Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 15, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press sunday Homes Section Philip Anwyl 6977017 b1 january Wayne Glowacki Winnipeg free press tips help create Good for sewing Phil Winnipeg free press Magdalene and Marilyn Richardson say Topo theline machines Are critical to designing intricate crafts Here Are a few tips from the experts on designing your own sewing room choose a location where you have lots of room to dont cramp your get there be Light adequate lighting is absolutely essential when choosing a place to work equip the room witty a Cabinet to store your sewing it will protect the machine from dust and meandering give yourself plenty of storage space for a Large gutting y of make re porn for in ironing Board and a steam press in but will Oyt a eur ironing time i a i length Mirror and dress form use spare ingenuity to fashion a sewing room by Lisa Saunders free press correspondent your beloved son wants you to take in his new pair of jeans so he can Wear them to the school you lug your 14kilo Gram Singer sewing machine Over to the Kitchen mom Ive got to pick Fatima up in 20 minutes he hollers As you accidentally drop a spool of Green thread into your daughters mushroom that about when you figure its time you stopped this insanity and designed your own sewing it Doest take just a spare room and a Little bit of you could take that Musty old mat Tress out of the guest for instance a perfect potential sewing if spare rooms Are lacking in your you could create a Small sewing area by setting up a wooden partition in an existing endless options the options Are one thing is certain the area you choose must be Large amply and equipped with an adequate Power you must consider the Dimen Sions of the area you will do you have a place Large enough to fit your sewing and a full size desk what about other materials Are you going to need cupboards to store your material in shelves for your sewing books a press for wrinkly fabric Magdalene Harris runs Harris sewing Centre along with her she designed her sewing room four years one of her main needs was a suitable desk for her she who sews a lot of crafts As Well As Gar keeps her Topo theline hush Varna sewing machine and three thread Serger together in a Cabinet unit to con serve its Handy because everything is at your she adding the unit stores both machines Side by the Cabinet unit consists of three components two sewing machine Stor age desks and a Chest of each storage desk holds one machine and is equipped with a Hydraulic lift that can raise or lower the machine to an Openari or storage Posi in the storage the machine can be the Chest of drawers fits in Between the two All three components interlock with each other to make one solid Harris said the unit is quite leaving More room for other like Iron ing certainly a Good Quality ironing Board and Iron Are needed in a sewing Harris ironing boards and Irons can be bought at for for As Low As and in some of Harriss customers prefer to buy which Iron material in one Quick imagine a huge Waffle Iron with v out the lower the heating and voila Flat shirts fit for a the Only drawback with the press v is the it can Range from f to for a Good Model like an Elna press v but it is a Good investment for v someone who does More than 150 hours of ironing a year or for someone who simply must have Ultra Sharp the press is Ideal for ironing everything from Large sheets to Small childrens another piece of equipment that can consume space in a sewing room is the cutting which according to Harris is very useful for both crafts and garment the table has a Flat surface that can be endowed with measure men marked mat to help you Cut it is a great investment because it saves the top of your sewing machine desk from ugly scissor scratches that happen when one is too Lazy to get up and Cut material on a proper it also makes your cutting More for those without enough collapsible cutting tables can be bought As an they can be folded Down to fit in a spare storage and bookshelves Are Excel Lent ideas for a sewing if not a most people who sew collect a lot of Harris you need lots of cupboard space for and for stashes of when looking for a place to build your sewing think sewing is a calming Hobby and choose an atmosphere that is reflective of your sewing room can be your Refuge from everyday your space to your place to quietly build your creative ideas into material won or loudly build if youre having trouble threading the Needle on the set up a Small stereo system in your sewing Hook up an old clock if it suits you anything to make you my Mother used to be a Well known Harris she recorded some stories for me and i put them on and listen to her she also said she enjoys mixing the music of classical artists like Bach and Brahms with the hum of her sewing adequate lighting also is essential to any sewing according to Gwen Mel the vision rehabilitation coordinator at the Canadian National Institute for the you must provide yourself with a concentrated Light said Mel adding that the Type of Light source should be your own personal prefer she suggested experimenting with fluorescent and Halogen Light sources to find which is Best for As there Are no general having enough electrical Power is also a precaution you should even though a sewing machine takes Little More to Power than a Moulinet about 120 too Many cords in an outlet can quickly blow a a Power which regulates an out lets Power draw May be As would using different keep in mind that one circuit and All outlets attached to it can Only take Watts of there is one item left that will make your sew much More com plete if you dont already have one a sewing selecting the right machine for you can be quite easy if you know what youre looking says Marilyn of mid town sewing Centre the first thing we ask is what Type of sewing our customers will be or plan to be Richardson simple mending tasks demand no More than the straight and Zigzag stitches offered by a lowered said computerized stitching designing intricate crafts and Pat terns for on the other May require a Model equipped with computerized stitching and embroidery Richardson said the Price can Range anywhere from for the Basic machine to for the computerized Singer that comes equipped with Builtin Harris sewing centres Hus Varnas Are similarly priced at to before it is smart to weigh the machines come with one step buttonhole making Windan place bobbins to eliminate stretch stitches for expandable and other alter a what will you use yours for just they Arent soup plan a sowing room and Pike it ;