How your machine works
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His was different from the image that is shown but that gives a good idea of how it works. His was a chain stitch and did not use a bobbin thread.
And just think they did all of this engineering with out a computer it was all trial and error, paper and pencil!
Billy
And just think they did all of this engineering with out a computer it was all trial and error, paper and pencil!
Billy
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Originally Posted by carrieg
Thanks for posting that! That is way cool! Now we know why we have to keep the lint out of the bobbin area. I didn't know the thread went completely around it like that.
I might have to start watching the bobbin casing as I sew... that can't possibly turn out bad for the quilt, right? :shock:
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Originally Posted by Moonpi
Elias Howe actually came up with the idea from a nightmare in which cannibals were after him with spears. Each spear had a hole in the pointy end, to hold thread.
And people think MY dreams are odd!
And people think MY dreams are odd!
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