Today I’m going to show you a demonstration of the White Model 642 Sewing Machine. I picked this up from a thrift store a few years ago. The dials on this machine operate a little differently than I was used to, so I thought I would share the settings I used to achieve different stitches in case you were having similar problems. Watch the video below for the full demonstration. I go over the parts of the White 642 sewing machine, how to thread the machine, and the settings I use for each pattern. I also show you the variation of stitches you can achieve purely by adjusting the stitch length…
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VIDEO: Craft Room Tour
In 2015, I posted a craft room reveal on my blog. My craft room lived in the smallest room of the house. I loved the layout of the room, but I wanted to have more room to grow. By 2016, I had a knitting machine and a desire to use more of my sewing machine collection more easily. The room was just too small for the equipment I had in there. I also wanted to move my office (basically just my computer and printer) from the dreary basement into my craft room too. Welcome to my new craft room! I had a spare bedroom in my house so I converted the…
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VIDEO: How to Make a Repeating Pattern for Spoonflower
This video tutorial will teach you how to create a seamless repeating pattern with Photoshop, using a scanned doodle as a base for your creation. You can then use this repeating pattern to create custom fabric using a fabric site like Spoonflower. Other ideas of how you could use your repeating pattern include using it as desktop wallpaper or printing it out on card stock as custom scrapbooking paper. So many possibilities! If you’d prefer to read written instructions rather than watch a video, view the original article How to Make a Repeating Pattern for Spoonflower. This is the first of many videos I’ll be creating for my new YouTube channel for my…
