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.
Showing posts with label singer sewing machine accessories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label singer sewing machine accessories. Show all posts
Singer Walking / Even Feed Foot
This is the first walking foot I've used, but it fits my simple Singer machine well and does a great job pulling the fabric through evenly on the top and bottom. The feed dogs work great, and it is simple to attach. The one I got in the mail looked a little different to me than the picture, but it fits and works well.
Master Airbrush .8 Needle & Nozzle Kit for Master Airbrush G79
The manufacture sent a .8 needle . It is a .8 but for a different airbrush. I did not to even pursue, what's the point. I'll choose a more common supplier of airbrushes. I'm certain it will be less of a headache.
Unisex Mannequin
List Price: $23.92
Sale Price: $8.95
Today's Bonus: 63% Off
This mannequin is very nice for artist reference. I was excited when I got mine, however I am disappointed. The hips are not full range of motion. They only move front to back. So posing your mannequin in a fighting stance, or doing a side kick, or sitting on a barbie horse (what my sister tried to do), it just doesn't work.
The hips have the same range of motion as a lego figure, the mannequin however does have bendable knees and ankles
Badger Air-Brush Co 155-1 Anthem Airbrush set
List Price: $135.00
Sale Price: $75.96
Today's Bonus: 44% Off
awesome product. Its better if u can incorporate the air hose with this product, but still this is worth for the money i paid for, I haven't used it yet but so far so good
Crayola 23-2412 Crayola Model Magic Naturals, 2 Lbs.
List Price: $24.99
Sale Price: $20.22
Today's Bonus: 19% Off
the consistency is unlike any other craft material and we all love the feel of this product. I am the proud owner of a bee armadillo, space turtle, godzilla and smiling apple sculpture among others and looking forward to the many fun and imaginative creations my son is inspired to bring to life.
TOP® Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard with Leather Case Stand
List Price: $199.00
Sale Price: Price Unavailable
Today's Bonus: 70% Off
So far it works but its little slow for the keyboard to reboot and connect to the Ipad.Make it less wide, its too big! Its more then double the size of the IPad it self.
Eilat Stone rosary cross (0.8")
I have not received this one yet. The one I did get I had to track down all the way in England. It's a pink colored one. I think it's a great gift idea for babies first admitted into baptism as they are truly small and babies are small. Just pick one that you think resembles your child and you and your baby might just be pleased with the color and the feel it brings. Thank you.
Hector Cruz
Hector Cruz
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.
Amav Indian Beads Kit
List Price: $12.99
Sale Price: $9.99
Today's Bonus: 23% Off
I normally wouldn' t even write a review but the contents of this product seems to be tiny, compare to what you have to pay. No other pictures to give the customer an idea what was inside except for description. The shape of beads are a bit different then the norm.with some having flaws.
SINGER Heavy Duty Sewing Machine with Metal Frame and Stainless
List Price: $249.99
Sale Price: $124.99
Today's Bonus: 50% Off
I have a Pfaff quilters machine that died and needs parts. It is going to cost about double the cost of this machine to repair it. So I figured what the heck. I've been sewing since grade school in the 1960s and have used all sorts of machines. I also worked at a fabric store for a number of years. I have some advice for the beginner. Various reviews of this machine complain about some problems I thought I'd speak to here.
This is a nice little machine. Initially even I had trouble with it. Discovered that the threading instruction picture in the instruction book is a bit tricky. Don't forget to thread the little bracket that is above the needle. It is step 7 in the book, but not obvious in the picture and not obvious on the machine. The thread first goes through the fairly obvious metal holder in step six, then it needs to go in that little tiny bracket, a small piece of metal that is laying on top of the needle mount. If you don't thread that, the thread will ball up underneath and mess up your sewing and lock up. I suggest stopping at a Joann Fabrics where they sell this machine and ask someone to show you if you can't find it. that's what I ended up doing.
Also for the beginner, Singer machines in particular can also tangle the thread if you don't gently hold the ends at the beginning of a seam. Sometimes, it will pull the thread down into the bobbin area and lock up. This is solved simply by holding the ends for the first couple of stitches. Eventually, after you've had to rip out a few balled up seams, you remember.
I made a heavy vinyl pouch with it as my first project, and it handled the vinyl really well. The feeddogs struggled a bit with the weight of the fabric, pulling it out of line, so I had to put the weight of the fabric on a chair so it didn't pull. Another tip for the beginner, always stop the machine with the needle in the fabric. You do this by stopping and quickly turning the wheel to get that needle back in the fabric.
Another tip here to any new sewer. First take the original needle out of that machine and throw it away. You have no idea what kind of shape it is in. Open the packet of needles that are in the little door in the free arm and use a fresh needle. Sharp needles are critical to any project. And they only stay sharp for a few projects at most.
When you are working with heavy fabric like vinyl or denim, you need to use a heavy duty needle, especially if you are going through four layers of denim. Check them out at the fabric store. Get the type of needle that matches your type of fabric. If you are not sure, ask. And sew through the thick parts very slowly, sometimes you may need to manually insert the needle and pull it up to get through a lot of layers properly to get the machine going. Take your time.
Knits need different needles, sometimes, a ballpoint needle that passes between fibers instead of splitting them as you sew. Fine fabrics also need different needles and they must be very sharp.
Whenever the stitching balls up under your piece, it is likely because the top or bobbin is threaded wrong. Make sure the thread is coming off the bobbin with the loose thread pointing to the left. It can be a bad needle. It can be a tension problem or a bad match between needle and fabric. If the stitches seem really tight, the tension can be turned a half number either way and solve the problem, but only after you have ruled out the other problems. IT happens to the best of us so don't get discouraged. Imagine me going into my old store to have them show me how to thread a machine. : )
Beyond all that, I liked sewing with this machine. it is relatively quiet, and does sew fast. This will be great for doing piecing for quilts. It isn't the quality of my Pfaff, which is all metal (the skin of this machine is plastic) and doesn't have a lot of fancy stitches, but it is a great value for what it does do and does execute well for all I've done so far. And perfect for a beginner sewer, or someone who only needs a machine once in awhile to hem pants or take care of odd little projects or someone like me who was going through withdrawal when her machine dies and is going to take some time to get fixed.
Amazing GOOP® Automotive Epoxy Paste 4 oz Kit
I used this back in the day when it was "SuperWeld" and nothing has changed but the packaging, which is 100% better. It comes with an A&B which you have to mix in the supplied "dixie" cup using one of the two freezer pop sticks. It's a one to one mixture so it's super easy to use. You mix it VERY thoroughly and it'll start getting warm. Slather it on and let it sit for a couple of hours so it can harden.
I used this to rebuild some broken plastic tabs on my car. I put it on super thick and then drilled it out. It couldn't have worked better. To replace the broken part on my car would have take several hours due to the disassembly/assembly process, so this REALLY was a life saver.
This product is a bit more viscous than other products, so if you need something super thick like putty, this isn't the product for you. I'd say it's slightly more viscous than toothpaste.
I HIGHLY recommend this product.
I used this to rebuild some broken plastic tabs on my car. I put it on super thick and then drilled it out. It couldn't have worked better. To replace the broken part on my car would have take several hours due to the disassembly/assembly process, so this REALLY was a life saver.
This product is a bit more viscous than other products, so if you need something super thick like putty, this isn't the product for you. I'd say it's slightly more viscous than toothpaste.
I HIGHLY recommend this product.
Janome Serger 3434D Serger Overlock
I bought this to replace my Bernina model serger when it was no longer useable. I do not sew as much as I used to but I still wanted a serger for the projects I make. I decided to buy a less expensive machine and hoped that it would be sufficient. After using it for almost a year, I'm very satisfied with the quality of the machine. In many ways it is very similar to my old Bernina serger. However, one of the 4 needles is extremely difficult to thread. The directions with the machine indicate that you should tie subsequent threads onto the ends of the previous thread and that is actually the only reasonable way to rethread the machine. I made the mistake of thinking I could re-thread it as I had done with my Bernina and I spent a very long and frustrating time trying to thread this machine. That, however, is my only complaint with the machine. As long as you thread the machine by tying the new thread onto the old; you will not have this same problem. The machine is a bit louder and definitely not as finely made as the Bernina, but for the price, it's a very nice, useable serger.
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.
Spellbinders S4-236 Borderabilities Petite Baby Border Die
List Price: $19.99
Sale Price: $13.89
Today's Bonus: 31% Off
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Janome Adjustable Seam Guide for CoverPro Models
The attachment on the post jiggles a little and the mechanism does seem to get in the way when threading; but all and all it does the trick. After I purchased this I came across a magnetic guide that sits directly on the footplate that might have been a better choice at a lower cost.
10 Pack of Sewing & Embroidery Bobbins for Brother & Baby Lock
Often it's hard to know if what I need is what they are advertising. I was very please that the description was truthful and these are the right bobbins for my machine. Shipping was fast! I am very please and will shop often with them.
