Members Constabulary Posted May 22, 2021 Members Report Posted May 22, 2021 1 hour ago, chrisash said: Intrigued to find out how you get a 99 or 201 to sew buttonholes, Prey tell with a button hole attachment like YS Star 4455 or FAMOUS or Singer 121795 and the like. I just bought one myself the other day (not received yet). Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Members chrisash Posted May 22, 2021 Members Report Posted May 22, 2021 Have had a 201 for a few years and never had reason to make button holes but must say amazed at that attachment which i never new existed and also found one for pattern stitches as well from the 50's, it says a lot of how clever those guys at singer were in the past. Still keep the 201 as it sounds like poetry in motion when used and no wonder they called it the Rolls Royce of machines back then Quote Mi omputer is ot ood at speeling , it's not me
Members Kwaaked Posted May 22, 2021 Members Report Posted May 22, 2021 I learned to sew on my Mom's 201 and got it when she died. If I'm in a hurry, it's the machine I go to in my shop for alterations and it sews better then my industrial Consew. Quote
ButtonLady Posted May 23, 2021 Report Posted May 23, 2021 On 5/19/2021 at 10:31 PM, Kwaaked said: ...the nature of my work is more in line with adding buttons to jeans (repair and my own brand), grommets to corsets and corset back for gowns, drapery and adding rhinestones.... Kwaaked, I'm getting even more off-topic here, but... what kind(s) of rhinestones are you setting with your dies? —pronged spots? —rivets? I'm working on a die adapter for the Osborne machine because I *really* want to set rhinestones with it. There's a fine line between "determined" and "stupidly stubborn" and I crossed it a while ago, but anyway... I'm also crazy-impressed that you designed a jeans pattern and make corsets. I've made a few costume-y corsets (with zip tie boning) for fun, but the "authentic" one with spiral boning nearly killed me. Quote Sewing Machines: Juki DNU-1541 and waaay too many home machines and sergers... Button Machines: Osborne, Wade, Defiance, Maxant, Handy Jr. #1 and #20, Fasnap PM5 (and too many dies to count)
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted May 23, 2021 Moderator Report Posted May 23, 2021 Next thing ya know, you guys and gals will start talking about Feed Off The Arm machines for designer jeans! Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
ButtonLady Posted May 23, 2021 Report Posted May 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Wizcrafts said: Next thing ya know, you guys and gals will start talking about Feed Off The Arm machines for designer jeans! I watched just ONE "Feed Off the Arm" video on YouTube... and now it's two hours later. Quote Sewing Machines: Juki DNU-1541 and waaay too many home machines and sergers... Button Machines: Osborne, Wade, Defiance, Maxant, Handy Jr. #1 and #20, Fasnap PM5 (and too many dies to count)
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted May 23, 2021 Moderator Report Posted May 23, 2021 9 hours ago, ButtonLady said: I watched just ONE "Feed Off the Arm" video on YouTube... and now it's two hours later. They are fascinating machines. We had a recent topic about sewing denim jeans and one of the members shared a video on YouTube showing the operator combining layers while feeding off the arm. Maybe that's the video you watched. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members Kwaaked Posted May 24, 2021 Members Report Posted May 24, 2021 10 hours ago, ButtonLady said: Kwaaked, I'm getting even more off-topic here, but... what kind(s) of rhinestones are you setting with your dies? —pronged spots? —rivets? I'm working on a die adapter for the Osborne machine because I *really* want to set rhinestones with it. There's a fine line between "determined" and "stupidly stubborn" and I crossed it a while ago, but anyway... I'm also crazy-impressed that you designed a jeans pattern and make corsets. I've made a few costume-y corsets (with zip tie boning) for fun, but the "authentic" one with spiral boning nearly killed me. Prong rivet that can be sewn as well. Most of my work is bridal and so I use hotfix. You know the Swarovski issue so I've gone the Percosia route. Nothing to be impressed about. I've spent a while learning my craft both in design and alterations...and a lot of sewing things to learn. Jeans came about from my dad wanting an authentic Levi from the 1880s and my pattern developed from there. Corsets... I've been out of the dungeon for years it's not a huge deal to me now. I am a huge believer in making my life/work easier which is why I have such a variety of things. Quote
ButtonLady Posted May 24, 2021 Report Posted May 24, 2021 8 hours ago, Kwaaked said: Prong rivet that can be sewn as well. I can't even imagine what that looks like. Sounds like an unholy union of hardware! PS: Sent you a PM Quote Sewing Machines: Juki DNU-1541 and waaay too many home machines and sergers... Button Machines: Osborne, Wade, Defiance, Maxant, Handy Jr. #1 and #20, Fasnap PM5 (and too many dies to count)
Members Kwaaked Posted May 24, 2021 Members Report Posted May 24, 2021 The aren't dainty like normal hot fix or glue ons. Largish base, even for the small stones. Very much like the set ins in Western purses you find or on Ed Hardy jeans/purses. Gold Star carries the ones I use. I typically use them for heavier duty applications that get washed or have some stress to them: jeans, drag queen costumes, corsets, backpacks, denim shirts, jackets. I've added some to leather that I didn't make and use them on veils and fake Chanel jackets I do make for weight. Lot of ways they can be used. Quote
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