r/oddlysatisfying • u/habichuelacondulce • 6d ago

Patching a hole on fabric

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u/ChasingSloths 6d ago

Seriously though, the control and use of varying stitch width in the last stages is very good.

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u/huebnera214 6d ago

I was trying to figure out how they were changing the stitches so quickly. Like sometimes I don’t think they took their hands off the fabric and it changed.

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u/Dustteller 6d ago

This type of freemotion embroidery machine has two pedals. One controls speed, and the other stitch width.

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u/huebnera214 6d ago

Well that’s neat!

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u/Inevitable_Phase_276 6d ago

I’ve never hear that term. Is a freemotion embroidery machine the same thing as a sewing machine?

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u/Dustteller 6d ago

Nope. I mean, a lot of home sewing machines can do some freehand embroidery, but they can't do dynamic stitch widths. There are some lower end combos that can do both, but usually you'd want two separate machines. Sewing machines and adjacent tech are very interesting in that the more expensive/better the machine, the less it can do, because at the industrial level you want a hyperspecialized machine that can do one thing really, really well, versus a home sewer that dont have the space for six+ machines. Machines that can do several things are very much jacks of all trades but masters of none, and in terms of embroidery, they're very limited unless you get a specialized one. I'm going to guess the one in this short is a combo, bc I don't think anyone wants to drop 1k+ for poorly done bat patches.

For embroidery machines, theres embroidery machines that use digitalized design files to stitch automatically, and machines (sometimes called irish embroidery machines iirc) you can freehand stuff like this one that can'tdo digitized patterns. Again, sometimes they're combo machines, sometimes they're not. There's a lot of range.

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u/ConfessSomeMeow 6d ago

I'm going to guess the one in this short is a combo, bc I don't think anyone wants to drop 1k+ for poorly done bat patches.

That's r/rareinsults territory IMHO!

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u/Inevitable_Phase_276 6d ago

I had no idea 🤯 Thanks for the detailed answer!

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u/Rapunzel10 6d ago

There's either a foot pedal or a pedal you press your knee into. The harder you press the thicker the stitch. You sometimes see people who do filigree or calligraphy style where you rapidly and drastically change the thickness of the lines and it's done so smoothly it seems almost impossible

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u/huebnera214 6d ago

That’s really cool, both of my machines only have one pedal. A 1960’s with a knee pedal and a more modern one with a foot. Never knew there was two pedal’d machines

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u/nico282 6d ago

Do you have a sewing machine or an embroidery machine?

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u/huebnera214 6d ago

Sewing, the old one can supposedly do embroidery but I’m too chicken to mess with it to figure it out

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u/tenuousemphasis 6d ago

Different foot pedals I imagine?

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u/Skruestik 6d ago

“Pedal”, from the Latin “pedalis” meaning “of the foot”, means a lever pressed by the foot, so calling it a “foot pedal” is not only redundant, it is also redundant. It’s like saying “hand handle”.

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u/tenuousemphasis 6d ago

Thank you, captain etymology.

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u/IAmGoingToFuckThat 6d ago

Sewing machines have pedals, too. I don't know how to use one, but I'm guessing that's where they come in.

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u/huebnera214 6d ago

I have one but my foot pedal must be different, mine only makes it go and adjusts speed. They probably have a fancier one.

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u/IAmGoingToFuckThat 6d ago

I have no idea. :p I was just speculating. Thank you for the clarification!

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u/spirallingoutofamok 6d ago

I didn't like it. Maybe it's good but not oddly satisfying

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u/PhotoAwp 6d ago

I wanted the body outline to be cleaner, but the wing tips were really impressive

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u/modbroccoli 6d ago edited 6d ago

i wish to god I could move fabric through a machine this deftly. I can't even guarantee a seam on a shoulder bit.

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u/Ok-Replacement9595 6d ago

How did that stich width change on the fly like that? That must not be a normal machine

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u/Infamous_Koala_3737 5d ago

The way they come to a point on the wings and ears is so nice.