I did indeed get myself a chair just for my sewing table, as per my b-day list. I was all set to get the pink one, but then I saw there was a green one that was about half the price, so... duh, I got that one instead! Since it arrived, I set it up in front of my sewing table and got my machine out!!
Chair review: It's really light and was fairly easy to put together. Being able to adjust the height in order to comfortably use my sewing machine was imperative for me. It will also be adjustable for when I am filming dolly dressup videos or hauls or whatever else I need. So I am pretty pleased. But I wonder how it will hold up!
I have successfully, in the past, threaded my machine and wound a bobbin and everything. Even sewed some straight lines on some scrap fabric. However, for whatever reason, I got stuck trying to do the same, this second time. I relied on the same videos as I did last time, but it just wasn't working, for some reason. So I hung there in frustrated, intimidated limbo for a while before tackling it again. My mom's sewing a quilt right now so she gave me some guidance. And so I have been practicing, in this, my tiny sewing corner!
I have discovered that my sewing machine doesn't have speed settings. It is either not moving at all or is eating up fabric at 100 mph. I can only rarely find a "sweet spot" on the pedal where it's going a manageable speed. Rather than the pedal being sensitive, it seems like it only knows two speeds. I'm stymied by this right now. I want so, so badly to gain sewing skills and learn how to use my machine and be able to make things. I've successfully made a couple of drawstring dresses but they look a lot worse than my hand-sewn ones do!
Google says there are devices that can cap off the speed of the machine, but I don't know if it's worth spending a chunk of change on such a thing??
The chair looks lovely - and I love that it is adjustable! Definitely a must. I can't imagine sewing on a machine with no speed settings! My machine has a speed tuner and the pedal also has sensitivity, but trying to control it just with the pedal seems like a really challenging method. I use slower speeds waaaay more often than faster! In my book the fast speeds are only good for long lengths, like if you're hemming a curtain or something (or for bobbin winding, that can go fast without a worry). I haven't heard of the speed limiters before, but to me it seems worth having the ability to control the speed (or buying a different machine? not sure how spendy the limiters are). I feel sort of angry that anyone would sell a machine without a speed setting on it! :) --Anne
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DeleteI need to more closely investigate my pedal situation. It could be that it's adjustable to some degree. I just feel overwhelmed by trying to figure this whole thing out! At this point I'd just as soon get a different machine entirely, but that's also sort of an overwhelming purchase to make!
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