I broke my medium kit after a nasty fall, so I needed another one.
Michaels didn't have one so I found it here.
Works just fine, just like the original.
Michaels didn't have one so I found it here.
Works just fine, just like the original.
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Showing posts with label sewing machine jenome. Show all posts
Makin's Clay Air Dry, 500-Gram, Multicolor
List Price: $19.99
Sale Price: $18.96
Today's Bonus: 5% Off
I have used this clay before and enjoyed working with it. However, it does dry out quickly even wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and store in a ziplock bag. Today I went to use some unopened clay that I had gotten as a gift and all unopened packages were solid as a rock! So if you purchase this clay make sure you use it right away.
Premier Martin Yale 7000E Commercial Stack Paper Cutter, 200
I can recommend this paper cutter with no reservations. After several months of heavy use, I have had no problems with it whatsoever. It works well and I find it easy to use. It's not cheap, but is very well constructed and I believe, well worth the extra money.
What do I use it for?
Old books bother my allergies, yet I love to read them. I intend to scan all of my books, and not have a single physical copy kept in my home. This device is a great help. I attend library fund-raising book sales ($1.00 for a full paper shopping bag of old books). After the hard covers are removed with a razor knife, my Premier Martin Yale 7000E Commercial Stack Paper Cutter produces stacks of pages with uniform width for my sheet-fed scanner. The scanner quickly converts them into folders of jpg images. I read the books on my personal computer. For a reader with allergies, this is great improvement.
This cutter works for me and it can for you.
What do I use it for?
Old books bother my allergies, yet I love to read them. I intend to scan all of my books, and not have a single physical copy kept in my home. This device is a great help. I attend library fund-raising book sales ($1.00 for a full paper shopping bag of old books). After the hard covers are removed with a razor knife, my Premier Martin Yale 7000E Commercial Stack Paper Cutter produces stacks of pages with uniform width for my sheet-fed scanner. The scanner quickly converts them into folders of jpg images. I read the books on my personal computer. For a reader with allergies, this is great improvement.
This cutter works for me and it can for you.
Badger Air-Brush Company Needle, Stainless Steel, Fine
This needle arrived much sooner than expected and I am very pleased with how well it works. As long as you take , literally only a few seconds after using to clean the needle, it should work well and last a long time. Made from stainless steel in the US too! Remember to cover the tip each time you lay it down so as to not bend the tip if it hits something.
Dritz Quilting Machine Seam Gauge and Adhesive Guide
I love this little thing! It has several points of measurement, unlike other that seem to only have the 1/4 inch measurement. This makes it versatile for many types of sewing, not just quilt piecing. My only complaint is that the red color can make it a bit difficult to see the lines and numbers. Still love it!
Janome MyLock 634D Serger By The Each
List Price: $999.00
Sale Price: $699.00
Today's Bonus: 30% Off
I was scared to purchase a serger, considering the reviews of how difficult they are to thread, etc. However, this serger came pre-threaded, so you just tie on your thread and pull it through. Also, this wasn't quite as easy to convert to rolled hem as the description states. You have to remove a needle, change tensions, etc. Still not horrible, but it takes a few minutes and makes it more difficult to convert back to regular serging. I was hoping to be able to do both rolled hemming and serging on the same projects, but it will be more time-consuming than I hoped. I'll probably just keep it on rolled hem and keep using my pinking shears. Overall, though, it works well!
1lb (454g) Create-A-Mold Alginate Molding Powder by Casting
excellent product, successfully made molds of our 2 month old's foot and hand with it. Would have appreciated more directions and advice on how to be successful. For others using it on kids: use a plastic dish that you don't care about and are wiling to throw out afterwards, use warm water so it sets faster.
Singer Quantum XL-5000 Sewing and Embroidery Machine FS
I had high hopes for this machine. When I bought this machine (four years ago) I thought it would be fantastic to own one machine that would do both sewing and embroidery, and it's made by Singer! One of the reasons I THOUGHT this would be a great machine at the time is because it's updatable. Although it may be updatable, they have never created anything new for the machine and you would be just as well to buy the less expensive model that isn't updatable. Singer promised new and exiting changes and I'm sitting here with a machine that hasn't changed since I bought it and still only does what it did when they first designed the machine. They haven't even added stitch fills which my very basic Brother Embroidery machine had.
The two units (sewing machine and embroidery unit) are large and bulky and the sewing machine is very heavy. Also the machine is supposed to be able to do multiple hoopings for larger designs. I've never had a multi-hooped item turn out like I had envisioned. It could be operator error, but I have done everything they suggested.
There is a huge learning curve with both units, but Singer's Customer Support is great if/when you call needing assistance and can get through to a human.
There are some really neat built in stitches, but when I use the built in embroidery stitches (done without the embroidery unit) the designs wonder and are hard to keep on track. I draw guidelines with an air erase pen, but the foot travels everywhere while creating the design, so it's difficult to figure out where the design is going.
On the plus side, I do like the automatic thread changer for when you are doing embroidery, but the automatic bobbin rewind in the embroidery mode sucks. When you get near the end of the bobbin, the machine wants to wind a new bobbin, but in order for it to do that, it has to go out to the right hand side of your project and stitch off the remaining bobbin thread. NOT something you want to happen while stitching out on an expensive silk or any other project for that matter. Also even though the automatic thread changer is supposed to allow you to walk away while your design stitches out, you still need to hang close because it only changes to the next color.
Also, you need throttle the machine way down in order to get it to embroider properly and even then, you will sometimes have problems (birds nests on the bottom, tearing holes in your fabric).
They sold this unit as having an "automatic thread tensioner". I wouldn't call it that at all. You need to put in a sample piece of fabric and stitch out their tension "star". You have to manually adjust the thread tensions until you get the star to stitch out properly. (It's probably easier to do it the old fashioned way, stitch a straight stitch and check for loops.) Most of the time I have to stitch out their star about five or six "samples" before I get the tension right. And After I have the tension correct (according to their star) I sometimes still have problems with the thread tensions not being correct.
Something else I thought would be pretty neat, is they show their machine as being able to create a stitch that looks hand quilting. Nothing in their manuals or instruction books show how to create this effect. I was told you need to use clear bobbin thread, and mess with the tension, but it isn't an automatic stitch like they lead you to believe. I'm sure if you mess with the tension on any machine, you can eventually get it to the point it will make a "hand quilted" look stitch.
In conclusion, I've pieced together multiple quilts with my machine and created quite a few embroidered projects but I feel Singer really dropped the ball with these units. Knowing what I know now, I would not buy this machine.
The two units (sewing machine and embroidery unit) are large and bulky and the sewing machine is very heavy. Also the machine is supposed to be able to do multiple hoopings for larger designs. I've never had a multi-hooped item turn out like I had envisioned. It could be operator error, but I have done everything they suggested.
There is a huge learning curve with both units, but Singer's Customer Support is great if/when you call needing assistance and can get through to a human.
There are some really neat built in stitches, but when I use the built in embroidery stitches (done without the embroidery unit) the designs wonder and are hard to keep on track. I draw guidelines with an air erase pen, but the foot travels everywhere while creating the design, so it's difficult to figure out where the design is going.
On the plus side, I do like the automatic thread changer for when you are doing embroidery, but the automatic bobbin rewind in the embroidery mode sucks. When you get near the end of the bobbin, the machine wants to wind a new bobbin, but in order for it to do that, it has to go out to the right hand side of your project and stitch off the remaining bobbin thread. NOT something you want to happen while stitching out on an expensive silk or any other project for that matter. Also even though the automatic thread changer is supposed to allow you to walk away while your design stitches out, you still need to hang close because it only changes to the next color.
Also, you need throttle the machine way down in order to get it to embroider properly and even then, you will sometimes have problems (birds nests on the bottom, tearing holes in your fabric).
They sold this unit as having an "automatic thread tensioner". I wouldn't call it that at all. You need to put in a sample piece of fabric and stitch out their tension "star". You have to manually adjust the thread tensions until you get the star to stitch out properly. (It's probably easier to do it the old fashioned way, stitch a straight stitch and check for loops.) Most of the time I have to stitch out their star about five or six "samples" before I get the tension right. And After I have the tension correct (according to their star) I sometimes still have problems with the thread tensions not being correct.
Something else I thought would be pretty neat, is they show their machine as being able to create a stitch that looks hand quilting. Nothing in their manuals or instruction books show how to create this effect. I was told you need to use clear bobbin thread, and mess with the tension, but it isn't an automatic stitch like they lead you to believe. I'm sure if you mess with the tension on any machine, you can eventually get it to the point it will make a "hand quilted" look stitch.
In conclusion, I've pieced together multiple quilts with my machine and created quite a few embroidered projects but I feel Singer really dropped the ball with these units. Knowing what I know now, I would not buy this machine.
Tim Holtz Clear Stamps ~ Regal Flourish
List Price: $14.99
Sale Price: $11.90
Today's Bonus: 21% Off
Love the stamps. Nice clear see through stamps so it is easy for placement on the piece you are working on. Lots of fun to play with in my mixed media art.
Badger Air-Brush Company Tip, Fine for Model 105, 155, 175
I have a Badger 105 airbrush along with a couple of Badger 150s. They need supplies regularly to keep them going. Buying the needles, tips and other expendables from Amazon is great because the Badger company is the one who supplies the parts quickly, at good price and with excellent customer service. Five Stars.
Epson T5845-M PictureMate Print Pack Includes Inkjet Cartridge
List Price: $33.99
Sale Price: $33.48
Today's Bonus: 2% Off
This should be the correct print pack for PictureMate 200 series printers. If you have a PictureMate Pal, Snap, or Flash printer, you can order EITHER T5846 for 150 glossy prints or T5845-M for 100 matte prints.
If the box does not specifically say that it is for PictureMate Series 200 printers (Pal, Snap, and Flash) DON'T BUY IT! You will end up with the wrong size cartridge. T5570, T5570-M, and "270" cartridges are not compatible with the PictureMate 200 series.
For 150 glossy prints, stick to T5846, such as:
* T5846 ASIN-B000IT4O0A
* T5846 ASIN-B000KJBRK8
* T5846 ASIN-B000JMFVY4
* T5846 ASIN-B000MFJOZU
* T5846 ASIN-B000L9MES6
* T5846 ASIN-B000NZRJFQ
For 100 matte prints, stick to T5845-M, such as:
* T5845-M ASIN-B000IT4O0U
* T5845-M ASIN-B000LDRJS2
* T5845-M ASIN-B000JMHV38
* T5845-M ASIN-B000OCMVLU
Brother 8.5in X 98ft 2-rolls Thermal Plus Fax Paper
List Price: $19.49
Sale Price: $19.18
Today's Bonus: 2% Off
I have to say this is no where near the paper you used to have to buy for thermal printers. I absolutely love my new Brother fax machine and this paper. No wonder it is called "Thermal Plus." It feels and prints like paper. The Brother fax machine I bought is simple, easy to use, and works every time!
CARL RM-12 12-Inch Cutting Mat for all 12-Inch Trimmers
List Price: $5.49
Sale Price: $4.69
Today's Bonus: 15% Off
I have an older Fiskars rotary paper cutter that works fine, but Fiskars no longer makes the replacement cutting mat for it. I was ready to buy an entirely new paper cutter until I ran across this replacement part at Staples! Now, I know I can also order it on Amazon. Yay!!!
Iwata Neo Airbrush Replacement Parts 0.35 mm nozzle for CN N 080
List Price: $16.56
Sale Price: $8.00
Today's Bonus: 52% Off
The nozzle was an exact fit. The Iwata is one of the best air brushes out there so after I dropped mine and ruined the nozzle I really needed to replace. I know the neo isnt made where the other high dollar airbrushes are but it is still a great airbrush.
Michael Miller 'Flower Fairies' Purple Toile Cotton Fabric
I love this fabric. It is beautiful. I couldn't find the perfect baby bedding for my second girl, so I made it out of this. I thought purple fairies were a perfect compliment to the first daughter's pink princess theme. Be sure to wash before sewing; it does shrink.
250 Lanyard Hooks Key Chain Hobby Craft Brass Parts
I previously used 1" Lanyard Hooks; these are advertised as 15/16" in size. I naturally expected them to be almost the same size as what I had used but these are actually very TINY.
Generic Plaid Matcher Walking Foot High Shank
List Price: $17.93
Sale Price: $14.94
Today's Bonus: 17% Off
I bought this for my old Singer machine and it works great. This is the same exact one that I bought in the store for almost twice the price. I have sewn a lot with both of these feet on upholstery leather and such and they work great. Very happy :)