I bought this item at Walmart for $229 and was excited to begin sewing my first project. That was a huge mistake. The thread kept popping out of the tension on #3 no matter what I did. I tried tightening it several times, went back to directions repeatedly looking for what I could have done wrong, though everything appeared to have been done correctly. To finish the initial project I was sewing I ended up having to hold thread #3 by hand to create the right tension to finish sewing. Thank goodness for dexterity! The other major problem I had was the machine jumped around a lot on my sewing table as it sewed. It didn't weigh enough to hold it in place, nor were there any suction cups on the bottom to keep it stable. I ended up having to chase the machine down while I was holding thread #3! I'm sure it all looked quite comical, but it was WAY too much of a hassle for me. I returned the item to Walmart, got my money back and went to a local sewing shop and found a Janome serger that didn't cost too much more. The Janome threads beautifully with perfect tension and has little suction feet to hold the machine in place while sewing. Going from the Singer to the Janome in the same day made it very clear to me what a cheap piece of junk the Singer is. As a side note, I asked the repairman at the sewing shop about the Singer and he says he won't carry them anymore because they break too often. 3 Months later and I haven't had a single problem with my Janome!
Taiche - Acrylic Painting - Motocross - Motocross- bike, off
List Price: $22.99
Sale Price: Price Unavailable
Today's Bonus: 17% Off
I ordered this panel to put on a quilt I'm making my grandson. I was expecting it to be cotton but its defintely polyester. I will still use it for the dirt bike quilt but will need to be careful not to put the iron on the panel. Also the black part of the panel looked brownish in places.
Darice Interlock Organizer
I store my seed beads in flip-top containers, and I find that the normal 6 x 4-inch storage boxes are just too small for the size of my bead collection. I used to be able to buy the larger 11x7-inch clear storage boxes from Skunk Grove Trading Post, but they've apparently gone out of business, so after looking high and low for a replacement, I found these wonderful Darice Interlock Organizers, which suit my purpose admirably. And they aren't too expensive. I hope Amazon keeps selling these for a long while!
Magnifying Glass with Light
List Price: $9.99
Sale Price: $5.99
Today's Bonus: 40% Off
I ordered 3 of these -thought they would be a great idea.
only 1 of the 3 worked. The light burned out immediately when I turned on the first one. The light bulb was shattered in the 2nd. The 3rd one did work.
Darice 9117-31 Wooden Candlestick, 6-3/4-Inch
I love the height and finish of these candlesticks, not to high, not too low. I can spray them the color i want, and they are way cheaper than the ones i custom ordered. Love them.
Singer Regular Point Needles- Size 11
If you are sewing light fabrics, you might wish to try a size 11 needle, as manufactured by Singer. Especially if the fabric is satin or satin-like and is "pulling" when the needle enters it. By what I understand, the size 11 needle is rather reserved for serging work but, it doesn't "have to be exclusively so" if you've a mind to use it for regular sewing projects. It works for me.
Dress It Up 4612 Chunky Holiday Medley Embellishment
I was surprised and disappointed that there were so few buttons for the price. I think the description should tell you that you are only getting 8 buttons and not even 2 of each kind. I do not recommend this product.
Brother SA185 1/4-Inch Quilting Foot
List Price: $16.99
Sale Price: $10.42
Today's Bonus: 39% Off
This foot helps you to create perfect 1/4 inch seams easily & quickly.
As another reviewer noted, it is important to check your needle
position after attaching this foot to your machine. The hole that
the needle passes through is small, and if your needle is not in the
correct position it will hit the foot and break.I have a
Brother CS 6000 and the default needle position is to the left,
instead of in the center. So, BEFORE you begin sewing with
this foot, you have to position your needle to the center. It is important
to remember this if you have been sewing with this foot, but turn the
machine off, because when you turn the machine on again the needle positon
will automatically revert to the left, and you will have to reset it to the
center before you begin sewing again.
If you cannot tell by eye if the needle is aligned with the hole in the foot
use the handwheel to gently lower the needle above the hole. This way you
will be able to see if it is aligned without breaking the needle.
This is a great price for this foot, as well.
Janome Turbo Teal Portable Sewing Machine
List Price: $119.00
Sale Price: $69.99
Today's Bonus: 41% Off
This machine is very lightweight, the stitches are smaller than normal. There is 1 speed, which makes it easier to sew. There is a drawer to hold things like bobbins and seam rippers. I love the drawer. The tension took a little while(hours) to adjust, but seems to be working well now. I changed the needle to a ball point to sew on knit and it sews beautifully.
Epson Ultra Premium Photo Paper GLOSSY (4x6 Inches, 100 Sheets)
List Price: $27.99
Sale Price: $13.49
Today's Bonus: 52% Off
If you own an Epson printer, Epson paper can't be beat. While specialty papers might be available from other vendors such as Red River, for most printing, the best results are on Epson paper. I have tried other major brands such as HP and Canon and have been disappointed. Using Photoshop Elements 9 you can find specific profiles for the type of paer you use and let Elements control the colors, but even with my Epson printer controlling it, the colors are true, it is instant dry, water resistant and does not fade. One recommendation is to wait 24 hours after printing before placinga print behind glass.
10 pk. Clear Bobbins 102261103 (SA156) - Elna, Janome, Kenmore
Not much to say about a pack of bobbins. I bought a new sewing machine for myself as a Christmas present, and it came with two bobbins, and I needed more. They came, are as described, and they will do the job as intended. It's good to have more than the two the machine came with, so that you can keep a few filled with standard thread colors and have extras to use with other colors as needed.
Parallel Straightedge Board Size: 18" W x 24" D
List Price: $112.00
Sale Price: $60.97
Today's Bonus: 46% Off
Good board made by a good company bought from a good company. It is a good portable table suitable for architectural drawings or any drawings that need parallel lines. I used a similar board in school & bought this for my nephew to teach him drafting. If you are not familiar with how a parallel edge board works you must know that after you set the rule straight you must be careful with the cables on the back of the board. If you pull on the cables it is easy enough to reset & tighten the parallel rule straight again. Most of my architectural supplies are made by Alvin & I found Alvin to be a reliable, accurate & trusted company, as I have used their products for close to 20 years. I recommend you buy an adjustable triangle, some drafting dots or masking tape, a pencil, a scale ruler & an eraser.
Darice - Mega Critter Organizer Kits
List Price: $14.99
Sale Price: $12.24
Today's Bonus: 18% Off
great value for your money, i just would of liked a better description, when i see the words mega critter,i thought that i was going to get more critter and less other( santa, xmas tree, snowman,ghost,girl,tshirt,ect.21 other ) i think the description should tell you what colors you are getting,what to do with about 300 light purple beads
Airbrush 3-in-1 Cleaning Pot Wash Station
This is a good heavy cleaning pot and air brush holder. It makes it easy to clean the airbrush between colors, and the brush holder is quite helpful, too.
Cricut Garden Soup Card Making Cartridge
List Price: $49.99
Sale Price: $21.11
Today's Bonus: 58% Off
Garden Soup is a great Cricut cartridge. The nature and garden images are reason enough to own this cartridge. But, it also includes 3D objects and darling seed packet cards. Great phrases and border images...this is a must have for Cricut owners!
3-IN-ONE Multi-Purpose Oil, 8 oz.
3-In-One oil has been such an ever present part of my entire life that it has sort of become invisible. Yesterday I heard a squeak as my wife opened the back door. I have a "thing" about doors that make animal noises, and after listening to the old radio show "The Inner Sanctum," and having the wits scared out of me as a little one, I am touchy about such things, so I immediately went searching for the 3-In-One oil and 2 minutes later the problem was fixed and I suspect it will stay fixed for quite sometime now.
The only human being on the face of this earth who knew less about fixing things was my father. The only tool he could use and the only one he taught me to use was 3-In-One oil. For that I shall forever be grateful. As a small child we always had cans of this stuff around the house and if anything was broken, and I mean anything, it was oiled! My father also kept a can of this stuff in his dental office and used it frequently on his dental tool/machines. The man was an absolutely squirrely about the stuff.
I cannot imagine running a household without this product. I use it on anything where metal hits metal; doors, tools (both hand tools and mechanical), cars, guns, fishing reels, windows, furniture, toys when the kids were little, typewriters (Antiques now, I know, but I still use one), camping gear, garden tools after use to protect them from rust, bicycles, exercise equipment, and on and on. One of the biggest uses I put this oil to use is applying a thing amount to all of my garden tools after I have used and then cleaned them. A good shovel, clippers or rake can last several life times if treated properly.
I much prefer this oil to WD-40 as it lasts so much longer and I personally cannot stand the smell of WD-40 for some reason. About the only thing that oil can be use for that I don't use it for, is sharpening knives and for that I use Smith's Honing Oil. Like another reviewer here, I even take a small can of this stuff with me when we travel as a squeaking hotel room door (and there are many, many of them out there folks), is just as annoying to me as a door in my own home. Don't even get me started on squeaking car doors and squeaks in automobiles in general...
Allow me to point out a couple of things; practices that can get you in trouble when you use this stuff. First, this oil dose not wash out of clothing very well; be careful. Secondly, the biggest problem people have with this product is simply using too much of it to oil what ever it is they are oiling. You simply do not need all that much applied in most cases and all you will get from overuse is a big mess. Thirdly, it must be remembered that many things need CLEANED between oiling or before you apply new oil. A good example of this is bicycle chains. If you keep applying lubricant and never remove the old along with the collected dirt, you are going to wear your chain out rather quickly. The same holds true for guns. Guns need to be cleaned and cleaned often...even if you do not use them all of the time. The old oil needs to be removed from the working parts, the part cleaned, and new oil applied. You can simply ruin your gun by not doing this.
Enough preaching....
This is an excellent product. I have used it all of my life and will continue to do so.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
The only human being on the face of this earth who knew less about fixing things was my father. The only tool he could use and the only one he taught me to use was 3-In-One oil. For that I shall forever be grateful. As a small child we always had cans of this stuff around the house and if anything was broken, and I mean anything, it was oiled! My father also kept a can of this stuff in his dental office and used it frequently on his dental tool/machines. The man was an absolutely squirrely about the stuff.
I cannot imagine running a household without this product. I use it on anything where metal hits metal; doors, tools (both hand tools and mechanical), cars, guns, fishing reels, windows, furniture, toys when the kids were little, typewriters (Antiques now, I know, but I still use one), camping gear, garden tools after use to protect them from rust, bicycles, exercise equipment, and on and on. One of the biggest uses I put this oil to use is applying a thing amount to all of my garden tools after I have used and then cleaned them. A good shovel, clippers or rake can last several life times if treated properly.
I much prefer this oil to WD-40 as it lasts so much longer and I personally cannot stand the smell of WD-40 for some reason. About the only thing that oil can be use for that I don't use it for, is sharpening knives and for that I use Smith's Honing Oil. Like another reviewer here, I even take a small can of this stuff with me when we travel as a squeaking hotel room door (and there are many, many of them out there folks), is just as annoying to me as a door in my own home. Don't even get me started on squeaking car doors and squeaks in automobiles in general...
Allow me to point out a couple of things; practices that can get you in trouble when you use this stuff. First, this oil dose not wash out of clothing very well; be careful. Secondly, the biggest problem people have with this product is simply using too much of it to oil what ever it is they are oiling. You simply do not need all that much applied in most cases and all you will get from overuse is a big mess. Thirdly, it must be remembered that many things need CLEANED between oiling or before you apply new oil. A good example of this is bicycle chains. If you keep applying lubricant and never remove the old along with the collected dirt, you are going to wear your chain out rather quickly. The same holds true for guns. Guns need to be cleaned and cleaned often...even if you do not use them all of the time. The old oil needs to be removed from the working parts, the part cleaned, and new oil applied. You can simply ruin your gun by not doing this.
Enough preaching....
This is an excellent product. I have used it all of my life and will continue to do so.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
CARL Heavy Duty Paper Punch 3 Hole, 300 sheet
List Price: $374.49
Sale Price: $196.02
Today's Bonus: 48% Off
Couldn't be happier. One of the types of investments you make that you say, "I can't believe I didn't make this investment sooner". I'm able to combine all of my product lines catalogs into one Binder for my Distributors.