What's on your Tuesday Menu?

Grim_Traveller
on 4/25/23 7:27 am

RNY on 08/21/12

Serger. It uses 3 to 5 spools of thread at a time, trims the edge of the fabric, and loops thread around the edge to prevent the fabric edge from fraying.

I once had some nice ladybug fabric in a heavy cotton duck, but that material is almost always plain, solid colors. That's why I was so happy to find the bumblebees.

And, the labor movement used bees and the skep as a traditional symbol for work, industriousness, and labor.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Partlypollyanna
on 4/25/23 7:53 am

RNY on 02/14/18

Busy bees!! The google for serger was "sometimes called an overlocker"...so your definition was much more useful!

HW: 306 SW: 282 GW: 145 (reached 2/6/19) CW:150

Jen

Grim_Traveller
on 4/25/23 8:24 am

RNY on 08/21/12

There are a bunch of different types of stitches, and I'm really just a beginner. Throwing out the technical terms doesn't help define the function.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Teenie
on 4/25/23 7:54 am - Pittsburgh , PA

RNY on 12/19/17

Ron sews too. He learned during the pandemic. He now does friends and family's alteration needs. I think it is awesome.

HW 299 SW 290 CW 139 GW 140 2/08/2019 OPERATION: Surgical Hernia with excision of total surface area of 55 x 29 cm of abdominal skin.

Grim_Traveller
on 4/25/23 8:25 am

RNY on 08/21/12

I could hem simple stuff, but you wouldn't want me doing complicated things.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Icecream Dreamer
on 4/25/23 8:16 am - Central Coast, CA

RNY on 06/26/17

Manly stuff...like what?
I always wanted to learn how to sew with a sewing machine. One of my down the line in the future projects is to learn to make quilts, and it needs knowing how to work a sewing machine.

SW:261 6/26/17 GW:150 10/6/18

CW: 142

PGW: 140-142

Grim_Traveller
on 4/25/23 8:29 am

RNY on 08/21/12

I need some rolls to store tools. It's helpful to use a different fabric for each, so I can tell at a glance what's inside. I'll post some pictures for photo Friday. Finally, an excuse to take a picture!

I've always thought that if I didn't have the room for woodworking that I might take up quilting. It combines a lot of things I like -- research, history, planning, creativity, active work, and a finished product that's useful, lasting, and beautiful.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Queen JB
on 4/25/23 7:43 am

RNY on 07/20/15

He is a great sewer. Meanwhile, middle school Home Ec is the only class I have ever straight up failed.

High Weight before LapBand: 200 (2008)
High Weight before RNY: 160 (2015)
Lowest post-op weight: 110 (2016)
Maintenance Weight: 120 (2017-2019)
Battling Regain Weight: 135 (current)

Grim_Traveller
on 4/25/23 8:21 am

RNY on 08/21/12

On April 25, 2023 at 12:08 PM Pacific Time, Partlypollyanna wrote:

Do you really sew or is this your way of indicating that you've been kidnapped? Given all the other things you and QJB do, I would not be surprised if you sew!

We should have a safe word though, so I can let you all know if Julia has locked me in the attic.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.