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I got a new toy...

Mon Jul 11, 2011, 7:02 PM
I've gotten by so far with what is quite possibly the most basic, bottom-line sewing machine that Singer makes.  I say "gotten by" because I spend most of my time threatening it until it does what I want, or un-jams, or stops doing whatever strange, random thing the Singer gremlins are making it do at the moment.  I constantly have visions of the scenes in Office Space when they're yelling at the fax machine.  We have *that* kind of relationship.  I'm pretty sure I've vented about it on here more than once.

Sooo...when Amazon sent me one of their eerily accurate targeted ads (you know the ones I'm talking about, where you can tell they've been tracking your every click) with a fancy-schmancy sewing machine on mega-sale, I finally talked myself into it.  I am now the proud owner of a Brother SE400, which does a million and one things including small areas of embroidery.  I have no idea how to use it.  I'm making my way through the instructional video five minutes at a time, lol.  Anyway, so excited!  I can't wait to see what I can use it for on the plushies. :D

On a somewhat related note (I thought I would be justified in getting this sucker if I got rid of something else) I'm selling my 1.5" button machine and punch.  If anyone would be interested, please let me know!  I've literally only made about 25 buttons with the thing, I never had time to design anything for the larger size.  It's the same set-up I've been using for the 1" size and I've made over 20,000 of those, so it's definitely a quality machine!  The punch is one of the heavy-duty ones that doesn't kill your hands, and I have 400+ parts for pinbacks and 40 keychains to go with it.  All told I paid upwards of $400 for all of it, I'll let it go for $300 to a fellow Deviant.  :D  Holla if you have any questions!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go find a deserted field and a baseball bat...

OOH!  Almost forgot.  Thanks so much to my awesome fellow plush artist :iconthrenodi: for hooking me up with some Pewter fleece and saving the day!  If you haven't strolled through her gallery yet, go do it!  There are some amazing plushies in there. :D

  • Mood: Eager
  • Listening to: Skillet
  • Playing: Outland

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:iconladyofpayne:
Gret. Please Garret hawke from DA 2 and Anders.
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:iconchibi-chan88:
~Chibi-chan88 Jul 16, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
yaaaay! :la: new toys are always so much fun!

I never mastered the art of using a sewing machine... they intimidate me...
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:iconeitanya:
*eitanya Jul 17, 2011  Professional Artisan Crafter
They used to scare me to death. I think the secret is to allow yourself to screw up a few times. Then it's not so scary. ;)
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:iconchibi-chan88:
~Chibi-chan88 Jul 19, 2011  Hobbyist General Artist
I think my problem is I've never had one that worked properly, so I just get frustrated and give up.
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:iconeitanya:
*eitanya Jul 19, 2011  Professional Artisan Crafter
I've definitely been there! It makes a big difference.
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:iconsilverhammer:
~silverhammer Jul 12, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
congrats on the new machine :)
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:icondrklucavi:
gratz on the new machine of awesome, i imagine you will take your already super epic skills and make peoples heads explode!
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:iconeitanya:
*eitanya Jul 12, 2011  Professional Artisan Crafter
I hope so! Although that might get messy...;)
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