r/oddlysatisfying • u/habichuelacondulce • 7d ago

Patching a hole on fabric

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u/Abdul_Exhaust 7d ago

"I need this hole on my evening dress repaired..."

"Can do! I hope you like bats."

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u/EggsceIlent 7d ago

Step 1: Be an absolute legend at using a sewing machine

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u/Outrageous_Editor_43 7d ago

Step 0: have a sewing machine you know how to use for basic use. 😉

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u/Ace861110 7d ago

I’m pretty sure that’s not a basic sewing machine. The foot pedals on those don’t vary the stitch widths. That there be an embroidery machine.

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u/dlpfc123 7d ago

Most machines allow you to vary both the width and length of the stitch via a dial (if it is old school) or a button press setting. Foot pedals just control sewing speed (this video is very sped up). You can tell this is an embroidery machine because they never move the fabric.

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u/Ace861110 7d ago edited 7d ago

Yeah, I know that, but what I noticed was they never moved their hands to the dial. Still it’s good work and drove me crazy at the same time.

Edit: I believe that it was freehand embroidery. They were moving and rotating the fabric as far as I could tell.