Chhaya Mehrotra Blog

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Apr 14 2025

Sewing Machine Needles: Understanding Sizes and Choosing the Right One

Industrial sewing machines will also use slightly different needles than regular commercial or home sewing machines, so it s best to check with your machine s guide.

Apr 14 2025

Sew Leather Like a Pro: The Best Sewing Machines for Leatherwork

This guarantees clean, crisp stitching without needle breaks, perfect for handling leather s thick, stubborn texture efficiently, making it perfect for thick, stubborn texture.

Apr 14 2025

Mastering Overlocking on Your Singer Sewing Machine: A Step-by-Step Guide

With the serger , it is possible to overcome all these limitations and create packages of quality, precision, and level very similar to professional packages.

Apr 14 2025

The Little Rebel: A Sewing Machine for Creative Beginners

From features like size, 1600 stitches per minute, and its sewing-to-quilting feature, the Little Rebel is designed to be the tool you need for your next step in both sewing, or quilting.

Apr 14 2025

Introducing Kids to Knitting: The Ultimate Guide to Child's Knitting Machines

Because knitting machines involve creating stitches using a hand crank instead of the traditional needle method, a knitting machine can also be less taxing on the hands, especially for those that experience hand or wrist pain.

Apr 14 2025

Keep Your Sewing Machine Running: Choosing the Right Replacement Motor

For instance, a difference in motor amperage, such as the one found in the Janome HD3000 issue motor amperage discrepancy, can impact the motor s performance.

Apr 14 2025

Sewing Machine Repair in Eugene Oregon: Find Reliable Service Near You

But, if you re not feeling too confident or online tutorials are not enough, there are repair centers you can consult and will gladly fix your machine for you.

Apr 14 2025

Mastering Your Sewing Machine: A Comprehensive Guide to Different Stitches

Gathering with zig-zag By zig-zagging over a slick cord such as dental floss or crotchet yarn, you may then draw the cord to form gathers in challenging materials like as tulle and canvas.

Apr 15 2025

Sew with Confidence: The Singer Portable Electric Sewing Machine 221

As far as anyone knows, her Singer 21 Featherweight could have been around since 1933 or it could have been manufactured anytime between then and 1961.

Apr 15 2025

Sashiko Embroidery Machine: A Guide to Modern Tools for Traditional Embroidery

I ll share a humorous story about my attempts to thread this specialty sewing machine below when I share my thoughts about working on the Sashiko BLQK.