Oil and Thread
Being a true accompt of the on-going exploits of a self-taught seamster
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Bonding with Singer 15K80
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One day early last autumn I got out the Singer 15K80 to do a quick job sewing some furnishing weight chintz. The cotton thread I used was p...
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Monday, 27 January 2014
A nightshirt for me: McCall 8372
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After successfully sewing the onesie for The Much Beloved I thought I deserved some night attire of my own. I couldn't see myself in a...
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Monday, 20 January 2014
A onesie for The Much Belovéd: Kwik Sew K3713
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It seems like onesies are ubiquitous at the moment even here at Oil and Thread where we seldom follow fashion. According to the stats the ...
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Saturday, 18 January 2014
New check spring for Singer 28K
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This handsome little machine is my Singer 28K. It was my first and it was this machine that got me started on sewing. On it I sewed my fir...
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Friday, 25 October 2013
Sewing on buttons with the Singer 401G
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I had to do a little repair so I used the opportunity to get some photographs. This procedure is so much fun and so quick it is over all ...
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Thursday, 24 October 2013
Greist Buttonholer #1
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This arrived last week. It was just in time to make the buttonholes on the French back boxers . I am rather taken with it for a number of ...
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Sunday, 20 October 2013
Simplicity 1960: French Back Boxer Shorts - Pt II
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Here are the finished boxers. I added the buttonholes using my new toy a Griest #1 template buttonholer for low shank machines (this means...
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