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Margaret "Marty" Cobb
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- Memphis, TN
- United States
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If I have money to burn, I like JoAnn's. I buy my non-pilling fleece (for monkey making) there and they always have loads of it on hand. My favorite source for the rest is charity shops. They have vintage fabrics that I can't find anywhere else. A...
There are 2 yarn shops but both are not convenient for me to get to & they are not handicap accessible for wheelchairs. The library & community centers in our area do not offer knitting or sewing classes. I do belong to the American Sewing Guild &...
Margaret, I did not have funds for lessons, either. I took free classes at my library. If you want to learn basics, you may be able to find something similar at a community center or library in your area. Also, our local yarn shop has sit and knit...
I'm working on a prayer shawl too! I checked out youtube videos for purling. That way I could start and stop and re-start the video demo. There are so many out there. I jsut save them to my favorites in Youtube. Setting up an account there is real...
I have mastered the basic knit stitch but cannot comprehend how to purl stitches. I like to knit prayer shawls for my church & would like to improve my knitting skills but don't have funds for lessons. Are there any tutorials that you can recommend?
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- About Me:
- Retired in 2001 after 26 yrs with TN Dept Children's Services. Have been sewing since age of 7 and come from a long line of seamstresses. In college, I studied tailoring. Besides sewing, I love machine embroidery, needlework and photography plus collecting sewing books. In March, 2009 I started a sewing ministry within my church to do clothing repairs & alterations in exchange for a donation to the church. I also volunteer by teaching sewing to those who cannot afford to pay for lessons. I also have been helping the UMNC in their Refugee Economic Independence Program by working on donated machines to get them running. Even though, I have to use a wheelchair, I like to share my love of sewing with others. I am president of the Memphis Chapter of the American Sewing Guild.
- What type of sewing do you enjoy?
- garment, cross stitch, embroidery
- What type(s) of sewing machine(s) do you have?
- Pfaff 7570, Pfaff 4874, Pfaff 1371, Babylock X-scape,
- What brand of patterns do you prefer?
- Vogue, Butterick, Simplicity, & McCall's plus Textile Studio Patterns, Silhouette patterns and patterns by LaFred. I hope to get into pattern drafting & create my own patterns.
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