'71 Starcraft Wanderstar- "The Hilton"
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For a time in the Navy I was a Parachute rigger, that meant repairing chutes, thus sewing.
Most of the boys learned how to sew in time, so that they could make their own OP gear too.
Sewing is a great skill and a huge $$ saver.
I have a cheap ($200) "denim stitch" made by some anonymous off shore CO for SEARS.
A real machine would run $11-1500 for something that would sew up awnings, leather and a few layers of canvas.
If one is looking a machines for other than light fabrics stay away from those w/ programing and ones that have computers.
Basically one needs fwd, rvrs, stitch width / length, on and off, a light is nice sometimes
If momma has some nice machine that she uses often, don't mess it up by overworking it w/ heavy materials doubled up! SHE WILL and SHOULD hurt you for such things.
I suspect one would be mad if their significant other used our favorite chain saw to soften the ground fence post holes.:D
Lube often and play sew with scraps before every project, to relearn on the junk not the curtains.
Repo
Most of the boys learned how to sew in time, so that they could make their own OP gear too.
Sewing is a great skill and a huge $$ saver.
I have a cheap ($200) "denim stitch" made by some anonymous off shore CO for SEARS.
A real machine would run $11-1500 for something that would sew up awnings, leather and a few layers of canvas.
If one is looking a machines for other than light fabrics stay away from those w/ programing and ones that have computers.
Basically one needs fwd, rvrs, stitch width / length, on and off, a light is nice sometimes
If momma has some nice machine that she uses often, don't mess it up by overworking it w/ heavy materials doubled up! SHE WILL and SHOULD hurt you for such things.
I suspect one would be mad if their significant other used our favorite chain saw to soften the ground fence post holes.:D
Lube often and play sew with scraps before every project, to relearn on the junk not the curtains.
Repo
