TIP OF THE WEEK TUESDAY: KEEPING YOUR MACHINE CLEAN…
I’VE TALKED ABOUT MAKING SURE YOU KEEP YOUR MACHINE CLEAN BEFORE. I WAS ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT THE INSIDE AND MAKING SURE I CLEANED THE DUST OUT EVERY OTHER DAY OR EVERY OTHER TIME I USED IT. I SEW A LOT, ALMOST DAILY SO IT’S VERY IMPORTANT.
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHILE SEWING ABOUT 300 FELT STOCKINGS, I REALIZED THAT THE TOP OF MY MACHINE WAS STAINED. NO MATTER WHAT I DID, IT WOULD NOT COME OFF. SO THIS YEAR WHEN I MADE 50 VALENTINE BAG’S FOR THE NIECES, I PUT TAPE ON MY NEW MACHINE. YES IT LOOKS SILLY, BUT I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN.
I DON’T KNOW THAT ALL FELT DOES THIS, BUT RED FELT STAINED MINE
SO TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM MAKE SURE YOU TAPE YOUR MACHINE BEFORE SEWING FELT.
MINE STILL HAS SOME ON THERE FROM BEFORE VALENTINES DAY LOL
