Gads, I'm turning into a little old lady.

[toad]

It started innocently enough. I gave up waiting for my waist size to decrease and purchased some pants that fit. I figured with the way clothing prices are increasing if I didn't get them now I might end up pant-less in the future. Unfortunately I ended up with two pairs of the pants that were too long. Just rolling them up didn't look so hot. I didn't feel like trying to find a tailor and paying to get them hemmed, so I got on the net for do it your self info.....they had these things called sewing machines that they used a lot...I got to thinking about the clothing that I've tossed that I probably could have saved but I got too aggravated to hand sew, so I looked on my local Craig's list for a cheap sewing machine.....Uhm " works great has been sitting in my garage since 1969(comes with free spiders).....has a bazillion stich patterns and is a bargain at $xxxx.xx....excellent condition, needs a foot pedal and a power cord. Works great as long as you put a rubber band here and some bailing wire there." Then I start reading the reviews for a cheap one. Then I got cold feet and went out an bought some Singer Fusion Tape. You use a steam iron to stick cloth together with it. I was doing some measuring on the pants prior to using the stuff and figured I needed to rip the seam on the hem that was already there to avoid getting the pants too short if I used the tape. I didn't have anything that was good for ripping seams though, and then I got to thinking about the bad luck I've had with iron patches......Then I remembered that the little Brother LS-2125i came with accessories that included a seam ripper...So some how I just ordered a ten stitch sewing machine for an in store delivery at Wally World for 64.95 including tax to save going out and buying a $3 seam ripper or paying someone to hem the fargging pants....Kindney's!

[Rich]

Welcome to the club.

[Malthorn]

I have a really hard time finding pants that are short enough. Hand hemming is a real pain in the hands. I remember how much my mother hated hemming my fathers pants on her Singer sewing machine in the late 70s/early 80s. My solution for anything that don't need to look top notch is to use 6 - 8 brass safety pins.

[HTRN]

Better watch out Toad, or pretty soon you'll be wearing a pink apron.

That said, the older Singers are built like tanks, and can generally be had for a coupla bennys and will last forever. Check Craigslist.

The pattern stiching stuff is pretty impressive, and has gotten cheap - Greg Dean got his wife a computer controlled one for a birthday gift for something like 370 bucks.

And our very own Eyvl Robot has waxed nostalgic over his industrial machine he uses for holsters.

[toad]

Well the good news is that I won 2nd place in the apartment complex early payment lottery so I get $50 off of June's rent so I'm only $14.95 over planned expenditure.
The bad news is I can't find the pattern for the "Angry Bird" grenade covers.

http://www.brother-usa.com/manuals/defa ... 6B-pbNDwdU

Apparently this thing can do denim, canvas, and thin light leather with right size needle. I'm thinking about a low visibility pink nylon case for the AK-47 under folder.
I figure I'm OK as long as I don't start collecting Maxfield Parish stuff.

[SoupOrMan]

Better watch out Toad, or pretty soon you'll be wearing a pink apron.

As long as it's embroidered properly an apron in any color is okay. (Possibly NSFW for those of you who work where swearing isn't an art form.)

[toad]

Soup or Man:

As long as it's embroidered properly an apron in any color is okay. (Possibly NSFW for those of you who work where swearing isn't an art form.)

OH man I wish you hadn't posted that. My first thought was an image of a hot chick wearing nothing but an apron and that's a win. Then I flashed on my self wearing nothing but an apron.....EPIC FAIL....almost brought on a mad dash for the porcelain telephone.

[SoupOrMan]

Well, I was always told that my superpower is creating bad mental images...

[Precision]

Well, I was always told that my superpower is creating bad mental images...

I may have that same power. Wonder if we're brothers?