Check-In Post September 17th 2022

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.
Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


Today's Question: No question today.


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[wiseheart]

I hear you! My Louise (the 20cmx20cm mini sewing machine) is some 3 years old, but my stomach is still like a shrivelled lemon every time I need to use it.

[yarnofariadne]

I'm motivated at least because I really want to be able to tailor my own clothes and maybe even eventually make them, but boy this machine scares me :x

[wiseheart]

My problem with these electric sewing machines is that I can't regulate the speed to my liking (=extremely slow, haha). I learned to sew (a very little bit) on my Grandma's old Singer machine where I had to use a foot pedal, so I could sew as slow as I wanted. I'm seriously challenged by everything that needs to be done in a straight line, so when the sewing machine runs away under my hands, I usually screw up the whole thing.

[yarnofariadne]

The one I'm using has a foot pedal; I'm sure I'll get the hang of it, but I haven't yet got the steadiness down. I keep trying not to be too hard on the pressure but it won't do anything unless I put more pressure on it than I'd like, and then I startle myself because I feel like it's going too fast. I did in fact screw up the whole thing today (I'm just trying to do straight lines of thread on an old pillowcase) but I figure it'll just take practice.