56,966 blogs · [ { "id": "01a0e1e6-ec10-70fb-a87b-b8ca1f192e40", "title": "Your post about bobbinwork embroidery inspired me to experiment with some of my crochet thread! A question, if you don’t mind – how do you handle tension for the thicker thread? I’m finding I can’t stitch curves without puckering the fabric. Do fancier machines than mine (technically a kids’ model Janome) have the ability to adjust bobbin tension?", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828871508851081216", "published_at": "2026-09-27T01:44:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e1e6-ec10-70fb-a87b-b8ca1f34a495", "title": "Some more pictures of the 1910’s-20’s Western Electric from the previous post. \nI’ve not started on…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828775668465762304", "published_at": "2026-09-26T00:21:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0e1e6-ec10-70fb-a87b-b8ca1f39207a", "title": "I put a copy of this post up on blogspot too.", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828730801234542592", "published_at": "2026-09-25T12:28:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e7c6b4ee7", "title": "Just remembered readmores exist and I can put them in my long posts! Sorry for not doing that…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828650939056635904", "published_at": "2026-09-24T15:18:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e7d1ed43f", "title": "@plotbunnyfarm replied to your post “If it’s any help to anyone, here’s how the…”:", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828602104281235456", "published_at": "2026-09-24T02:22:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e7d9ae6c3", "title": "If it’s any help to anyone, here’s how the assessment/thought process went for my most recent sewing…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828514121690513408", "published_at": "2026-09-23T03:03:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e7dbfc5b3", "title": "Turns out it actually came with 5 bobbins! 2 more were hiding under the very very stuck bottom…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828428522616963072", "published_at": "2026-09-22T04:23:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e7e930caa", "title": "How does one learn how to refurbish an antique sewing machine? is it the sort of thing you can learn from books or videos, or do you have to learn from someone, or is it the sort of thing you sidestep into from related skills/hobbies?", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828419321883672576", "published_at": "2026-09-22T01:57:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e7f39e567", "title": "Progress. I didn’t like the way the plain topstitched edges looked next to the silver beading, so I…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828287044313825280", "published_at": "2026-09-20T14:54:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e7f4b760d", "title": "I’m pleased to say that my herd has gone from 7 down to 6! (unless you count the serger) \nThe 99k is…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828204235197972480", "published_at": "2026-09-19T16:58:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e7ff703be", "title": "Edit: Success! It has been taken to a good home! The new owner is an acquaintance who’s cleaned up a…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828139343645376512", "published_at": "2026-09-18T23:47:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e8097adb9", "title": "3 years after making it I finally got some pictures of a real wooly bear next to it. But they’re not…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828131999582748672", "published_at": "2026-09-18T21:50:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e8109c698", "title": "Ooh what’s under this intriguing hatch?", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828129155591929856", "published_at": "2026-09-18T21:05:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e81d562ca", "title": "Edit: Success! It has been taken to a good home! The new owner is an acquaintance who’s cleaned up a…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/828122845679927296", "published_at": "2026-09-18T19:24:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e82b770ae", "title": "@vincentbriggs I think watching this lowered my blood pressure by 20 points", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/827823152695558144", "published_at": "2026-09-15T12:01:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e8349227f", "title": "Making some sparkly gloves I designed last December, even though I really ought to be working on…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/827787547811971072", "published_at": "2026-09-15T02:35:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e83ac0d34", "title": "I made 4 grocery bags from a dark green thrifted table cloth. It was a nice heavy 100% cotton one…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/827786594879668224", "published_at": "2026-09-15T02:20:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0d4b1-d1cb-70b4-bbf2-926e84a5af89", "title": "Finished the stripey waistcoat a week or so ago and forgot to post pictures. The fit isn’t quite…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/827700878241923072", "published_at": "2026-09-14T03:37:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a095f5-baaf-704e-a848-eeb993cc7583", "title": "I seem to have shrunk a few cm since I drafted my pants patterns last winter, and now the greenish…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/827553624516411392", "published_at": "2026-09-12T12:37:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-340004332173", "title": "Hello, I have a tailoring question, if you have a moment! Is it a normal do-able request to ask for a leather jacket to be relined at a tailoring place? I’m nervous to go into the local shop and ask in case it’s an unreasonable thing to ask them to do. And when I say reline, I mean the lining is in tatters and not saveable, needs to be redone with completely new lining. Should I bring in the new lining fabric myself? Or is it reasonable to expect them to have that kind of thing? I’m one of those", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/827056381840457728", "published_at": "2026-09-07T00:53:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-340004471253", "title": "I recently learned about a kind of embroidery called bobbinwork where you put a really thick thread…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/826762710757851136", "published_at": "2026-09-03T19:06:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-3400045e7ddb", "title": "I made a blog post about how and why I made a stand to use my hand drill as a bobbin winder! I want…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/826762312330493952", "published_at": "2026-09-03T18:59:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-3400048a26b3", "title": "hey! :(", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/826751816574418944", "published_at": "2026-09-03T16:12:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-340004ea22fb", "title": "That’s what Bobbin Winding Time is for!", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/826688835106848768", "published_at": "2026-09-02T23:31:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-3400055ffbf2", "title": "Forbidden Deep Fryer", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/826675164025683968", "published_at": "2026-09-02T19:54:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-340005f3c5a6", "title": "This waistcoat was supposed to be a relatively quick wearable mockup, but I accidentally put more…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/826599833148293120", "published_at": "2026-09-01T23:57:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-340006535b66", "title": "Domestic sewing machine oiling: Once in a while (or every day in the case of continuous use) put a…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/826373913397297152", "published_at": "2026-08-30T12:06:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-340006736aec", "title": "I was going to include the serger saga in my monthly patreon update post (which is mainly meant to…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/826205045240561664", "published_at": "2026-08-28T15:22:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-340006cc4f45", "title": "I’ve had a couple questions from people who do use sergers for alterations, so I should clarify! I…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/826047713121583104", "published_at": "2026-08-26T21:41:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-340007b0cce5", "title": "The funniest thing about this is, I still don’t have a working machine that can do zig zag.", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/826032670814437376", "published_at": "2026-08-26T17:42:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-3400089a3887", "title": "The poor thing broke again a couple months ago because it couldn’t handle thick silk. It’s probably…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/826027492547674112", "published_at": "2026-08-26T16:20:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-34000949ba2a", "title": "I do alterations for a clothing store, and the turnover rate for managers seems unusually high, so…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/825993175297556480", "published_at": "2026-08-26T07:14:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-3400095900d9", "title": "I must confess that reluctance to use art supplies is still a thing I have trouble with sometimes. I…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/825570599564935168", "published_at": "2026-08-21T15:17:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-340009a23f00", "title": "I forgot to post about it but I made a patreon video going through one of my sketchbooks a few…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/825553775542566912", "published_at": "2026-08-21T10:50:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-34000a33db8d", "title": "Vince's needlework and occasional drawings", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/824954004403617792", "published_at": "2026-08-14T19:57:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-34000a3b3e91", "title": "Finally finished the wardrobe colour scheming video I started months ago. It’s half an hour, and has…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/824925764716756992", "published_at": "2026-08-14T12:28:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-34000a40e63e", "title": "Finally finished the wardrobe colour scheming video I started months ago. It’s half an hour, and has…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/824903108617535488", "published_at": "2026-08-14T06:28:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-34000aa976fa", "title": "I’ve wanted to try making fabric yoyos for quite a while now, and I finally got around to it last…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/824705920126894081", "published_at": "2026-08-12T02:14:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08c5d-5aec-7273-b873-34000b8dde0f", "title": "Cleaned/oiled/reassembled all the Bernina bits and it worked right away! \nThe tab on the bobbin…", "url": "https://vincentbriggs.tumblr.com/post/824674977460699136", "published_at": "2026-08-11T18:02:25+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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Your post about bobbinwork embroidery inspired me to experiment with some of my crochet thread! A question, if you don’t mind – how do you handle tension for the thicker thread? I’m finding I can’t stitch curves without puckering the fabric. Do fancier machines than mine (technically a kids’ model Janome) have the ability to adjust bobbin tension?original ↗

27 Sept 2026

Some more pictures of the 1910’s-20’s Western Electric from the previous post. I’ve not started on…original ↗

26 Sept 2026

I put a copy of this post up on blogspot too.original ↗

25 Sept 2026

Just remembered readmores exist and I can put them in my long posts! Sorry for not doing that…original ↗

24 Sept 2026

@plotbunnyfarm replied to your post “If it’s any help to anyone, here’s how the…”:original ↗

24 Sept 2026

If it’s any help to anyone, here’s how the assessment/thought process went for my most recent sewing…original ↗

23 Sept 2026

Turns out it actually came with 5 bobbins! 2 more were hiding under the very very stuck bottom…original ↗

22 Sept 2026

How does one learn how to refurbish an antique sewing machine? is it the sort of thing you can learn from books or videos, or do you have to learn from someone, or is it the sort of thing you sidestep into from related skills/hobbies?original ↗

22 Sept 2026

Progress. I didn’t like the way the plain topstitched edges looked next to the silver beading, so I…original ↗

20 Sept 2026

I’m pleased to say that my herd has gone from 7 down to 6! (unless you count the serger) The 99k is…original ↗

19 Sept 2026

Edit: Success! It has been taken to a good home! The new owner is an acquaintance who’s cleaned up a…original ↗

18 Sept 2026

3 years after making it I finally got some pictures of a real wooly bear next to it. But they’re not…original ↗

18 Sept 2026

Ooh what’s under this intriguing hatch?original ↗

18 Sept 2026

Edit: Success! It has been taken to a good home! The new owner is an acquaintance who’s cleaned up a…original ↗

18 Sept 2026

@vincentbriggs I think watching this lowered my blood pressure by 20 points original ↗

15 Sept 2026

Making some sparkly gloves I designed last December, even though I really ought to be working on…original ↗

15 Sept 2026

I made 4 grocery bags from a dark green thrifted table cloth. It was a nice heavy 100% cotton one…original ↗

15 Sept 2026

Finished the stripey waistcoat a week or so ago and forgot to post pictures. The fit isn’t quite…original ↗

14 Sept 2026

I seem to have shrunk a few cm since I drafted my pants patterns last winter, and now the greenish…original ↗

12 Sept 2026

Hello, I have a tailoring question, if you have a moment! Is it a normal do-able request to ask for a leather jacket to be relined at a tailoring place? I’m nervous to go into the local shop and ask in case it’s an unreasonable thing to ask them to do. And when I say reline, I mean the lining is in tatters and not saveable, needs to be redone with completely new lining. Should I bring in the new lining fabric myself? Or is it reasonable to expect them to have that kind of thing? I’m one of those original ↗

7 Sept 2026

I recently learned about a kind of embroidery called bobbinwork where you put a really thick thread…original ↗

3 Sept 2026

I made a blog post about how and why I made a stand to use my hand drill as a bobbin winder! I want…original ↗

3 Sept 2026

hey! :(original ↗

3 Sept 2026

That’s what Bobbin Winding Time is for!original ↗

2 Sept 2026

Forbidden Deep Fryer original ↗

2 Sept 2026

This waistcoat was supposed to be a relatively quick wearable mockup, but I accidentally put more…original ↗

1 Sept 2026

Domestic sewing machine oiling: Once in a while (or every day in the case of continuous use) put a…original ↗

30 Aug 2026

I was going to include the serger saga in my monthly patreon update post (which is mainly meant to…original ↗

28 Aug 2026

I’ve had a couple questions from people who do use sergers for alterations, so I should clarify! I…original ↗

26 Aug 2026

The funniest thing about this is, I still don’t have a working machine that can do zig zag.original ↗

26 Aug 2026

The poor thing broke again a couple months ago because it couldn’t handle thick silk. It’s probably…original ↗

26 Aug 2026

I do alterations for a clothing store, and the turnover rate for managers seems unusually high, so…original ↗

26 Aug 2026

I must confess that reluctance to use art supplies is still a thing I have trouble with sometimes. I…original ↗

21 Aug 2026

I forgot to post about it but I made a patreon video going through one of my sketchbooks a few…original ↗

21 Aug 2026

Vince's needlework and occasional drawings original ↗

14 Aug 2026

Finally finished the wardrobe colour scheming video I started months ago. It’s half an hour, and has…original ↗

14 Aug 2026

Finally finished the wardrobe colour scheming video I started months ago. It’s half an hour, and has…original ↗

14 Aug 2026

I’ve wanted to try making fabric yoyos for quite a while now, and I finally got around to it last…original ↗

12 Aug 2026

Cleaned/oiled/reassembled all the Bernina bits and it worked right away! The tab on the bobbin…original ↗

11 Aug 2026