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This is my initial order. The snaps and grommets aren't much but those dies really add up. All are heavy solid long-lasting metal though. I have a list of more items to order after I use the tool for awhile. I wish I had ordered the hole cutting dies.
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Showing how the fashion snaps fit into the dies. I'd rather look at my own pics than have to keep watching the video tutorials on the Kamsnaps website. Someday I might try the colored plastic snaps too, and of course they have their own dies.
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So far I've practiced with everything I ordered and it all works great! The tool handle is easily pressed, no real strength needed. These are the dies and parts needed for the fashion spring snaps. Even the existing snaps I already had worked!
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The snaps and grommets come in packs of 50 each. That seems like a lot to me, but from the Kamsnaps FB group I joined there are plenty of folks who ruin some by putting them in backward or pressing too hard which damages them.
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To start with I got the KX-T2 with mounting board, a variety of size 20 metal fashion spring snaps, size 16 open ring snaps, a variety of size 7mm grommets and all the dies to make it all work.
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I finally got a Kamsnaps KX-T2 mini table press! At first I wanted the heavy duty DK93 but for my sporadic use this will be better as not so bulky to store and heavy. This will do the same things: snaps, grommets, rivets and covered buttons.
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Found a place to store my Oliso Project Iron so it's handy. The cord is dropped inside my MOOD bag so no need to wrap it for storage. Seeing it should help me remember to use it more often! (For Steam Irons Album.)
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Haha! I typed in "night club" on my free version of Photoroom and added this pic since it was still in my phone. Three hunky guys and one holding up my chair. So silly! (Simplicity 8875 Album.)
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Italian pot roast, aka Stracotto. After preparing on the stove it went in the Crock Pot. The chuck roast is browned in bacon drippings. I omitted celery and next time wil add a little red wine.
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I ordered this Tramontina 10" pan online with Kohl's cash. What a great pan! Heavy but not too heavy, well made and no rivets inside. Non-stick and perfect for eggs. I bought a glass univeral lid from Amazon to fit 9.5" - 11".
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I won the contest with my dinosaur jack-o-lantern at the annual pumpkin carving contest at Angela's, October 2024.
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I won the contest with my dinosaur jack-o-lantern at the annual pumpkin carving contest at Angela's, October 2024.
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A recent session of cutting out both black and white interfacing because I bought a lot of tees on sale. This should last a LONG time.
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Front view. This dress is so comfy! I'm pleased with how it came out even though it's not my usual style.
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I love the center ruffle split. Such a feminine dress you should be able to show some leg right?!
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Back and side view collage. The slight high-low difference was not a big deal. I can barely tell!
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When all four ruffle pieces are sewn together it's 11.5 feet long. Just wanted to get a visual of that because if you gathered that by hand...well I can't even imagine. Shirring, ruffler foot, serger gathering or anything is better than that!
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Haha this looks weird but not going to waste my time and the rest of my sheet to put on another sleeve and ruffle. It's just a muslin/toile! The ruffle is not hanging straight at the center front because I didn't sew it in the exact right spot.
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Someone online made the same pattern, Simplicity 8875, and it clearly shows the high-low hem, much more pronounced than mine. I see her back bodice seam is almost to the waist like mine too.
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Side view. It doesn't show much here but this dress is slightly high-low, with the front just a smidge higher. Perhaps on someone with a more ample rear-end it would be straight? I'm not a fan of high-low but it isn't enough to really be noticed.
