r/sewing

What is going on over at Joann??

I placed an order last week, mainly notions and some fabric, and it went through. Next day entire order cancelled. I spoke to customer service who said that there was some sort of issue with fulfillment, which is why it was automatically canceled and if they split the order up into multiple separate orders, it would go through. However, they couldn’t do it with me on the phone so they had to call me back and recollect my credit card information over the phone, which I thought was sketchy to become with. Next day, half of that order was canceled. I contacted customer service and never heard back. It seems like part of my order was shipped? But I keep getting emails saying that they’re sorry for the delay and it’s unclear when part or all or part of a part of any of this order will ever arrive to me and I haven’t even checked to see what I was actually charged for.

TL; DR: Joann has bad customer service, a wonky website, and is unreliable. Wtf!

I don't have a printer and my local library I think only prints A4, please tell me the logistics of how you manage to print downloadable patterns without a printer :)

My boss once told me she was bringing Jake into work to help go through a run of garments we were commissioned to do

I thought Jake was her son, so you could imagine my shock when she told me when I meet Jake, I could even have a go on him

Turns out “Jake” is an industrial Juki

So this got me thinking, does anyone else name their machines? How did your machine/s get its name?

Hey there,

I'm new to sewing, but I've found that these little hobby-machines simply don't cut it it for me in terms of both power and working space, and thus, I've started looking for a used Industrial machine on the secondary market.

I've been tipped about someone in my area who's giving up shop and who's offering quite some different machines, but the problem is that I don't exactly know which ones are right for my purposes.

I'm into making (my own) outdoor accessories and gear - think pouches and the likes - and usually sew PU-coated fabrics of 500D and above (often 1000D), often combined with webbing, which usually results in quite some layers of thick fabric which the needle has to chew through.

Which machine from the following offer would be worth a closer look?