Yarnhog

This is how you fit ten sewing machines in a 10'x12' room: On top of the bookcase. On every level surface, under the desk, and insid...

...instead of knitting. Yes, I'm afraid the obsession continues. This is my "new" Pfaff 230 from the 1950s. It is the foreru...

...Treadling? I am not a fan of spectator sports. Although I grew up playing sports (I lettered in five sports in high school and continued...

I finished the Feel Better Blanket a couple of days ago. This was my first machine quilting project, and one of my first machine sewing pro...

Stop me before I sew again! Or at least before I buy any more sewing machines. It's just so hard to pass up an awesome deal on such a sw...

There's no justification for it. Really. I just love these old machines! I picked this up this morning. It was posted on craigslist l...

1. Do not use waxed hand-quilting thread for machine sewing. There is a reason the label specifies hand -quilting. This is not a scam to ...

In yesterday's post, I mentioned I've been cleaning up my old sewing machines, plural. In addition to Frances (my great-grandmother...

The trouble with a new hobby is the snowball effect. In researching and seeking parts for Frances , I learned a lot more than I ever intende...

I finished my second skirt. This one is also an embroidered linen blend (I'm sensing a theme here). I made this using the same basic pa...