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Project - Tea Towel Bunting

It took a little longer than anticipated, but my first lot of Tea Towel Bunting is complete! And I’m pretty pleased with the result, but only after a lot of huffing and puffing and scratching my head trying to bring Mums old Alfa sewing machine back to life.

This beast of a machine has been collecting dust for nearly my whole lifetime. I’m amazed I've not sought it out before now. It’s absolutely weighs a ton, and when you lift of the case, it even smells old! But it’s a lovely old thing, with a great retro instruction manual and an old school belt motor.

The rubber belt had corroded on first inspection, which meant it wasn't quite working the needle, so I ordered a new one (ebay really is a god send!) and my very clever Dad fixed it. He also gave it a good oiling ready for me to try out this weekend, which I did… But I didn't get on too well. I think it’s something to do with the tension. It took a bit of brain power to thread it all up, and work out the settings, but every time I went over a thicker bit of material, the thread kept snapping. Very frustrating and I think I might need a lesson with someone who really knows their sewing machine stuff, as in the end I gave up and finished the job on my other (slightly less cool!) Argos sewing machine.

Really pleased that my first Sew Ro project is complete, and I hope Hardy likes his bunting!