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We have an electric pedal operated Toyota 2260 and a beautiful hand-operated Singer.
We have an electric pedal operated Toyota 2260 and a beautiful hand-operated Singer.


== Accessories ==
We have the following in stock to be used with the sewing machine. I will find a box for all this to go in, it should all be kept together
* Needles - Hand, Leather and "normal", various sizes
* Tailors Sheers - For fabric cutting only!
* Black Thread
* Pins
* Tape Measure
* Seam Ripper


== Things Needed ==
== Things Needed ==


* Thread
* Scrap material
* An iron & ironing board
* Shears?
* A box to keep sewing stuff in!
* A box to keep sewing stuff in!
== Tamsin's List of Basics ==
* Scissors for cutting fabric (these should only be used for cutting fabric and should not be appropriated for other tasks in the space)
* Pins
* hand sewing needles
* machine needles in various sizes.  might be worth getting some leather ones if people want to sew leather and plastics
* a seam ripper
* a tape measure
* sewing machine oil (actually I have some of this and my current machine doesn't require it)


== Tamsin's List of Nice to have's ==
== Tamsin's List of Nice to have's ==
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* Zips
* Zips
* Buttons, poppers,  hooks n eyes
* Buttons, poppers,  hooks n eyes
* interfacing
* interfacing - What's this?! -- [[user:ciaran.mooney|Ciarán]]


== Patterns ==
== Patterns ==

Revision as of 12:24, 9 August 2010

We have an electric pedal operated Toyota 2260 and a beautiful hand-operated Singer.

Accessories

We have the following in stock to be used with the sewing machine. I will find a box for all this to go in, it should all be kept together

  • Needles - Hand, Leather and "normal", various sizes
  • Tailors Sheers - For fabric cutting only!
  • Black Thread
  • Pins
  • Tape Measure
  • Seam Ripper

Things Needed

  • A box to keep sewing stuff in!

Tamsin's List of Nice to have's

  • Chalk or marking pencils
  • Elastic
  • Zips
  • Buttons, poppers, hooks n eyes
  • interfacing - What's this?! -- Ciarán

Patterns