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[dentaltrademart-blog]

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[20dollarlolita]

Cheap Sewing Machine Review: Janome Mini/Basic/Fastlane/Derby

<They’re all the same machine>

I have a lot of people ask what a good, cheap sewing machine is. I own a lot of sewing machines, so I have opinions on the matter. My general rule is that you cannot buy a modern, new sewing machine that is better than most older sewing machines you can get at Goodwill for $20. Not better for the price. Just better.

As a collector of sewing machines, I do have a bias. I like all-metal machines. Plastic pieces don’t last 40 years, and they definitely don’t last 111 years, but cast iron and steel will not fail you even after a century. (well, that’s not completely correct. All the cast iron and steel machines made before 1901 that failed us did so 50+ years ago and were thrown out, so natural selection has ensured that the existing ones are worthwhile)

But, if you HAVE TO buy a modern sewing machine, and you have an extremely small budget, there’s some options.

First thing to consider: shipping costs money, even if you are buying somethign with “free shipping”. Someone’s got to pay the shipping dude. Shipping costs money. Most heavy packages cost more to ship than lightweight packages. Therefore, there’s a certain validity...I’m struggling to say this because it goes against everything I’ve said on this blog...certain...certain validity...okay there’s a certain validity to buying an all-plastic machine.

Urgh, I hate that I said that.

Anyway, someone returned one to my store and we just have to damage them out due to an agreement with our contractor, I bought it. First thing to note: almost ALL sewing machines I’ve bought new have had a small piece of fabric under the presser foot, with some sewing to confirm that all the stitches work. That’s not just on nice machines; I’ve gotten one of these with a $21 children’s toy machine. I’ve gotten one of these with a $3 handheld stapler-style machine. I did not get one with this machine. It didn’t inspire confidence.

So, after I did that test for myself, first thing I did was take the machine apart.

For starters, in case you didn’t know this, the little dot on the screw head means you use the screw head with the additional flutes instead of your regular phillips head. Any time you’re finding that one of your screws just won’t unscrew properly, look for the dot. Tip there.

Or maybe you can’t unscrew it because this screw is in a terrible place. Note that taking this cover plate off to access the bobbin casing and hook is absolutely a thing that you would reasonably do in regular machine maintenance. This is a thing that a reasonable end user would be expected to do, and the fact that you can’t do this with a normal screw driver (and that the machine doesn’t come with a specialty-shaped screwdriver, which some do) is utterly infuriating.

I’m also just biased against things that are designed to be thrown out instead of had basic maintenance performed on it. I’m semi-okay with things being thrown out instead of having moderate repairs done, but this is really basic maintenance here. You should be able to remove this plate instead of throwing out the machine because it’s dirty down there.

That said, it’s ALL plastic down there, so if you get a large thread jam, it’ll probably snap some part and you’ll have to throw it away.

Also, note that those screwposts are plastic. Be very careful that you’re not cross-threading them when you put the screws back on after you replace your throat plate...good thing those screws aren’t hard to reach or anything and it’ll be super easy to screw them in straight or something.

Throat plate grooves are metal and attached with screws. This means that, if another kind of throat plate was available, it could be switched.

There’s no work light in the upper part. A couple of metal parts in here for pieces that move a whole lot. The thread uptake lever is plastic, which makes me nervous. That’s a part that’s pretty easy to break off, and if it breaks, your whole machine is garbage now.

There’s also no slot in the thread uptake lever, so you have to thread the thread through the eye like you’d thread a needle. This is slow and it annoys me. Wheeler&Wilson had the slot in the thread uptake lever figured out in 1895 so I don’t know why Janome doesn’t have it in here in 2020. Okay, actually, it’s because the slot would add to the cost by requiring the piece to be metal, so now it REALLY bothers me. This is a corner that shouldn’t have been cut, since it results in this part being inferior in two different ways.

Also, note the funky looking presser foot. I don’t know why it’s shaped like that, but we’ll get back to it.

BTW if you took all the screws off the back plate and then panicked because one is longer than the others and you don’t know where it goes, the long one goes here. You’re welcome.

I don’t have pictures of the other guts but I can confirm that all the other gears are plastic.

As for sewing: the foot switch is just an on/off switch. There’s no variable speed. Plugging a Janome variable speed pedal into this one, unfortunately, doesn’t magically give us variable speed. A girl could dream.

The bobbin doesn’t declutch. This means that the needle still goes up and down while you’re winding the bobbin. This makes me very anxious. It’s actually kind of dangerous, so you might want to take the needle out before winding a bobbin. I don’t necessarily want an auto-declutch for this, but just having a manual declutch like on an old machine would be super great.

On the subject of safety, this machine also has no light and no on/off switch. This means that it looks like it’s off even when it’s on and, if you’re not careful, you could step on the foot switch without realizing it and sew through something you didn’t want to. Make sure to unplug it if you’re not using it.

Again, this thing is LOUD. I don’t know if that’s a side-effect of the plastic itself, or if it’s a side-effect of sloppy tolerances on the plastic parts, but it sounds a lot like a Big Mouth Boogy Bass novelty toy, without the singing.

The presser foot this comes with just utterly baffles me. What’s the purpose of the ridges? To make the needle harder to thread? is it a safety thing?

Regardless, it’s a standard low-shank foot, so you can make it into a snap-on adapter, or just replace it with a regular low-shank foot. However, the bar it attaches to is plastic, so you probably want a pretty lightweight foot to avoid stripping the screws.

In terms of stitches, you have a fully-variable centered straight stitch, a left-aligned straight stitch with a fixed length, three zigzag stitches that do not have variable length, a scallop stitch, and a tricot stitch. Why is the scallop stitch included? We just don’t know.

I’d love to have a variable-length zigzag, even if it’s only available in three widths. I’m not sure what’s going on with the internal cams that makes it not possible to control the length of the zigzags when they have the tech to control the length of the straight stitch, but I assume it makes money somehow.

So, in conclusion,

When you get an all-plastic machine, you’re trading longevity of the machine for portability and price. Worth a note, if you want a portable machine that lasts, they do exist, just at a higher price point. But if your budget is under $100 and you’re okay treating a machine like it’s made of glass and throwing it out when the plastic parts wear down, this is a pretty good option. There’s no replacing parts since repair parts aren’t available, and they’re plastic, so they’re more likely to snap, but that comes with the plastic machine territory. As far as plastic machines go, I like it. The design is good. It’s nice and lightweight and it’s cheap.

It also feels cheap. Seriously, if you want this to last, treat it like glass. Don’t yank jammed thread out, keep the working parts clean, never ever oil it (don’t oil plastic parts ever!), be patient, always roll the handwheel towards you when pulling the fabric away until the thread releases, keep the presser foot up when you’re winding a bobbin, and just be very nice to it. And maybe invest in some earplugs to cut out the sound.

I don’t know if this is a case where this machine is notably worse than a $150 machine (especially a Singer one, since modern Singers’re kind of garbage in general). I know it is notably worse than your average $300 Brother or Janome, but it’s also less than a third the price. You’ll need to judge how much sewing you do, how much you need a variable zigzag, how much you’ll need a controllable speed, how much you can appreciate the sewing process when all you're hearing are the plastic gears and motors clacking together in an effort to barely sew some sort of seam.

But yes, as far as plastic machines go, it’s not terrible. It’s got a lot of features. Machines in this price range often are fixed straight stitch only and might not come with bobbin winders, have goofy tension systems that don’t work properly, and couldn’t sew a seam to save its life. This machine also uses commercially available bobbins and needles. It’s designed to function like a regular machine (hand wheel turns int he same direction, bobbin is dropped in normally, bobbin winding uses a common tension system, presser foot lever isn’t in a weird place) meaning that you could give this machine to a child who might be interested in learning to sew, with the idea that they could graduate to a more-featured machine that will last longer and sew thicker fabrics when they show they’ll still have interest in sewing next month. This comes in a ton of colors, which, let’s be real, is why I bought this.

This is also great if you don’t sew entire garments or quilts from scratch, but you want a machine on hand to do repair work or small alterations. Just save up for another machine and keep an eye out at your local thrift stores to see if a good machine pops up there.

[alkhastudio]

Book Making Workshop

// 05 March 2020

After attending a riso-print workshop, the prints created were used to learn about different methods of making books.

I learned that there are two forms of books, destructive and non-destructive. Non-destructive books are ones that cannot be changed once made, however destructive books are ones that can be altered and the content can be changed around through adding and taking out pages. 

Some of the demonstrations included saddle-stitch binding, screwpost binding, wiro binding and perfect binding. 

My favourite book-binding method shown was perfect-binding as shown by the image above. I used what I had learned to create my own A5 perfect-bound sketchbook. 

I am taking all of the demonstrated methods on board and will use one of them to create a sketchbook to compile the work I have done for my NMP as making my own sketchbook was really satisfying. 

[blackriver1]

First attempt in a long time to make some books. Working out okay...used to much glue. And first time using the old paper drill which was a learning curve. Shoutout to @inkandawl for the advice and pointers, greatly appreciated! #sunday #cat #vintage #paper #printing #press #diy #book #handmade #uppercase #uppercasemag #uppercasereader #screwpost#bookbinding #bookbinders

[sraudsepp]

After reorganizing and tidying, I again have access to my photo setup!✨ 📷Each of my handmade items goes through a rigorous photo shoot, & editing before being listed in the shop. 📚These are some of the new sketchbooks I made for last months craft fair awaiting their turn in the spotlight. 💌 I will keep you all posted about their status in the shop. Soon soon! . P.s.: If one or two happen to catch your eye, please let me know. I'd be happy to reserve it for you! .. #handboundbysraudsepp #handmadestationery #etsy #stationer #bookbinder #artist #paperartist #artistentrepreneur #smallbusinessowner #photoshoot #productphotography #handboundbooks #screwpost #looseleafrings #sketchbooks #canalpaper #artwork #colour #texture #japanese #texturedlinen #madeinmontreal #shophandmade

[micoomogar]

My portfolio book is complete! There are still 2 more web pieces I need to finish but all my printed pieces are done and ready to show at portfolio day on Monday. Only 3 more days! On Monday I’ll make a post to show all the work I’ve presented in here. Hard to believe my career at SSU is almost over! Also I’m totally digging this @pinazangaro screwpost binder and it smells like a cedar closet which is definitely a plus in my book. #design #designer #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #portfolio #ssuartanddesign #pinazangaro

[mcoopercreative]

Printing a Portfolio or, “What To Do With All That Money You Saved From Quitting Smoking”

One question I get asked by my IRL photog pals is how I put together my print portfolio. You might ask yourself how relevant a printed portfolio even is when one has a viewing with an art/photo director or buyer and my answer is “very”. As I work tirelessly on expanding my clientele and my business heading into the New Year, I realized I finally had to bite the bullet and invest in the best portfolio presentation I could within my own means.

At this point in my career, I am fortunate enough to have a wide range of retainers and regular clients — but I’m not getting any younger when it comes to pursuing some of the dream clients I moved to New York to aim for. I turned 30 recently and it was time to shit or get off the pot.

Most photographers have a similar model: print medium-to-large images, assemble them by a certain diverse colour palette and mood and present the edit in a custom-made book with screwposts. Some insist that print is dead, and presenting a portfolio in print is just a waste of money and resources — therefor solving the chopping down of the rain forest crisis themselves with an iPad or tablet portfolio. Now... I don’t have a real problem with a digital portfolio. I used an iPad myself earlier in my career, and most kids out of school use it as a necessary means to have some way to show their work. I also didn’t get hired very often.

So picture this: you hold your own beautifully printed work in your hands. You photographed it, you spent hours touching up all of the fine details, and sent it to the client for the glory of seeing your name under it and the satisfaction of knowing you’re in the game. But you haven’t felt the power of your own talent until you can hold it in your hands — and when you do, it’s like holding your own newborn baby. Walking into a meeting with a print portfolio gives you confidence in your abilities, your clientele and your pricing structure. Handing the work to your potential client tells them that you are respectable, know what you’re doing, and your expertise are worth the money.

While organizing a nice presentation of work with a book and screw posts is not out of the question for the future, I opted to go with something a little different. 

My print portfolio consists of a small number of 8x10 loose prints stacked inside a matte black portrait box made for me by the fine folks at Tyndell Photographic. I took an extension of the impressive brand identity made for me by Brooklyn-based designer Jason Bacher and had a commercial ink dye applied to the lid of the box.

Once opened, 15-20 matte prints rest snugly and neatly organized in order of my desired presentation for the particular client. I wanted prints that could be picked up and cover a desk or table if needed, which I believe makes a unique impression. It’s also cool to see how the client may re-arrange the prints based on their own tastes.

The paper was a tough call to make. I’ve had test prints made on some beautiful paper stocks, and others that really fell flat. It’s of most importance, though, to have a smooth paper stock that can hold up in just about any light condition.

Ultimately, I fell in love with Canson Infinity Rag Photographique, so much so that I even ran off 50 prints for my annual end-of-year mailer. Photographique is a 100% cotton museum grade white Fine Art and photo paper with a smooth texture available in two weights - 210 GSM & 310 GSM. If possible, I recommend paper more on the thick side. While matte paper with a smooth or even uncoated feeling is my personal preference, you should go with your gut. I know many photographers whose personal preference lies in a more glossy or saturated presentation for richer contrast and colour tones.

Though some recommend the likes of WHCC or even Adorama for basic print choices, I chose the fellas at Blick in NoHo. I could write a separate essay about how much I adore the guys at Blick and their fantastic customer service. If I could bake a fruit cake for Ed for the holidays, I would. Seriously. Maybe I’ll bring him a can of Trader Joe’s chicken chili (it’s something) (also, it’s pretty good for a starving artist - I highly recommend it).

Once the Tyndell portrait box had arrived and Blick had run off the collection of prints I needed to begin, I faced a new level of neuroses: collating a coherent narrative of 15-20 pages that would be provide a compelling representation of my best work and a finish that says, “Hire me, I’m fucking hungry and eager!” without overstating it.

Most photo directors will strain their attention after looking at your 20th page, if not before. The focus you should have is keeping a tight edit that recalls Ginsberg’s famous line about not being afraid to kill your darlings. Images that might be your favorite, or might feature your most recognizable subject or gig that you’re very proud of, need to go in the trash if they don’t fit into the seamless narrative of your edit. And honestly, spreading out 30 or 50 pages of prints is an agonizing process that sits with you for weeks at a time until you have a “eureka!” moment or pull a “Hail Mary” having a happy hour cocktail too many and say “fuck it” while you put it to rest until next time.

M. Cooper

LINKS

Canson Infinity Rag Photographique Tyndell Photographic Blick

[danihost-blog]

Hobbymaster Impresse Leather Coin Album - Black

Hobbymaster Impresse Leather Coin Album – Black

Rich European bonded leather cover

Holds 150 coins in standard 2×2 flips (not included)

Archival-quality plastic pages

Add more pages as your collection grows

Versatile expanding spine with screwpost binding system

Rich European bonded leather cover

Holds 150 coins in standard 2×2 flips (not included)

Archival-quality plastic pages

Add more pages as your collection grows

Versatile expanding spine…

[debaiser]

bc i want to size up again but still want to keep the tunnel look, i was checking etsy to see what the standard price range for screwpost tunnels was on there... and found these from piercedrepublic

help me i have no money and i want all of them

[arthurterry-artproducts-blog]

elago Aluminum Portfolio [Silver]-[Letter/A4 Size][20 Sheet/40Page][Expandable] - for professional artists

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elago Aluminum Portfolio [Silver]-[Letter/A4 Size][20 Sheet/40Page][Expandable] - for professional artists

ALUMINUM PORTFOLIO

Aluminum is light, strong and distinctive, making it an ideal material for a portfolio book. This elago Portfolio is crafted of satin finish aluminum and is constructed to last a lifetime. Compatible with all major brands of sheet protectors, mounting sheets and adhesive hinge strips. Expand the portfolio’s capacity with standard screwpost extensions (sold separately).

Product Features

SOLID ALUMINUM : Smooth touch characteristics of solid aluminum are evident throughout the Portfolio. Special bending hinge is machine produced to provide a smooth user experience.

EASILY ASSEMBLED : Rugged post-headed screw can be fixed on by using a coin. Easily organize the contents of your Portfolio at anytime.

LUXURIOUS FINISH : By treating the surface of the aluminum with an anodizing process, the Portfolio has a natural look that only aluminum can offer.

CONTENTS : Durable sheet protectors are not easily wrinkled. Made of PP, and a thickness of 0.1mm, everything stored will have protection and clear visibility. If the Extension Pack is purchased, content stored can extend to 40 pages.

Letter & A4 size compatible / Overall dimensions are 10 x 12.5 x 0.6 inches

[seebehl-blog]

Research on Books

To start of this project I decided to research books as a whole. 

Book-binding types:

Saddle-stitching

Perfect binding

Section Sewn

Wire binding

Cased-in wire binding 

Pamphlet binding 

Coptic binding

Japanese binding 

Screwpost binding 

What is visual narrative?

Story told primarily through the use of visual media, this could be photography, illustration, or video. 

‘Books without Words’

[chloeclarkrjfinalterm]

Portfolio completed: Thoughts and feeling in the process

The first time I have ever had to sort out the documents for printing on the photoshop document take took a lot of time from having reference from the indesign as a guideline for the process of printing & also to see how the images work as a coherent set. From measuring out the sizing from a 11x14 with the viewing space with also the consideration from looking at the full bleed (14 x11 inches) & cropped images  (12 x 18 inches) with the help from Furgus with the cropped images cropping down the width and the hight for the right scale. 

Than printing on the right hand side first where they would be gray lines around the images on the right than after the right hand side are done to do the left side & go from one to the next one and so forth, After that the process was stressful as I had done a lot of reprints which was very frustrating as if i didn't look before printing as when they get printed you pick out all of the flaws in all of the images. Than chopping it was also so stressful as you have to measure it up right as you can see in the GIF my first print is a bit out and you can see the second image but thats something not to worry about. 

After that process the punching of each image, Where Mike helped me out by looking at the hole puncher with the line on it to measure up to one of my scrap images as the example below: 

Than after that Mike helped me with the first two pages as they were difficult also I didn't know with the double sided pages that you had to start from the last page to the first which was mega confusing as I got the hang of it the flow got easier and better through that process. After the images was inserted in my portfolio you could see the screwiest (2cm) looked pretty big as I didn't have a lot of images to fill it all up as of later on I could email the company that I got it from or from another company for some smaller screwposts.  

[chloewilsonba3b-blog]

Choosing a portfolio

For my portfolio I’ve decided to have a leather screwpost book, because the leather represents the interiors of the cars, and I’ve decided to have the colour brown as I can have a 3.5mm bubble leather rather than a 2.5mm. I’ve chosen to have a white inner page so that it goes nicely with the outer brown leather. I’ve also ordered 30 inner protective sleeves so that I have more than enough for the folio and extras if I need them. 

[sraudsepp]

That's some good looking hardware! 🔩🔧🔗🔒📏 An example of the different options used to make the textured Japanese linen cardstock covered sketchbooks in my shop!! 💌 See 8 images back for more examples. . Contact me for a custom order or shop HandboundBySraudsepp.etsy.com (Link in profile) .. #bookbinding #hardware #handboundbysraudsepp #metal #looseleafrings #screwpost #sketchbook #handbound #handmade #photoalbum #notebook #bookbinder #metalhardware #scrapbooking #paperbinder #paper #industrialhardware #industrialchic #modern #bold #minimalist #colourblock #texture #refillable #reusable #smallbusiness #montrealmade #canadianbookbinder

[katiemckennaba3b-blog]

Colour Foiling

I also looked at colour foiling which is another type of personalisation, where they place a different colour onto your portfolio, this is another type I am considering between this and blind debossing, I am slightly swaying towards blind debossing and having my name embedded into the portfolio as it is more clean, simple which I think reflects my own work more. However I want to keep my options open and wanted to look at different types which can be done on the hidden screwpost portfolio from hartnack. 

[shrapneldesign]

Custom presentation set. #blackbamboo #box w/ #presentation #portfolios #perforated #aluminum #custombox #customdesign #customportfolio #craft #woodwork #craftsman #design #audi #vw #graphicdesign #logo #leed #screwpost #shrapneldesign