Sewing Machine Maintenance Tips
Our friends at BurdaStyle have put together some simple maintenance tips to keep your sewing machines running in top condition. Check them out and give your sewing machine a little extra TLC today.
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Sewing Machine Amigurumi
Knithacker posted a link to an awesome radio amigurumi from flickr user, patribanez, this morning. As I was checking it out, I noticed her “related” link to this fantastic sewing machine amigurumi by the same artist. I love this combination of two awesome crafts in one project!
A Window of Singer Sewing Machines
Maker Faire NY crew member Nick Normal spotted this window of Singer sewing machines somewhere in Boston. What a cool idea for a display!
How-To: Quilted Rolling iPad Case
Instructables user becarella writes: When the iPad first came out, the cover options were pretty weak. The official Apple case was nice because it was thin and bent so you could prop up the screen. I usually make zipper cases for devices, but for the iPad it seemed preferable to have a case that could […]
Amplified Sewing Machine
If you ever wondered which instrument was “S.O.S” on the Breeders’ Last Splash album, it was an amplified sewing machine, according to this post from Chris Glass. I’d love to see Kelley Deal in action with it. Via Austin Kleon
CNC Sewing Machine
MAKE and CRAFT author Andrew Lewis writes: We’re all working on some pretty cool projects over here at the moment, but this Arduino powered sewing machine is my personal favourite. I took an old zigzag sewing machine and kitted it out with servos to control the needle position and fabric feed. CNC sewing machine
How-To: Sewing Machine Scroll Saw
Instructables user bongodrummer writes: Let’s transform an old and unused sewing machine into a scroll saw so we can make some wooden decorations (and a load of other cool jazz). If, like me, you had an old sewing machine (I tend to collect these things when they are getting thrown out by people) knocking about, […]
