Hi Ruth!
-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Wendy Buchanan <=-
 RH> understand it.  If need be, take it to where you bought it or a repair
 RH> shop and have them help you with it.  It may look like Greek but you
 RH> have to get the right sequence or you won't be able to sew properly.
 
I think I've got it now.  I had to do a bit of experimenting
but it seems to be running smoothly now.  Tom wanted to do
something with the tension and I screeched loudly enough to
get his attention and he left that alone (some men can't stand
to leave things as they are, they have to tinker with it and
he's a tinkerer!).  Thank God he left it alone!  
 
 RH> I don't want you to get discouraged.  About 2 months after I got my
 RH> serger, the House of Fabrics that I got it from began to shut down.  I
 RH> got the phone number of the sewing machine department rep in case I
I might get discouraged but I forget that very fast and get
back at it.  Anyone as stubborn as I am has to get it right
eventually!  
 RH> had trouble but most of the time I've worked it out by myself. 
 RH> Frustrating but it's the only way to go sometimes.  I had friends
 RH> around here reccommend Baby Lock also, never would have thought of it
 RH> if I hadn't seen/heard so much good about it.
 
I've heard good things about them from several other people 
too so I think you must be right.  I'm not going to get a
serger, though, until I master this sewing machine.  
 
 RH> I don't have a kitchen table. Last week the dining room table was nice
 RH> & clear; today it is full of (mostly Steve's) paperwork, my sewing
 RH> machine and misc. other stuff.  It makes suppertime (about the only
 RH> time more than 2 of us eat together) interesting, shuffling stuff
 RH> around so it doesn't get misplaced.
I have almost no kitchen cabinet space so I have to have a
kitchen table.  This kitchen was designed for a bachelor who
cooked mainly tv dinners and the old soup-and-sandwich stuff.
It was fine for Tom by himself when he bought it, and then 
I came along with my Kitchen Aid mixer, electric skillet,
crockpot, coffeemaker, and can opener.    Suddenly the
countertops were crowded and there were more dirty dishes to
do and...and...hehehe!  What can I say, there are also good
meals here and the man isn't unappreciative of that!  
 
 RH> one way to get around it.  Write a letter to the local paper editor,
 RH> do what needs to be done and he may end up in that class yet.
They aren't running any now but when they do we are going to
get in them together.    Let 'em holler, they have to let
him in!
 
 RH> can do something better than how it's written.  I like to write things
 RH> so that even those with the most basic sewing skill know what I'm
 RH> talking about, without the use of technical jargon.  Trouble is, I have
 RH> to really stop and think how to do this without being too overblown in
 RH> an attempt at simplicity.
I'd rather have too much instruction than not enough, and be
left in the dark holding a half-finished item and being very
disappointed.
 
 RH> I'm sure guys feel the same about us; they wonder how we can love them
 RH> when they have their little "quirks."  Oh well, that's waht makes life
 RH> interesting; I'm glad God made us different.
Me too!  Tom says "idiosyncrasies" instead of quirks.  hehe!
 
LadyBear Hugs,
Wendy
... Overweight?  I prefer to say I'm chocolate-enriched.
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