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@marionlacey1074

3 жыл бұрын

@Evelyn Wood Wow, this video is AMAZING! The complete lightbulb moment for me was the hidden needle holder inside the spool. Never would have worked that one out in a million years! I learned the hard way about raising the presser foot to open the tension discs. I never understood why when I sewed seams after re threading that the bobbin thread was quite often looping up through the top thread and if I grabbed hold of it and pulled, my seam would completely unravel. It never happened every time and I seriously thought there was something seriously wrong with my machine.........so I GOOGLED! I learned that this frustrating issue happened if I threaded with the presser foot down, which of course closed the tension discs as you described. This miraculous discovery cured many weeks of lost sewing hours in an instant.......and in fact did actually did improve my sewing. 🥰

@heathercreasey4950

3 жыл бұрын

I knew 2 of them. Thanks from Ballarat in Victoria Australia 😍😍 love your channel

@mynewfavoritething7525

3 жыл бұрын

I accidentally half knew about the needle holder one: as a kid i used to spend time around my mom's sewing stuff. Playing with threads i realized i could actually open them, i just got the "ah ha" moment right now 😀 thank you!!

@myrtle1234

3 жыл бұрын

You are just delightful. Two hours ago I watched another provider’s sewing segment and thought, “I really want to see but don’t know where to start.” Then, your How To Get Started for absolute beginners video popped up!❤️ Now, I’m watching all of your content (sick in bed, alas) and planning for my new undertaking in sewing. Cheers from Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

@danaglenn449

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Evelyn, I’m a new subscriber and am enjoying your channel! I did not know about the thread needle holder but did you know that there is a fine groove down the length of a sewing machine needle that can be used to effortlessly thread your machine? Just point the thread end at the needle shaft until you feel it slip into the grove, slide the thread down toward the hole and it will slide right in. That one blew my mind!

I know this comment is a few years late but one secret that was mindblowing to me was when handsewing you should always thread the needle with the end that you cut off the spool, not with the other one. This way you don’t get knots anymore. I tried it and was mindblown! I had struggled so much before not knowing the answer was so simple!

Here's one about pinking shears. Fabric cut on the bias is less prone to fraying than fabric cut with the grain. All the little angles in the pinking shear blades are 45 degrees so when the shears are used to cut with the grain all those tiny cuts are on the bias.

Ooh I have a good one! The Jacquard loom was essentially the 1st computer due to the utilisation of punch cards that determined which warp yarns were lifted (and when) to create patterns within the fabric. Basically, it was binary code: To lift or not to lift, that was the question.

@The_Dirt_Patch

3 жыл бұрын

I oversimplified it, so I'm gonna geek out for a minute... Jacquard invented his automated loom in the early 19th century, then British mathematician/engineer Charles Babbage applied Jacquard's punch card system to plans for a machine that would calculate mathematical equations. Then another mathematician (go Ada Lovelace!) took it a step further and figured out how to apply it to other types of data. Unfortunately, another 100 years would pass before the 1st "modern" computer would actually be realised.

@gill8779

3 жыл бұрын

@@The_Dirt_Patch Punch cards, I have not heard that for a long time. When I left school my first job was a punch card operator before magnetic tape took over.

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

😮😮😮 OMG I never thought about that! Who knew!

@DD-xt6vo

3 жыл бұрын

@@The_Dirt_Patch So did Shakespeare first realise the value of binary when he wrote Hamlet's immortal line,"To be - or not to be, THAT is the question" and not as a question but as a binary statement!!??!! And whoever Ada Lovelace's mother was (I forget but - as his sister isn't credited - his wife, perhaps) her father was the 'Don Juan' poet Lord George Byron. Loved his poetry at school but - as we were all GIRLS in our 6th form - we should have been taught about his DAUGHTER more. Computers are the Rulers of The World today NOT Poets (to borrow from Byron's friend Shelley). I've done the poetry and the computers and now I'm back to the sewing machine. Fortunately I did some classes in school in amongst the Shakespeare & Romantic Poets, only wish I realised a sewing machine would be most useful of all!!

@kimthorpe8202

3 жыл бұрын

Jacquard! Haven’t heard that name since I operated a computer punchcard machine back in the early 80’s! I never made the link between that and the loom which I was introduced to on a school sewing excursion 👍🏻

Sewing fact: the little pin cushion dangling from those tomato pin cushions is filled with an abrasive material that polishes away microscopic damage to the ends of needles and pins.

@birtarb07

3 жыл бұрын

Have been thinking about making my own pin cushion instead of getting one of those but have now changed my mind, that's so cool to know, thank you!

@gill8779

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no,I cut it off lol

@vintagehomemaker9338

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes!! I sharpen my sewing machine needles all of the time with that little berry on my tomato pin cushion!!!

@JosieStev

3 жыл бұрын

Squeeze the strawberry when inserting needles

@opheliahamlet3508

3 жыл бұрын

You know, I always thought it was a decoration until somebody told me it was an emery. So I started using it to keep my hand needles in tip top shape, but they became dull! Then I opened up the strawberry to find that mine was filled with teeny tiny rocks, not fine sand, but rocks! Well, I made another strawberry stuffed with batting and it really is just a decoration now. But I'm happy to read that others have been able to use theirs as an emery's. Think I'll buy a new pincushion....

I used Guttermans all the time. Didn’t know about the needle space. Thanks for the tip.

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

I know right! It's been there the whole time! 😀

@wyntersynergyundignified

3 жыл бұрын

@@Evelyn__Wood My mind was completely blown when you pulled that out!

@BSWVI

Ай бұрын

I was just yesterday looking to buy a round needle tube. Now I don't need to buy one - BRILLIANT!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@juliepowell5941

Ай бұрын

​@@Evelyn__Wood me too, I had no idea, neither did my mum, I'm sure, and she'd sewed even longer. What a revelation. I just thought that funny-shaped end of the reel was part of the design 🫢

My husbands great grandfather was a Tenter in the mill where the family all worked. Xx

I have a random fact/tip for you. Did you know that when you’re removing thread from your machine you should cut the top thread between the spool and the tension disk slot? Don’t pull out the top thread from the top because it pulls backwards through the tension discs and can damage them. Cut it before the tension disc slot and pull out the thread tail from below. Yes, it wastes a small amount of thread but avoids damage to your machine that’s costly to repair. I’d been sewing for years before I learned this.

@x1435

3 жыл бұрын

I've seen a few people do this! I'm not convinced it's necessary on an antique machine (since their parts are so much more sturdy) but this may be more important on a new machine.

@debbiewhite3270

3 жыл бұрын

A series of lessons on KZread said to do it to keep lint out of the machine. I was lax about it till last night when I pulled it back up and spent the next 5 min chasing a piece of lint that was interfering with my next thread

@katyb2793

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh thank you! I always didn't like the way it pulled, but did it anyway 😅 i won't be now!

@RosequartzDivination

3 жыл бұрын

I wanna see this in a video coz im not sure what exactly u r saying but it seems important. Im not native english speaker.

@wifeoftim

3 жыл бұрын

I learned that tip from Evelyn. I had no idea Thank you for the reminder.

Just recently learned that the holes in the selvage help determine the right and wrong sides of woven fabrics such as linen. The pin holes on the right side are going in while on the wrong side they’re coming out. Wonder if I’m the only person who didn’t know that! I’ve only been sewing 50 yrs!!!

Me: "I wanna use every moment available to learn something useful" Evelyn: "This are not going to improve your sewing skills whatsoever" Me: "okay you got me"

I didn’t know about the Gutermann trick and I’ve been sewing for about 50 years. So learn something new everyday.

I just discovered today that there's a thread cutter on the side of my sewing machine. I've had this machine for five years 😅

@LS-vq2or

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO THAT ALSO happened to me 5 years into the making

@janehollander1934

3 жыл бұрын

For some (sometimes older) sewing machines that little "cutting-slit" is situated at/in the back of the sewing/needle foot shaft. It does in my Husqvarna 2000 from the 70's. ✌🏻

@imagineme.9348

3 жыл бұрын

My old 50’s Singer sewing machine has a thread cutter behind the needle foot shaft too. Very handy, use it all the time.

@TheKnallkorper

3 жыл бұрын

Haha this happened to me too 😂

@katyb2793

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, took me about 5 years too 😂

I learned the difference between scissors and sheers in sewing class in the 7th grade! Our teacher was so detail oriented and taught way beyond the basics. I fell more in love with sewing because of her!

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

Now that is a great teacher! What a gem!

@calicolyon

3 жыл бұрын

That and sheers are flat on the bottom so your cuts are easier.

@irislinkletter7635

3 жыл бұрын

I used to think that only shears were flat on the bottom but my scissor buying spree a decade ago brought to my attention some flat bottomed scissors... it was a confusing moment.

Great video, as always! Did you know "a stitch in time saves nine" is also a sewing term. It is better to sew one stitch (in a tear/rip) when it is small, than leave it until you need to sew 9 stitches to repair it - better to deal with a problem when it is small than handle a whole drama when it gets too big (or something like that 🤔)

@janehollander1934

3 жыл бұрын

That's so cool👌🏻

@girlnextdoorgrooming

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone knows.

@its_me_jen_jen9204

2 жыл бұрын

I never knew this. Great fact!

@lovecats6856

Жыл бұрын

I never knew. Actually thought it had to do with knitting.

I have two: It took me years to realize that, if I used the balance wheel to bring the needle to the top position before removing the fabric, I wouldn't get the dreaded thread nest or the "I used to have two threads under the needle - why are there now three?" phenomenon. And, it took a sewing class before I found out that, if you start sewing with the needle down and in the fabric, you don't have to worry about the thread pulling out of the needle and you don't have to "hold your threads".

@alivialong9386

3 жыл бұрын

That’s so helpful for the hold your threads thing!!

@subject6907

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, I discovered it myself by mucking about, and through copious amounts of frustration I finally figured it out xD

@irislinkletter7635

3 жыл бұрын

A new machine and sewing class later we were enlightened to several things.

@carols8090

3 жыл бұрын

OMG! Are you kidding me!!!! That's why I get the dreaded three-threads thing! Years and years of experience sewing and FINALLY .... so simple!!! Holy cow. Thank you.

@mariasokolova5615

2 жыл бұрын

I was taught at school on DT lessons to hold the threads while manually putting the needle down with the wheel and only then to lower the presser foot and start sewing.

Excellent tidbits...I knew two...I have another...did you know there are two sides to a needle? If you have trouble threading it...flip it around. Also..when pulling the thread off the spool..make sure you put the end that came off first through the eye of the needle.

Hi from Nova Scotia! I knew 2 out o 4! One of the things I found out about was that if you spill a drop of blood on your fabric, like a pin prick etc, your own saliva will dissolve it! Just wet a piece of cotton wool with your own 'spit' and rub it over the stain and viola! it disappears! Love your videos!

@ginnyjorgensen9748

3 жыл бұрын

I worked at a theater making costumes for a while and was told that it was good luck to bleed on a costume, but only a tiny little bit!

@its_me_jen_jen9204

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! And your own spit won’t work on someone else’s blood! Body stuff fascinates me.

Why on earth is Gutermann not marketing the heck out of that needle compartment??? I never knew!

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

I know right!!

@mynewfavoritething7525

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts!!

@melissad4353

3 жыл бұрын

Right I was today years old when I found out this is going to be a new standard for me when I go out to hand sew in the garden

@katyb2793

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!

@meganmills6545

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's something Gutermann designed in for that purpose - I'm pretty sure it's more an artifact of a manufacturing process that we've found a nifty use for.

The term is tenterhooks, with a “t” and the frame used to suspend the fabric is called a tenter. An unusual word, sure, but different from a tender. Thanks for the info about shears vs. scissors, very useful!

@M0M0F2P0Ms

3 жыл бұрын

Her subtitles spelled it correctly and then I listened to her say tenderhooks a bunch of times LOL

@mariasokolova5615

2 жыл бұрын

But tender hooks are so much more fun)))

The reason why we have finance concepts such as Hire Purchase, or paying buy installments, is due to sewing machines, specifically Singer. As they were so expensive, Singer came up with the hire purchase concept so more households could afford them. So using credit is not a modern day concept, chances are your grandparents, great grandparents etc did use credit for large purchases.

@jojosewist8921

3 жыл бұрын

Nicole Green, Yes my grand mother paid $1 a week in the 1940s. She said many women in our part of country paid for their machine from butter and egg money they earned each week.

This may be more useful for quilters because we use a 1/4 inch seam: did you know you know that in the 1/4 inch sewing foot there is a mark between the needle and a 1/4 inch from the end of the foot. This is so quilters, when sewing around the edge of the quilt, will know when the end of the foot touches the end of one side they are a 1/4 inch from the edge of the quilt and can turn to do the other side. 🤔🤔😊😊

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! I'm sure every quilter is now looking for a 1/4" foot! 😀 Thanks for sharing

@janehollander1934

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Ann Williams, for this Quilter's Tip. I just made a screenshot of your comment. And will share it with my Quilter friend (who is teaching/helping me to quilt, my first quilt. I'm so curious if this is news to her...because she was/is a real "hand-Quilter", who has just recently switched (in some of her Quilt projects) to using a real Quilting sewing machine. 👋🏻from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

@janehollander1934

3 жыл бұрын

@@Evelyn__Wood yes you're probably right. For I sure am✌🏻😁

@annwilliams2075

3 жыл бұрын

@@janehollander1934 hi Janet, Welcome to the world of quilting, it is a great addition to the world of sewing. Do not forget that scraps left from sewing can be used to make quilts. 😊😊 When looking for the 1/4 inch foot check that it has a little groove midway between the needle hole and the tip. That is the measuring point. 😊😊

@ragathnor326

3 жыл бұрын

Just learned this myself about 3 weeks ago. Would have made y- seams so much easier!!! Most people on you-tube have no idea either cause they never mention it.

My children gave me a beautiful pair of Merchant and Mills 10" Extra Sharp Shears for Christmas. My days. It drastically improved my fabric cutting. They live in their box and everyone knows never ever use them for paper or anything other than fabric. In fact they never touch them at all. I didn't know about all of them!! The spool of thread one is wow! Anothet great video, thank you Evelyn.

Tender hooks….reminds me of how my grandmother washed, starched and then dried her sheer curtains on wooden frames with little nail-like hooks that she stretched them on. Wow, you are resurrecting memories for me.

Fun fact: the term cats meow, cats tail or etc is a misuse of the original phrase "as fine as a Katz' pajamas". I forget the era, but there was a tailor with the last name Katz that made pajamas for the English royalty.

I’ve been sewing for over 60 years. Yes I am old 😂 I knew 0 out of 4. Thank you!

I always used the slit to hold on to the end of the thread to stop the spool unravelling

@dianesawyerdooley4424

3 жыл бұрын

That's what it's for. The "needle holder" is, I suspect, a secondary effect of the spool manufacture. If it was purposeful they'd say so.

That needle compartment… I remember being about 9 and helping grandma in her crafty closet. I saw a little bit of thread sticking out and wondered how it got stuck in there so I opened it and about 4 needles came jumping out at me. The disks I learned about in home Ec class, but my teacher was really thorough and went beyond the required curriculum. I loved it.

"impress your sewing friends" you had me right there! Lol

Tip for sewers with computer machines: when you have a spool of thread that does not run smoothly laying down try putting it upright on your second spool holder. That is the 'stick' that pops in the hole or on the bobbin winder on the right top of your machine. Thread like Gütermann is winded on with crossing threads so the spool works best when it can rotate standing up.

@mog-gyveroneill2500

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, wow, yes, that makes total sense!!

@IMOO1896

3 жыл бұрын

I’m older than 60😂😂, been sewing since single digits, and didn’t know scissors/ sheers difference.🤷🏼‍♀️

@jojosewist8921

3 жыл бұрын

Guinevere Kay, I think that is backwards. The cross wound spools work best when thread comes off the end of the spool, as it does on the horizontal pin and doesnt on a vertical pin on almost all sewing machines. If using a separate vertical thread stand notice the thread will go up into a guide. Which ensures thread comes off the end. Older machines only had vertical pins, back when almost all sewing thread was was just wrapped around the spool and wasnt cross wound on the spool. Hope my explanation makes sense. Check it out, because it is important which way the thread spool is used.

@gweneverek6953

3 жыл бұрын

@@jojosewist8921 Some of the newer computer machines have a stopper in front of the laying spool. That can get in the way with cross wound spools and the spool can not move. That is where my tip comes in handy.

After weaving, the fabric needs to be finished or fulled then blocked into shape. We still full wool fabrics after weaving. And knitters block their finished pieces with pins to block it into shape. Wool and really all fabrics will relax to their original state unless blocked. We iron with steam cottons and linens to remove wrinkles but by blocking you are basically telling it to dry in that shape. Before elaborate irons, blocking was a type of pseudo ironing. Hanging washing on the line is a quasi blocking if you think about it.

In my sewing room right now Evelyn, feeling so much more confident in my skills since finding you. Thank you♡

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

Awww best compliment today, thankyou! ❤

@nataliabirchall9093

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too! Doesn’t she make you feel like you can do it, I think it’s her calm voice

@danielledillon2137

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!!

My mindblowing moment was the advice of my aunt - if you finish sewing with the needle and the little arm on the top of the sewing machine which is holding the thread both up, it's easier to pull out for cutting the thread and when you start to sew again, the top thread won't run back out of the needle - I hope it was clear:)

I actually knew all of these. The last because I have painted silk and that is still what some people use to stretch the silk. The others because I've been sewing longer than you've been alive!

@missannie8012

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Maybe you should .ake some videos too. So you can share your wisdom. 😁

@katyb2793

3 жыл бұрын

I love your last comment 😄

@sarahmata6293

3 жыл бұрын

Linda! Share the wisdom too! Knowledge is never too much!

@lindajeanhouse3795

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarahmata6293 I come for tips and suggestions too. I'm not claiming I know anything special. She asked if we knew these tips and I answered honestly. If you have any particular questions I'll be happy to answer if I know. I don't make videos, but will answer herre.

After watching this video, I think we all got up to check our spools of thread for the needle compartment! I love your videos! They have helped me in my sewing journey.

@lorisewsstuff1607

3 жыл бұрын

I checked my Londonderry linen thread spool because it looks the same and accidentally broke the spool. 😝

@sunnydoom2726

3 жыл бұрын

I tried one of my Gutterman spools that I bought recently and it did not have that needle storage feature but my older ones do. Hope they haven't stopped.

@jamiewilson9262

Жыл бұрын

@@lorisewsstuff1607 Haha! Caught!

@bigbucketlist

Жыл бұрын

​@@sunnydoom2726A year later update: just bought a couple of Gutermann spools of different sizes, no needle slot anymore! That's really sad, but also: it might be more environmentally friendly, it seems like the new ones has a little less material so it might save on plastic? I have no proof for this though.

In my 50's, had no idea about any of these, but wondered about the machine thread pull. I hadn't figured it out, nor the shears vrs scissors. Thanks, now I know what I need, and why I need them.

I love these types of videos!

@robintheparttimesewer6798

3 жыл бұрын

Me three

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

😀 They are fun right! It's a nice break in between sewing projects!

@MystiDawn

3 жыл бұрын

@@Evelyn__Wood indeed! I'm working on starting a new project right now. Hopefully it turns out better than my last one haha

I'm 18 yo and starting(trying) to make my own wardrobe. I found your videos very helpful as I was raised in a household where no one knows how to sew. I'm taking your advises as I go, they've been very helpful, as well as your comment sections. There are a lot of experiences I've read from the comments of your videos. Each time I click on your vid I pause it just to read some of the long comments and replies coz I know I'll gain something from them. And then after a while I'll watch your video and gain as much too. Thank you, I just want you to know that I'm thankful I found your channel

Shut the barn door Evelyn - a needle keeper in your thread reel! 😮 Please can we have more of these - they are brilliant. Thank you.

Well, my dear ... You have just taught this old dog something new, for which I am delightedley grateful. 🤗 Having been a dress maker/doll maker, etc for 50+ yrs. I did Not know about the serration on the lower blade of the shears. I suppose I have never used, much less owned dress maker's shears. Thank you. 😘 I intend to go on the hunt for a pair right now! P. S. I adore your channel .... 💕

Tenterhooks should be pronounced as 'tenter' hooks not 'tender' hooks. The tenter was the frame the fabric was stretched on and the tenterhooks were the hooks that held it onto the frame as you said :) Also the town of Tenterfield in NSW is named for the process of washing and drying the fabric on tenters, in the old times they would put the tenters out in a field for the fabric to dry in the sun and old English maps often marked an area as a tenter-field. as well as being the birthplace of Peter Allen's grandfather - Tenterfield Saddler.

@kathconstance4684

Жыл бұрын

Wow - thank you for sharing.

@ninjabgwriter

11 ай бұрын

Seeing you write down the difference in pronunciations made me realize for the first time in my life that it's not 'tenTHerhooks'... Dyslexia does weird things to words I almost never hear said aloud.

@elflyn8616

11 ай бұрын

@@kathconstance4684 You are welcome 🙂

@elflyn8616

11 ай бұрын

@@ninjabgwriter 💜

Your comments just blew my mind !!! Didn't know any of these !!! The needle holder in the spool of thread was a real surprise!!! This may have been a short video but I learned a lot !!! Please do more of these !!!

Ha. The thread spool thing really blew me away. I have been using Gütermann thread all my life and never knew! Useful tip: using bees wax on your thread, to prevent tangling. Saves you a lot of frustration, when sewing on buttons and such. I had already been sewing for years, when I learned this and it's such a useful thing to know.

@user-mv9tt4st9k

3 жыл бұрын

We are Scouters. In my home we sew our rank and other patches to our uniforms. Beeswax is essential, it makes such a difference to use waxed thread when hand sewing.

@ginnyjorgensen9748

3 жыл бұрын

Just to be clear... don't wax thread that you are going to use in your machine: it will gum it up! Waxed thread is only for hand sewing!

@teslaandhumanity7383

Жыл бұрын

Strengthens the thread too , learnt that in upholstery, you could buy waxed thread 🧵 or run it through a piece of beeswax . Now I wanna know how bees make wax , thought it was just honey 🍯

@raraavis7782

Жыл бұрын

@@teslaandhumanity7383 Don't know, how they do it, exactly...but that's what beehives/honey combs are made of. A hexagonal wax structure, filled with honey. Weird, weird creatures!

@teslaandhumanity7383

Жыл бұрын

@@raraavis7782 yes beeswax candles 🕯 were used in history. Awesome planet 🌏

Yes, I did know about the needle holder! Did you know the little plastic ball on the short point of the seam ripper is to protect the underside of the seam? Alway rip a seam with the long point on top - this way the underside of fabric will not accidentally be damaged.

@wyntersynergyundignified

3 жыл бұрын

I need to remember this one! I’ve put a couple holes in fabric....

@m_emett

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that. Thank you.

I did know about the tension disc/presser foot one. It is in the manual of my 1970's Kenmore machines...I have two of those. Thank you for everything you do. You are changing my life...seriously...changing my life for the better. You are a treasure.

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

Awww thankyou for watching! It makes my day to hear that and is why I make these videos! ❤

@cynthiastraub1912

3 жыл бұрын

I cannot believe how much I have learned in roughly one month. I have only completed one small non-clothing (clothes pin bag) b/c I have been reading vintage sewing books, watching videos and PRACTICING SKILLS!!!!! I treated myself to an overlocker and used it today...wow! Thanks again...next is a simple re-fashion.

The saying to “get down to brass tacks” comes from when fabric used to be measured with rows of brass tacks rather than a tape measure.

@nitanice

3 жыл бұрын

as a court reporter, I thank you so much for that! I love the etymology of words and phrases!

@janehollander1934

3 жыл бұрын

@@nitanice , I love these interesting things as well👌🏻, especially because 🇬🇧 English is a second language for me. Same goes for German🇩🇪. But I also get excited when I learn new tidbits about my own native Dutch 🇳🇱 language.✌🏻

@lisalang7096

3 жыл бұрын

@@janehollander1934 I like these interesting bits of knowledge also - After communicating with someone in South Africa for some time, they recently told me Afrikaans & Dutch languages are very similar. Not knowing either language, I would have never guessed.

@jojosewist8921

3 жыл бұрын

@@lisalang7096 I learned that from a movie many years ago. Very interesting little fact.

@jokeybob

2 жыл бұрын

@@jojosewist8921 Afrikaners are a South African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch settlers first arriving at the Cape of Good Hope in the 17th and 18th centuries.

I knew 1 of 4. I knew about the presser foot and the tension. I loved this video. Please do more like this.

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I’ll be darned. I had no idea scissors and shears were different! I had no idea about all the other things, either. Thank you!

I have been sewing for 10 years and my mind was just blown !

The needle holder thing was a surprise. Other tiny things could be hidden as well. I'd have to mark the spool to remember there was a needle in it! The major difference between shears and scissors is that shears are bent to allow for more accurate cutting of fabric. While some dressmakers shears have the serrated edge, not all brands have this feature. Even extremely high quality brands may not have this feature. The one surprise I learned late in life when it didn't matter so much, is that the cardboard wrapper on a zipper is also a template to chalk a nice curved stitching line for a fly front opening. Can't say how many times I free-handed this in my youth, or searched for something round to make an appropriate arc. Would have been nice to know back then.

@LCmonman

3 жыл бұрын

🤯

@floatinglotuswomenswellness

3 жыл бұрын

This is the first one in this long list that I didn't know after nearly 70 years of sewing - I LOVE learning new stuff! Thanks. \

Just took apart my GUTERMANN thread. Mind blown! Did NOT know that💕

@gill8779

3 жыл бұрын

Neither did I!

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

Did you try it already?? 😀

Yes, I did know but fun reminder. Tenderhooks reminded me of the frames my mother used when we washed the cotton lace curtains. The wooden frames had pins or hooks to catch the edges of the curtain so it could be stretched flat to dry. Beautiful curtains but needed so much care. Another great video to watch while I am what else but sewing.😉

@nitanice

3 жыл бұрын

I'm probably the same age as you, but I remember my grandmother telling me her mother used to have frames to dry the lace curtains!!

It makes you think.. Where else will we find secret compartments? 🤔

@janicecrosby1986

3 жыл бұрын

My inner Nancy Drew definitely wants to know!

@aimeevandijk1482

3 жыл бұрын

I've hidden some chocolate from my family in my sewing machine 😎

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!!

The only shears l knew were pinking shears. They used to be zig zag but now one can get them with a lot of beautiful edging designs.

Evelyn, this was so much fun! I knew about the tension disks engaging/disengaging with the presser foot position. I didn't realize that dressmaker's shears have one serrated blade. I always thought that scissors had two straight blades and dressmakers shears had one blade that was angled so that it could ride as close to flat on your cutting surfaces possible so is not to disturb/distirt the fabric when you're cutting it. The needle holder hidden in the spool totally blew my mind. I love Güttermann thread and will look at my collection of spools in a whole new light. As far as the tender hooks are concerned - I was taught that you can tell the right side of fabric (usually knits and synthetics - remembering I was in a sewing class back in the 60's) from the wrong side by looking at those little pin holes. I believe, without having a sample to look at right now, the side of the fabric where the pins were inserted was the right side of the fabric and where the pins exited on the back side of the fabric - that was the wrong side. So many fabrics are vivid on both sides to the point where you really can't tell which is the right/outside! Is that fact still true with the newer knit fabrics? I haven't purchased fabrics in quite awhile because I am not sewing as much as I used to and my stash still meets my needs. I believe I learned this little tidbit in my junior high school sewing class. I really enjoy your videos and your love of vintage sewing supplies. When I saw you the first time I felt like I was watching a vintage 1950's homemaker in a film that had been brilliantly colorized - and I was smitten when I heard your accent! Keep doing what you're doing because you are doing it very well. I get very disappointed when I see the lack of quality in off the rack clothing that requires reinforcement or repairs as soon as it comes home. I have often gotten price markdowns when I point things out to management, then home I go to work a little magic.❤️

Some high-end velvets are still held on tenterhooks for display. Saw some silk velvets displayed that easy years ago. They were SO incredibly luscious to touch.

@user-mv9tt4st9k

3 жыл бұрын

I have silk velvet robe that was a wedding gift from my grandmother. What amazing fabric it is. 😌

I knew the one about lifting the presser foot to release tension discs, others were new to me. I've used Gutermann thread for years, they need to market the needle storage aspect! About 35 years ago I learned that some machines had a straight stitch throat plate available, that was a revelation to me and helped me when I sewed delicate fabrics (I sewed my wedding dress).

I have also been a sewist for many years. I find picking out seams a chore and can take forever but a farmer friend gave me a really useful tool. I use a surgical scalpel handle bought on line with a box of number 12 surgical blades. They are so sharp picking out goes very fast. The tip of the blade allows picking out of a single stitch specially on chiffon.

Didn't know any of those. Wow! And I've been sewing for 40 years! Great fun!

Only on from 4...I love ❤ this idea .... love watching you as I waik up .

You should always take the orientation class when you get a sewing machine. They tell you about the tension disks. You should never ever thread your sewing machine with the presser foot down. Doing this will not allow the thread to get between the tension disks properly.

I immediately grabbed one of my gutterman spools after hearing that first one and you're right!!!! It's so cool!!!!

I knew about the pressure foot and tension only because I read my sewing machine manual. The other three were nifty news!

I suspect I was taught about the pressure foot tension thing when I was a child learning to sew 50 years ago, but it's much more obvious on the vintage machines where where you can actually see the discs spread a part a bit when you lift the lever. I also sew on antique machines that have a spoon shaped lever to push to loosen tension independent of the pressure foot lever and I have a few that are so old that they have no tension release. For those you have to pull the thread above the needle until you have enough thread to pull through the needle, otherwise you'd break the needle.

I had no clue that the little strawberries attached to the tomatoe shaped pincushion was filled or at least used to be filled with emery powder so u could sharpen and clean your needles!

Knew all of these. The term tenterhooks is still used for the pins in fabric printing ( friend's husband worked for a fabric printing company in the 90s. Did you know Schmetz needles ( and some others ) have a magnifying glass in the plastic case so you can see the needle size on the shank of the needle.

@kckazcoll1

3 жыл бұрын

magnifying glass in case is a great feature! Going to check my Schmetz needles, thanks!

@katyb2793

3 жыл бұрын

Really?? 🤯

I did know about the tension on the sewing machines as I have had to take mine apart a little more than I wanted a few years ago. The sewing thread, needle holder that's new to me.

@kathleenbigsmoke-mitchell4898

3 жыл бұрын

I had been messing around with my thread and I was wondering why I could not pull it when the foot was down. I lifted the foot and pulled the thread and it came out much easier so I found out by accident I guess you could say

I've actually had fabric that I was trying to cut, slip away ahead of the scissors. So that's why! I'll be looking for a pair is shears for the slippery stuff. Like many here, I am so surprised to learn about the secret needle holder. Who knew? Loved the fun video.

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

I would interested to hear any difference you notice between scissors and shears!

@user-mv9tt4st9k

3 жыл бұрын

I have a regular pair of scissors dedicated to fabric that I use for Things That Are Not Clothes. I have always noticed a difference between how my shears feel when cutting and the scissors, now I understand why. 😁

@odetteboudreau5970

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-mv9tt4st9k I still don't have a pair of shears as described by Evelyn, I think they are going to be hard to find. I have some good sharp scissors that touch nothing but fabric but I would really find it interesting to try some actual shears. 🙂

@odetteboudreau5970

3 жыл бұрын

I found those shears! Yes! Sewing shears with micro serated bottom blade as you described. In your Amazon store! Can't wait to get them. ✂️😄

3 out of 4. I knew there was a difference between scissors and shears, but I didn't know exactly what it was. I checked my shears, that serration is pretty fine!

@jojosewist8921

3 жыл бұрын

Anna J, I find shears often have finger holes that are too small and uncomfortable.

I knew none of these! ha! 😄 everyday is a school day. love your videos, you are the sweetest!

I knew about the gutterman thing, but you have blown my mind with the rest! Especially the tension thing, I always wondered why I had trouble pulling the thread through.

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

Mystery solved!! 😀

I only knew the one about the presserfoot and tension disks, everything else was new and interesting

@onesma1729

3 жыл бұрын

Same here!!

@veronicascott8012

3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@barbbraun543

3 жыл бұрын

And I am old enough to appreciate your name Gracie!

I've always called my fabric shears scissors for no particular reason and I never knew about the difference between the two. Thank you for this video.

I only knew the tension would let up on the thread if the foot was up. I learned that as a child experimenting with the sewing machine. The others are new to me and 'sew' cool.

Now I understand what’s happening when I cut slippery fabric. Definitely will use shears. Thank you do much.

WHAT! I buy that thread all the time, and I had no idea about the secret needle compartment!

🤯 pressure foot releases the tension....I never knew that

This was fun! I think the hidden needle holder was my fav. Also love that pin you're wearing!

I knew about the relationship between the tension discs and pressure foot. However, 🤯 in regards to everything else. Thank u for educating us!

I knew about the tension disks releasing. I've fix several antique and vintage sewing machines to working order, in my first couple years of sewing, so that helped me learn the workings of a sewing machine. However, I had no ideal about any of the other ones. Fun video thank you!!

I think the needle compartment with Gutermann is a two for the price of one for them. To tool the thin slot to capture the thread when storing , they’ve moulded the spool in two halves, it makes the mould tool possible.

now I know to use Gutermann thread spools to carry "secret" things onto the airplane with you LOL

What a fun video!!! Thanks so much for sharing. 💚😊💚😊

The needle holder in the spool is mind blowing and game changing! The scissor/shear definition was informative. I knew that tension was released when lifting the presser foot but didn’t know why.

I had to pause the video to grab some Guterman thread, and sure enough, there is a secret compartment! Mind blown 🤯!

@Evelyn__Wood

3 жыл бұрын

😅😅😅 I wonder how many people also paused the video to check!

@janehollander1934

3 жыл бұрын

I once had one of my Gütermann spools come "apart" by itself. And just pushed it back together, without realising that was a "needle compartment" 😄✌🏻

I knew about the pressure foot. Amazed by the secret needle spot and even found it easy to open the spool and get to the hidey hole for needles.

All new to me. I knew I could pull thread w presser foot up but didnt know why. Thanks!

Wha!? Brilliant. Thank you for the video. so much fun.

I had vaguely wondered why sometimes I could pull the thread easily through the machine and not other times. Thanks for the info!

Oke so not even joking, instant jaw drop when you pulled the top off of that spool.

I knew about the cotton that wood not pull through when sewing foot is down. Thank you so much for the tips. Always so good to listen to you Evelyn

Tentering is still very much a thing in weaving!

As usual, you are a font of knowledge Evelyn. I have learned so much from you. Thank you so much!

Guterman....😲 mind blown.

Another great sewing tutorial with lots to think about. I did know about the needle holder but not the others. Thank you for sharing your expertise!

Wow! Thank you Evelyn! I didn't know any of them.

I was always wondering why there were small holes in the ends of the material. Thanks fir sharing. Be blessed.

Loved this video. Just figured out the sewing machine tension on the thread just recently myself. It is a good one. Didn't know the rest. Thanks for letting me know.

My score is 1/4. I knew the tension discs and agree that it was an eye opener when I learned about it. So many sewing issues are prevented from having the foot up (tension discs open) when threading the machine. I’m going to share the spool thread hidden needle holder at my next sewing bee! I’m curious about the scissors and shears because in the 70’s I was given a pair of ‘fabric shears’ and they definitely don’t have a serrated edge and do require often sharpening and are not my go to pair. I’m really enjoying your videos!

I love these little tid bits. Thanks! I also love your hair and your relatively new style. It really suits you and your bright personality.

Wow. What a fun video. I only knew about the pressure foot. I am excited to see if my thread spools will hold needles! That was my favorite.