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James brought his new acquisition, a Davis vertical feed machine, which features the absence of feed dogs. Fabric is advanced with a walking foot and needle that work together, eliminating the need for feed dogs. An interesting feature is that it has two presser foot levers, performing slightly different functions. It also has an interesting method of holding the needle. James' vertical feed machine is missing one bobbin plate and the bobbin for it. Also, the needle plate can be rotated to accommodate different fabric thicknesses.


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Responding to a previous email request, Janey brought two filled Singer bobbins for James to try at the meeting. After getting the machine threaded up there in the restaurant, it was able to do a few stitches. After the meeting, research of a manual revealed that the shuttle had not been threaded quite right, meaning that the machine can probably stitch better than we were able to.


John brought several pictures of computer modeled curtains from a project he worked on several years ago. The pictures are copyrighted and owned by him. The pictures consist of real photographs with 3D modeled window coverings intended to let people view potential window treatments or curtains to see how they would look prior to actual installation.


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We intend to meet again next month and will post here again then.