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Nicola J
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« Reply #30 on: March 14, 2011, 07:29:11 PM »
Presser foot just means foot as far as I know (google = american). Smiley Study the manual, check and clean it, oil it (sewing machine oil only!) thread that baby up, and post some pictures of the results!

By the way, ravelry is the website for free knitting/crochet pattern ideas, and http://www.sewmamasew.com/tutorials.php good American site for basics and tutorials with machine sewing.
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« Reply #31 on: March 14, 2011, 10:36:28 PM »
The presser foot is the piece that to presses the 2 layers of fabric together evenly to stitch together, it should have a channel with 2 pieces of metal on either side.  A zipper foot is similar, but all the metal is offset to one side so you can stitch closely to the edge.

Hope that helps.
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lyndsayfink
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« Reply #32 on: March 15, 2011, 11:49:34 AM »
Barb. I think the key thingy is a screw driver for adjusting the tension in the shuttle! The machine is a lot like mine but mine I thing is 1905, still with the shuttle and straight bobbin.

I think my favourite part it the bobbin winder, I could do/watch it all day  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #33 on: March 15, 2011, 01:55:40 PM »
quick question for everyone, are bobbins and needles universal across machines?  or do i need to buy ones particular for the machine i have?
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Barbarella
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« Reply #34 on: March 15, 2011, 04:48:34 PM »
Quote from: lyndsayfink on March 15, 2011, 11:49:34 AM
Barb. I think the key thingy is a screw driver for adjusting the tension in the shuttle! The machine is a lot like mine but mine I thing is 1905, still with the shuttle and straight bobbin.

I think my favourite part it the bobbin winder, I could do/watch it all day  Roll Eyes

It is, only it's from a different machine and doesn't fit  Roll Eyes

So far I've figured out how to load the long bobbin and thread it up, just trying to get the tensions right now, I either have top thread or bottom thread  Roll Eyes
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