I took the end plate off the machine...both belts working ok....and the bobbin winder was trying to work ( although I can't reach that bit of the works).
Problem negotiated by assisting the bobbin to turn on the bobbin winding spindle with one hand and guiding the thread with the other so that it loaded evenly....
Then pinning and sewing...I made this out of part of a quality cotton sheet...I don't think that I could have hand sewn it, the way that I was having trouble getting the pins through the cloth. The handraulic Singer machine would have handled it ok .
The lower tension isn't quite right..but ok enough for this job. It won't fall apart!!
I got my half hour on the turbo in before lunch...it was definitely not inviting outside!
And the afternoon was accompanied by a nice smelling kitchen as I set the bread machine to work!
I''m reading a daily newspaper online..France 3 for Nouvelle Aquitaine....and seeing Reels on Fb....they are having even harder weather than most of Britain. Deep snow in many places, Nantes airport completely closed, as have Aberdeen and Sumborough here in the North East...even Paris has snow! And 1000km of traffic jams around the city. Trains..even the TGV...delayed for hours.
Plus some horrific crashes...the worst where a lorry went in to a van...and a total.of 100 vehicles ended up crashing.
Why do people insist on travelling when these conditions prevail? Even the best of drivers can be caught out by black ice...
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Looks like a job well done.
Thankyou Noone will see slightly wobbly seams and sewing with loose tension..it works!!
I live in Virginia, US, and basically we just stay home when there is snow on the road, in part because nobody's town has snow removal equipment, and also most people are intimidated by snow driving. Those that are not intimidated drive as fast as they can to get out of the scary situation, you can imagine how well that works. So it is a shock to be someplace else (rural New York, Michigan) and discover one is supposed to go places when there is snow! It sounds like you got it right with bread, sewing and reading!
Ceci
Nicely done. Does this eliminate the need to go to the sewing machine repair shop?
Driving on ice is treacherous. Our roads require plowing and sand to make them passable for cars and trucks. Our roads (and my driveway) are well sanded/salted which provides grit and eliminates ice.
Nice job on the new ironing board cover!
Many of the drivers are not capable of driving on icy roads.
I think that I'll phone him next week for advice about the machine's problems.
I may be wrong but in certain conditions salting may be ineffective. Especially if there is a partial thaw and refreeze
You are correct. When icemelt is applied to a thick layer of ice, it melts the stuff on top, but that water refreezes, making more ice. My sister and I have had some interesting conversations about driving in the winter. We keep track of the weather. We prepare. If it is bad, we don't travel unless it is necessary. She airily says. 'I am not scared.' I am not either. I just consider it common sense, just like not taking a kayak out on rough water or not standing under tree during a thunder storm.
Driving (even in bad conditions) is a great (awful) example of the “normalcy bias”—familiar, everyday things don’t scare us—
though they should!
Drives me crazy.
I live in Northern Canada and even though we're used to snow and ice on the roads, there are always lots of accidents with the first snow, or a very heavy snowfall. It seems humans forget every year what it's like to drive in the snow, including me. I can't imagine what it's like someplace that rarely gets snow.
Good job on the sewing, though I have no idea what parts of a machine you're talking about -- bobbins and spindles and whatnot! I have sewn before but only by hand. (And not very expertly, although I once made my own shirt!)
The bobbin holds the bottom thread on the machine , Steve. The needle makes the top thread loop around and brings it up, forming the stitch. The spindle is what the bobbin sits on while being filled from the cotton reel
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