Magical Singer Feet - not!

[dreamshark]

Since I have the day off, I decided I would try to figure out how to use the attachments that came with my new 1947 Singer. I'm having no luck at all. I started with the hemmer foot, which at least doesn't have any moving parts. All you have to do is feed the cloth into it. I cannot get it to work.

Is there anything more hateful than instruction books that say things like "hold it in a straight line and you will find it quite easy to make a perfect hem?" If I'm not finding it "quite easy" then I must be pretty stupid, huh?

Comments

More hateful?

[dsgood.livejournal.com]

Cookbooks which say "Cook until done."

Re: More hateful?

[dreamshark.livejournal.com]

Actually, "cook until done," works fine for me.

"Cook until done, approximately xx minutes" is better, and "Cook until lightly browned on top, approximately xx minutes" is better yet. But if you have to decide between leaving something in the oven the exact amount of time it says in the recipe or taking it out when it is obviously cooked, you're better off to go with the latter.