Pig Cushions

[AudioHeart]

Thankyou.
I haven't used an electric machine since I was at school and my main memory is of sewing through my finger. I have my grandma's hand singer machine here and am still trying to cope with the shuttle bobbin in that. Good job there are instructions for such things.

Hehe we used to have a old hand sewing machine(singer!) before we got this one but i used to prefer hand sewing i could get a cosie sewn up in half an hour by hand But now with the electric machine they're so quick, a bit scarey at first but once you get into the swing of things they're a doddle.

 

[Pepperdog]

I am still scared of my machine. I started my sewing life with a hand winded one, only did straight stitch and not very well, wasnt a singer, was a cheaper version from a friend of the family. I then got a second hand one from my boss (pub landlady boss when I was working in the pub) but I couldnt get the tension right in the ruddy thing and as I wanted to make coats for lurchers to sell and collars I needed a machine that worked and well.

I have a Janome DM2000, bargain christmas present two years ago at half price (was £200 before the sale), and its a mean machine - does a lot of the heavy work I have asked of it but I am so paranoid about the needle snapping and flying in my eye or doing what grandad did during the war - he lost two parts of his fingers in a sewing machine accident - those were the really mean machines of course not my little one.

Problem is I can do two hours of sewing on it then I have to stop as I cant sew for long rolleyes

 

[Guinea pig slave]

Ooo put a notice thread on here when your websites up and running and ill take a looksie!

Btw if you dont mind me asking what website host are you using? I want to have a website for my cosies.....


OOOo! I cant wait for pigtures of yours too, it'll be lovely to see everyones creations.

I got mine as a pressie from tesco, its a Toyota Jeans (for thick fabric...like wadding! ) its fab i love it to bits!

:...Pigtures...?/ Can I borrow some of yours and pass them off as mine please Didn't know Tesco did them so will have a browse - want to do something nice for the piggies summer houses without spending £££'s so this seems the perfect time now to give it a bash and have a new hobby

 

[AudioHeart]

I am still scared of my machine. I started my sewing life with a hand winded one, only did straight stitch and not very well, wasnt a singer, was a cheaper version from a friend of the family. I then got a second hand one from my boss (pub landlady boss when I was working in the pub) but I couldnt get the tension right in the ruddy thing and as I wanted to make coats for lurchers to sell and collars I needed a machine that worked and well.

I have a Janome DM2000, bargain christmas present two years ago at half price (was £200 before the sale), and its a mean machine - does a lot of the heavy work I have asked of it but I am so paranoid about the needle snapping and flying in my eye or doing what grandad did during the war - he lost two parts of his fingers in a sewing machine accident - those were the really mean machines of course not my little one.

Problem is I can do two hours of sewing on it then I have to stop as I cant sew for long rolleyes

Oooo! What a fab find I love second hand stuff!
Hehe well i'd like to do two hours sewing but usually i have cosie orders coming out of my ears so i just sew and sew and sew sometimes for eight or nine hours. By which point i cant sew in a straight line haha!

:...Pigtures...?/ Can I borrow some of yours and pass them off as mine please Didn't know Tesco did them so will have a browse - want to do something nice for the piggies summer houses without spending £££'s so this seems the perfect time now to give it a bash and have a new hobby

Haha! Yerp and you get clubcard points too, woo! You never know it might start of a new hobby and might get you into dress making :o I'm making my dress for the ball in four weeks with the help of my future mother in law haah!

 

[flips]

Hehe we used to have a old hand sewing machine(singer!) before we got this one but i used to prefer hand sewing i could get a cosie sewn up in half an hour by hand But now with the electric machine they're so quick, a bit scarey at first but once you get into the swing of things they're a doddle.

I've only used the thing once as I prefer hand sewing. I've made loads of things for my pigs and for the rescue to sell but it does take a long time by hand and I did end up with RSI in my elbow at one point.

 

[rainbowstarsx]

Right, I'm looking for tags. Like a clothes tags?
I'm not sure what you'd call them? That you can sew on to something to show who it's made by?
Anyone know where I can get these from?
(Sorry for not knowing what I'm actually on about haha!)xo