Tiny Screwdrivers for Sewists
I keep forgetting to share this set of Wiha micro screwdrivers. It came in the most recent Tool Crate—the husband’s quarterly tool subscription—and he said I could have it.
I am forever in need of tiny screwdrivers for my sewing machines, sergers, and coverstitch machines. Each brand requires a different kind, so this will be very helpful.
I taught a Decorative Coverstitch class yesterday. I was happy with the way it went, all things considered. Coverstitching is more complicated, in some ways, than serging. I tried to structure the class to minimize thread and needle changes, but students got a lot of practice unthreading and rethreading their machines and moving the needles. (Coverstitch machines have three needle positions with four combinations.) Add in the fact that I had three different machine models in class and I was on my toes the entire time. We got through all the material, however.
I’ve had ongoing issues with students not coming prepared to class. Two showed up yesterday not ever having looked at the supply list. One of the students who had come prepared pointed out that the supply lists were on the website with the class listing. I appreciated her jumping in. Sometimes, when another student does the calling out, it makes more of an impression than when the teacher does it. Yes, students can buy supplies at the store, but that takes time from class and sometimes the store is out of needed items.
It’s a process.
I wore my Burda 6329 pleat-neck top with the black waffle knit Harper Cardigan. One of my students came to class in her Harper Cardigan; she’s wearing it every time I see her because she says it’s her favorite cardigan ever. I will just say that it is wonderful to put on clothing in the morning that fits so well that I don’t have to think about it for the rest of the day.
I sent off an e-mail to the class coordinator at that store about 2024 classes. We need to start getting dates on the calendar. I don’t think I am going to schedule anything at the other store here in town—those classes never fill.
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The husband ordered a new work truck back in March. This is to replace his 2008 work truck and it is the same model as the one he got after the accident that totaled his 2014 work truck. We ordered it through the same dealer in Tacoma. At the end of June, I got an e-mail letting us know that the truck had been built (in Mexico) and was ready for delivery to Tacoma.
And there it sat. The truck has not moved for five months. This has caused frustration on all sides. The fleet manager must have lit a fire under someone because we got an e-mail from him yesterday. The truck has an estimated arrival date in Tacoma of early December. Once it gets there, it has to have the tool racks and tool boxes installed, but we are hoping that we will be able to drive over and pick it up before the end of the year.
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I was surprised to see an e-mail from Bloglovin’ in my inbox this week, so I popped over and logged into my account to see what was going on. I used to use Bloglovin’ to manage all my blog reading, but Bloglovin’ crashed and burned over a year ago. I moved to Feedly. Eh. Feedly is okay, but I really missed the Bloglovin’ format. I am happy to say that Bloglovin’ appears to have risen from the dead. I look forward to lots of blog reading.