here comes sashiko
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Sonoma County, CA
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The gifts you buy yourself are the best!
I've bought myself a few things this year, that I know DH will never think of. Nothing as exciting as a Sashiko, though!
I'll be interested to hear what you think of it.
I've bought myself a few things this year, that I know DH will never think of. Nothing as exciting as a Sashiko, though!
I'll be interested to hear what you think of it.
#3
Yea! looking forward to hearing about your progress learning to use it. Maybe that will motivate me to learn how to use mine. I bought it early summer, but summers are super busy for me so it's sat around and not been used.
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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You will love it. My only tip to you is to keep a light touch with your hands as you guide it. When I laid my hands down on it the way I do piecing, I caused drag which broke the thread. Let the machine do it's thing. Just lightly guide it.
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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I saw that before I bought my Sashiko, and asked my dealer about it before I bought mine. That's just someone on ebay's rip-off prices. I think a package of two needles at my dealer was $14 ($7 a piece). Still expensive, but do-able. This needle is not like any other needle out there. It is very specialized for what the sashiko machine does, with an opening in the back so that it functions like a hook to grab the loop of thread. Worth it.
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