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From: Mark Zenier on 12 Apr 2010 14:15 In article <c04cf976-1c45-4817-b7f7-2597a3e3cf2e(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, J.A. Legris <jalegris(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: >On Apr 11, 10:39�pm, "Michael Robinson" <nos...(a)billburg.com> wrote: >> "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >> messagenews:5iu4s5tofv525lqrluham6ni2os3raf4hv(a)4ax.com...> When I >travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a >> > button back on using tiny plastic straps. >> >> > You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's >> > cuff that comes unstitched :-) >> >> > Is there such a thing? >> >> A bit of cardboard about the size of a matchbook with a needle stuck in it >> and some thread wrapped around. �Or buy a sewing kit at the dollar store. > >Ha! Good luck. Thompson would need an illustrated manual just to >thread the needle. Hot glue would be a better choice - it really >sticks to polyester. They sell hot glue as a random weave fabric (like Tyvek, only very sparse mesh) at sewing stores for exactly Thompson's purpose. Stick it inside the hem and iron it. Looking in the old sewing supplies, "Stich Witchery". Mark Zenier mzenier(a)eskimo.com Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com)
From: John Larkin on 13 Apr 2010 12:23 On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:15:03 GMT, mzenier(a)eskimo.com (Mark Zenier) wrote: >In article <c04cf976-1c45-4817-b7f7-2597a3e3cf2e(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, >J.A. Legris <jalegris(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: >>On Apr 11, 10:39�pm, "Michael Robinson" <nos...(a)billburg.com> wrote: >>> "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >>> messagenews:5iu4s5tofv525lqrluham6ni2os3raf4hv(a)4ax.com...> When I >>travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a >>> > button back on using tiny plastic straps. >>> >>> > You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's >>> > cuff that comes unstitched :-) >>> >>> > Is there such a thing? >>> >>> A bit of cardboard about the size of a matchbook with a needle stuck in it >>> and some thread wrapped around. �Or buy a sewing kit at the dollar store. >> >>Ha! Good luck. Thompson would need an illustrated manual just to >>thread the needle. Hot glue would be a better choice - it really >>sticks to polyester. > >They sell hot glue as a random weave fabric (like Tyvek, only very sparse >mesh) at sewing stores for exactly Thompson's purpose. Stick it inside >the hem and iron it. Looking in the old sewing supplies, "Stich Witchery". > I wear jeans and avoid all that nonsense. The customers don't seem to mind. I also scribble block diagrams and schematics on whiteboards, photograph them, and send as attachments to emails as formal proposals. Ditto. I have one tie, for weddings only. John
From: Jim Thompson on 13 Apr 2010 12:31 On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:15:03 GMT, mzenier(a)eskimo.com (Mark Zenier) wrote: >In article <c04cf976-1c45-4817-b7f7-2597a3e3cf2e(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, >J.A. Legris <jalegris(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: >>On Apr 11, 10:39�pm, "Michael Robinson" <nos...(a)billburg.com> wrote: >>> "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >>> messagenews:5iu4s5tofv525lqrluham6ni2os3raf4hv(a)4ax.com...> When I >>travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a >>> > button back on using tiny plastic straps. >>> >>> > You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's >>> > cuff that comes unstitched :-) >>> >>> > Is there such a thing? >>> >>> A bit of cardboard about the size of a matchbook with a needle stuck in it >>> and some thread wrapped around. �Or buy a sewing kit at the dollar store. >> >>Ha! Good luck. Thompson would need an illustrated manual just to >>thread the needle. Hot glue would be a better choice - it really >>sticks to polyester. > >They sell hot glue as a random weave fabric (like Tyvek, only very sparse >mesh) at sewing stores for exactly Thompson's purpose. Stick it inside >the hem and iron it. Looking in the old sewing supplies, "Stich Witchery". > >Mark Zenier mzenier(a)eskimo.com >Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) > I mentioned that back in the "thread" :-) But couldn't remember what it was called. I can remember using it to stiffen light weight fabrics for my wife's various Girl Scout projects. Now I remember... there's a really light version, almost like tissue paper, called "fusible interfacing". ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: Jim Thompson on 13 Apr 2010 12:37 On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:23:53 -0700, John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:15:03 GMT, mzenier(a)eskimo.com (Mark Zenier) >wrote: > >>In article <c04cf976-1c45-4817-b7f7-2597a3e3cf2e(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, >>J.A. Legris <jalegris(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: >>>On Apr 11, 10:39�pm, "Michael Robinson" <nos...(a)billburg.com> wrote: >>>> "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >>>> messagenews:5iu4s5tofv525lqrluham6ni2os3raf4hv(a)4ax.com...> When I >>>travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a >>>> > button back on using tiny plastic straps. >>>> >>>> > You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's >>>> > cuff that comes unstitched :-) >>>> >>>> > Is there such a thing? >>>> >>>> A bit of cardboard about the size of a matchbook with a needle stuck in it >>>> and some thread wrapped around. �Or buy a sewing kit at the dollar store. >>> >>>Ha! Good luck. Thompson would need an illustrated manual just to >>>thread the needle. Hot glue would be a better choice - it really >>>sticks to polyester. >> >>They sell hot glue as a random weave fabric (like Tyvek, only very sparse >>mesh) at sewing stores for exactly Thompson's purpose. Stick it inside >>the hem and iron it. Looking in the old sewing supplies, "Stich Witchery". >> > >I wear jeans and avoid all that nonsense. The customers don't seem to >mind. Raw, unseamed edge, at the bottom ?:-) > >I also scribble block diagrams and schematics on whiteboards, >photograph them, and send as attachments to emails as formal >proposals. Ditto. > >I have one tie, for weddings only. > >John You don't need a tie for _your_ funeral... no one will come ;-) I don't wear ties (ever) either, but I don't like jeans. Cheap fabrics like that abuse my baby-soft skin :-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: Mark Zenier on 14 Apr 2010 13:55
In article <9a69s5dce9fov4l98dlfvp7358lsp3ose7(a)4ax.com>, Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote: >On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:15:03 GMT, mzenier(a)eskimo.com (Mark Zenier) >wrote: > >>In article ><c04cf976-1c45-4817-b7f7-2597a3e3cf2e(a)i25g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, >>J.A. Legris <jalegris(a)sympatico.ca> wrote: >>>On Apr 11, 10:39�pm, "Michael Robinson" <nos...(a)billburg.com> wrote: >>>> "Jim Thompson" <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-I...(a)On-My-Web-Site.com> wrote in >>>> messagenews:5iu4s5tofv525lqrluham6ni2os3raf4hv(a)4ax.com...> When I >>>travel I carry one of those Buttoneer gadgets that "staples" a >>>> > button back on using tiny plastic straps. >>>> >>>> > You'd think someone would make a similar device for fixing a pant's >>>> > cuff that comes unstitched :-) >>>> >>>> > Is there such a thing? >>>> >>>> A bit of cardboard about the size of a matchbook with a needle stuck in it >>>> and some thread wrapped around. �Or buy a sewing kit at the dollar store. >>> >>>Ha! Good luck. Thompson would need an illustrated manual just to >>>thread the needle. Hot glue would be a better choice - it really >>>sticks to polyester. >> >>They sell hot glue as a random weave fabric (like Tyvek, only very sparse >>mesh) at sewing stores for exactly Thompson's purpose. Stick it inside >>the hem and iron it. Looking in the old sewing supplies, "Stich Witchery". >> >>Mark Zenier mzenier(a)eskimo.com >>Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) >> > >I mentioned that back in the "thread" :-) > >But couldn't remember what it was called. I can remember using it to >stiffen light weight fabrics for my wife's various Girl Scout >projects. > >Now I remember... there's a really light version, almost like tissue >paper, called "fusible interfacing". I wouldn't use that phrase when the TSA inspector picks it up and asks you "What's this?". Mark Zenier mzenier(a)eskimo.com Googleproofaddress(account:mzenier provider:eskimo domain:com) |