My review is only a month behind schedule! This was an outstanding show for us, the best ever. We were able to locate and purchase several items on our list that ranged from significant to trifling (but annoying). For whatever reason, this last show seemed to be a radical departure from previous shows in that vendors were actively thinking of ways they could help us -even if that meant sending us to a competitor.…
Yes I have heard of the 3D printing technology but like many of you (c’mon, admit it) you rolled your eyes because in spite of repeated protests to the contrary, it wasn’t a short term or cogent solution for the apparel industry.…
As you can surmise from the photo of the exuberantly wound bobbin at right, we’d been having minor annoyances* with respect to bobbin winding lately. I’d always to buy a dedicated stand alone bobbin winder to replace the ghetto winder I’d made out of parts cannibalized from an$11 hand mixer that has since disappeared but the units cost more than I’d wanted to spend.…
So maybe you already knew about these cool presser foot changer-outers -aka turrets (thank you Stu) but they were new to me. I had seen them in the sewing line of a customer’s factory but even then, I didn’t know where to buy one because I didn’t the name of it -much less a part number.…
The only thing harder to find than a good sewing contractor who can sew small lots at a reasonable price (I work with one closely by the way) is a good sewing machine mechanic.
As with everything in this business, it pays to develop a relationship.…
