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>>2936243 (OP)
Im the fag with the treadle.
Would a tool roll be a good first project? Can't ever have enough tool storage.
I'm thinking of using cordura or anything but could practice with random old denim. I dont think I'll ever be interested in working with anything but 'functional' material. So I'd rather get experience with that.

>>2936291
That's a good direction at least. None of that bullshit stuff I've tried to play with that just ends up slipping in your machine.

>>2936306
I have no idea about slipping. You meam the foor doesnt grab it? Like you set 2mm stitches but it ends up being less because it didnt pull it through right?

>>2936311
Literally slipping where the material slips out from under you.

>>2936312
I'm dumb now. I must sit on it?
Nah really idk what that is. Slip how?
Sorry for dumb.

>>2936390
LOL dude, nah, SOME fabrics not all, you just have to play "Guess who" basically

>>2936393
Ao the machine does not pull some. fabrics through?

Is this thread for finding wife?

>>2936405
OK clearly you're not getting what I mean. Yes it does, but some fabrics may still slip. off another fabric. I have this pink furry fabric stuff I tried to sew with and I had to sew it closed one day, it was a fucking nightmare to hold still while running it through the machine.

>>2936409
Go away.

>>2936415
ah okay got it yeah

>>2936409
if you dont mind getting fucked in the ass beaten up and doing shit at home

>>2936424
sounds like a dream desu

anons i know this is the sewing general but is there anywhere i can ask knitting questions

>>2936455
why don't ask directly instead of asking if you can ask?

>>2936455
Sewing is adjacent, go for it anon.

got an embroidery machine and am looking forward to trying new designs out!

>>2936312
>>2936393
i'm stoned but none of what you said makes sense to read, but you should tighten the presser foot. there should be a knob directly above it on any machine that you can twist.

>>2936409
>>2936424
>>2936453
y'know, it's these tiny glimmers of 2007 that keep me going

>>2936821
christ anon, yes you're right, but I'm not talking about that. some material, trying to put 2 different materials together will sometimes slipp on each other make it VERY hard to work with.

>>2936821
There's no knob on my machine. The only way I can get to the stuff that presses the foot is by taking the faceplate off. I don't think it's that nurled knob on top, is it?
>i'm stoned
go be degenerate somewhere else
>>2936822
you're welcome nostalgiafag

>>2936828
FUCK

>>2936834
Who's the degnerate now, huh?

>>2936843
go fuck you pothead

>>2936881
Is everything okay at home, anon?

Anyone feels scared to start sewing sometimes? Like i'm scared of messing up, or maybe too lazy to make the intellectual required to plan everything. Moments where i succeed the most are spontaneous ones. If i mess up, where do i stock my messes, i dont want to throw it out. Being creative, having complete control on the outcome of your hardwork, it is scary

>>2936946
Don't be afraid anon. Any mistake can be fixed - any. I've seen literal billion dollar mistakes that got fixed. The fabric is not sacred, it's ok to fuck up - you'll learn more from correcting your mistakes than from success anyways.

>>2936946
You know that fear you get when you ride a rollercoaster for the first time? Use it like that.

>>2936946
I totally get it, anon. Especially using a lot of 'once it's gone it's gone' vintage fabric, I put projects off for ages because I'm so afraid of fucking 'em up. You've gotta let go of the concept of the finished product and be able to appreciate it for what it is when it is done, even if it isn't perfectly what you envisioned.

How do those fabrics work that pro. ise to be waterproof but also breathable and so. etimes even windproof.
I imagine its hydrophobic somehow, so water just balls up on it and runs off while it's porous enough to breathe?
How can it then be windproof, by just being thick enough?
I'm asking because I am looking for a first real project and I would want a bivy sack. Could just buy one but why not make it?
A bivy sack needs to be breathable. Everything else is an emergency shelter and even dangerous in its own right.
It also must be durable enough to be on the ground.
I'd absolutely want mine to be bug proof. Perhaps with a net cover for the opening. It's the ticks and the diseases they spread.
What I don't really need but wouldn't mind:
If it was rainproof and wouldn't soak up moisture from the ground. Also the windproof thing wouldn't be bad.
I don't need those last things as I put up a tarp and if it gets wet under you fucked up with the tarp.
What sort of material to get? I imagine the bottom part would be something else than the top part. The bottom wont breathe anyways. I guess the bottom can be made from something that is more durable and literally waterproof. The top does not need to be as strong but should breathe and keep bugs out.
Suggestions?

I can get a free sewing machine with the points I accumulated at work.
Anyone have experience with either the Brother CS7000X or Brother SE700?
I currently only make plushies by hand now. Maybe will try cosplay down the line

>>2937173
is that some kind of US america dystopia thing?

>>2937175
is what?

>>2937176
like the accumulation of 'points' at work and then you get a sewing machine

>>2937178
Ah, some places do that to "Reward" one another, yeah some american companies know they are shit to their emps and this is how they "fix" it. Right up there with a pizza party.

I accidentally called this manager when I worked at Papa Johns as a driver. I took some Pizza's to a Home depot once. I said, "having a pizza party?"

"Yeah! My employees did well!"

"oh instead of giving them a raise?" I wen to silent as soon as I said it. She said nothing too. OOPS. She just gave me this look like, "You didn't have to say it"

>>2937173
I'm in europe with an a50, which is very similar to the CS7000X, which I've also heard great things about. I've also started making plushies with mine. It's a great machine—very civilized, no drama.

>>2937193
>a50
>CS7000X
How many layers can it go through?

>>2937195
That depends on a million things. I haven't pushed it yet but I've seen people say they make jeans with the right needles.

>>2937233
I almost always use 110/18 cause anything less breaks for me. I work with faux fur a lot. Harder/thicker materials, will fuck up if you dont get the right needles.

>>2937235
I'm using sharps for minky and the cotton weave I've used for pajama pants and stuff, but I have denim and ballpoint and all purpose standing by. Needle selection and regular changes is absolutely a big thing that a lot of folks ignore.

>>2937238
yeah very true. When I got to walmart I try to pick up a few sewing supplies just in case I need them. I have a few extra needles now.

>mfw my 201's original rubber belt is about to snap and the new one is 3 weeks away

>>2937193
>>2937238
I wouldn't recommend sharps or Microtex needles for anything that you're going to stuff, anon. The idea is that the needles pierce the fabric, rather than slipping between the weave, and so when pressure is applied from the stuffing, the stress is then put on the torn fabric rather than between the weave and you're more likely to get large holes and tearing later down the line. A heavier ball-point needle should be fine, like a 90. I always use 75 ball-points for mohair, which is thicker than most faux furs.

>>2937235
Wait, what machine are you using atm?

>>2937238
>the cotton weave I've used for pajama pants
Is it flannel? Another one I'd definitely use ball-point for. One tiny tear in the weave and flannel will fall apart after a few washes (which is a shame because it's a kino textile.)

>>2937372
Bernina 215
It's been good to me so far. I saw something on Linus Tech Tips previously where he helps out the chick in the fashion depo and she got this NICE table/machine combo and I would love to have it.

How?
I know I make mistakes but how exactly does this shit happen?

>>2937391
The initial loose end got tangled up in the first few rotations, then when the bobbin actually reaches that point in the machine it's pulled tight.

Well at least I tried...
I wanted to modify a sleeping bags carry bag. It's a poor ppl sleeping bag, luckily that doesn't mean you freeze and die it just means it's bulky asf.
I also got this
>picrel
underblanket that packs down like this. You get the idea.

>>2937403
So turns out I got it all wrong. The parts of the straps that go over the top and vottom are way too long. And uh... I guess fixing that means taking everything apart again.

Total philistine here.
Can the stitches in picrel be done using a sewing machine or does one would need a serger for this ?
Bonus question: what's my best bet to find this kind of waffle mesh jersey fabric online?

>>2936946
prototype with cheap throwaway fabrics

>>2937404
I think I can open each of the 4 straps that cross the top or bottom at just one side and fix that place.
Just that I sew the crosses between the straps firstand then to the bag, so I'll have to the the cross strap from that hoop and the hoop from the bag too. Meh.
Well well compression sack for beginner.

>>2937372
I understand in theory, but they've always worked great for me, and I can find a lot of people online doing the same thing. The first one has held up to 3 years of daily slinging around and abuse from my niece.

>>2937372
It's not, just the same stuff you'd find cotton bedsheeds made out of.

>>2937456
That's actually even more specialized: a flatlock (or is it coverstitch?) machine. You can finish seams flat surprisingly with different methods on sewers and/or sergers.

>>2936979
Holy shit that's incredible advice actually