yourself? Thanks!

so the silver part on the machine where the little spikey? things come up and make it so you can actually like sew won’t come up?? What should I do?

Ok, we’re in a lot of debt (credit and school) and we’re trying to get out but haven’t had a vacation for over 3 years. (just used days to stay at home or for doctors appointments. that’s NOT vacation).
We live almost paycheck to paycheck as we’re trying to pay things off faster, but [...]

I need to help my brother sew some things for a play he’s the technical director for. I know how to hand sew but for the stuff I’m making a sewing machine will have stronger stitches and will result in a lesser chance that It’ll break on stage. Any youtube.com videos or websites that may [...]

I just purchased a Mitchell and Ness reproduction 1958 Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers wool flannel baseball jersey on eBay. The jersey is gorgeous and I got it for a cheap price. However, there’s one issue with it. The old wool flannel baseball jerseys had four eyelet holes in each armpit. This one has them [...]

I have a Kenmore sewing machine. The plastic lever that raises and lowers the foot moves freely and does not move the foot anymore. The metal shaft that the foot is on does not seem to move up and down. It is on a large spring inside. The plastic lever does not seem to make [...]

I just began learning how to sew and eventually, I want to start creating and selling my own dishcloths…I’m using a Brother LX-3125 sewing machine & I’m pretty broke, so I’m gonna have this machine for a while!
Questions:
1) How long do you think it’ll take me to learn how to make my own dishcloths?
2) How [...]

I’m looking for a sewing machine that will be compatible with Wilcom SE 2006, where I can just copy and paste a picture off the web and run it from my windows machine without having to use memory cards? Is this possible? I can’t afford a high end machine and I inherited the [...]

Its for her 1st Dance.
These are your materials:
2.5 meters light weight white satin
1 1/4 meters of the following:
Crushed white velvet
Pink rainbow organza
Lavender organza
White lace
Peridot organza
Other supplies:
2 spools of rainbow satin ribbon ( 2 meters each)
1 liter of waterproof clear drying glue
822 gr. (29 oz) Clear iridescent glitter
You have a sewing machine, plenty of thread, needles, [...]

I purchased my Singer model 4832C from Home Shopping Club in 1997. In 1998, I was in a near death car accident. This machine was never used, I wanted to start sewing again. As I started to thread the machine and wind the bobbin, I noticed the disk on the hand wheel [...]

My hubby cut a V-shaped hole in his shirt on accident, as it was laying under the area he was using a box knife. Oops! Is there an easy way I can patch this up without it looking corny? Luckily the hole is on the back lower part of the shirt. I don’t have a [...]

I live in an urban area. The nearest fabric and craft stores are 64 to 154 miles away. I would like to start a sewing & craft store out of my garage in hopes of expansion into a small community 20 miles from me. But I want to start at home to see if this [...]

I am looking for how 2 find out how much a 301a singer sewing machine is worth and how 2 finds parts 4 it? Between 1951 & 1953 in mint condition. Please respond as your conveinance. Thank You I am lonesinglefemale@ec.rr.com Tammy

im trying to use the embroidery part of my sewing machine and the part that attaches to the machine for the actual embroidery i don’t know what to do after i attach it,,, i picked out the letters i want to use but cant seem to make it write the letters on my pillow case? [...]

By hand or by sewing machine. I’m trying to embroider a saying on a fleece blanket that I’m making, but I have zero experience with embroidery or with a sewing machine. :/

I’m in the market for a new sewing machine. I.m favoring the Janome with the dual feed foot. So many sewers have a Bernina. If it is a better machine, why??? Also, I am looking at the Janome embroidry machine.

My mother made my wedding dress because I wanted a red dress instead of a white one. I want to shorten it so I can wear it again, seeing as so much work went into making it. The problem is that there is a short train, so the hem isn’t all the same [...]

It is in 2 pieces plus the bobbin

I’m a shoppaholic. I really want to buy a sewing machine so I can make my own dress for graduation. I have to wear a white dress for graduation. I can’t find any in my style. So I’ll make my own.
I am graduating 8th grade so yeah I’m a senior.

My friend just gave me a shiny new Singer Simple sewing machine. So I decided to try and sew my first project today.
I was able to figure out how to thread the top part, but the bottom is a whole different story. There are all kinds of weird metal parts down there, and I can’t [...]

Well, I’m 14 and I would like to get a sewing machine for my birthday. There are a lot of projects that I would like to create but most of them call for a sewing machine. I don’t want anything super high-tech, maybe just something with a push pedal thing.