Hi Ruth,

 RH> >  RH> I've been to this one before, and knew it wouldn't be much, but
 RH> I did >  RH> score the ribbon and buttons to make ear protectors.
 RH> Hand sewing the >  RH> buttons is the hard part.

 RH> > OK, sounds like it was a good cause. Can your machine sew the
 RH> buttons > for you?

 RH> Not even close.  These are shank buttons, and this machine doesn't
 RH> even do buttonholes without an attachment.  I made 18 and quit for the
 RH> time being. They're headed to a local nursing home tomorrow.

No, you can't sew shank buttons by machine so I guess you'll just have
to work thru them by hand. Of my machines, only the Juki doesn't do
anything but a straight stitch, no attachments. The Featherweight will
do buttonholes with a zig zag attachment specifically for that but won't
sew on the buttons. The other 4 machines will both make the buttonholes
and sew on the (non shank) buttons. Don't think a home machine has ever
been developed that'll sew on shank buttons.

 RH> >  RH> >  RH> >  RH> Chewing food without your dentures in can lead to
 RH> >  RH> sorghums. >  RH> >  RH> (sorry, couldn't resist that one ...
 RH> resisting >  RH> sorghum itself >  RH> is a lot >  RH> easier.)
 RH> >  RH> >
 RH> >  RH> >  RH> > Trying to get a rice out of me?
 RH> >  RH> >
 RH> >  RH> >  RH> I'm just a potato tot not old enough to know better.
 RH> >  RH> >
 RH> >  RH> > Can't I mill-et for all it's worth?
 RH> >  RH> >
 RH> >  RH> Why soy-tenly.
 RH> >
 RH> > She said wry-ly.

 RH> I think we already use that one, or is my memory going freekeh again?

Probably a bit of both, going against the grain can lead to
forgetfullness.

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Ruth
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