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Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.03,0:00:09.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well hi there!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.03,0:00:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recently I've had a couple of people ask me\Nto review and try out "handheld sewing machines".
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.44,0:00:20.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I didn't actually know that handheld sewing\Nmachines existed until some people told me
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.29,0:00:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.48,0:00:26.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They supposedly have a lot of the functions\Nof just like a... standard, straight-stitch
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.51,0:00:30.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sewing machine, but they're a lot smaller,\Ncompact and a lot cheaper.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.58,0:00:40.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I found one on Ebay which was $16, I did\Nalso find a $2 handheld sewing machine, but
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.19,0:00:41.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was kinda...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.19,0:00:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was like, that's not gunna, that's can't\Nbe - that's not going to work, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.70,0:00:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, if this works, I think it would be really\Ncool because it will make sewing more accessible
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.76,0:00:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a lot more people, I've had a lot of you\Nmessage me saying that, you know, getting
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.58,0:01:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a sewing machine for one project, or if they're\Nnot sure about sewing as a hobby, it's kinda
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.78,0:01:04.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a big investment!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.03,0:01:08.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the other hand, if it doesn't work, I can\Nsave you guys the time and money in buying
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.97,0:01:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of these for yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.20,0:01:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SO my handheld sewing machine arrived today,\NI am going to open it up on camera and give
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.92,0:01:17.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you my first impressions!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.17,0:01:23.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, apparently, I didn't know this when\NI was buying it but I've ended up with the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.19,0:01:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Handy Stitch": As Seen On TV.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.18,0:01:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which makes me a little bit worried because\Nthose as..
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.67,0:01:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Seen on TV things generally don't work.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.27,0:01:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, cool.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.27,0:01:34.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They even have typos on the box.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.61,0:01:35.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cool.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.61,0:01:36.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have such high hopes for this already.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.93,0:01:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, it comes with a couple of pre-loaded\Nboddins - boddins?!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.68,0:01:41.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bobbins!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.66,0:01:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A needle-threader... oh good, we have instructions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.28,0:01:46.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here's the machine!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.56,0:01:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Da da da daaa! (Fanfare Noise)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.76,0:01:49.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Um okay, it kinda looks like a stapler -
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.74,0:01:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so batteries are in, and this here is\Nthe power switch.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.90,0:01:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Loud noise from machine]\NWhoa.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.64,0:01:56.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ooh.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.02,0:01:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It did something!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.80,0:02:00.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm surprised it did something!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.64,0:02:05.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Kay, so it sews sideways, instead of back\Nand forth...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.70,0:02:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whoa.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.12,0:02:10.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems to work!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.66,0:02:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.66,0:02:15.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm going to try and do a simple project\Nwith this, um, we'll see how we go!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.50,0:02:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so here's a question: why is there grease\Non everything?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.38,0:02:19.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ewww.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.38,0:02:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's like, big globs of grease.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.74,0:02:28.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So on this machine, here is the needle, um\Nthis is like the plate that the fabric goes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.35,0:02:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under, and there's the feed-dogs under there,\Nthat pull the fabric through.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.33,0:02:38.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This controls the tension, this is the bobbin\Nfor the thread... there only seems to be one
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.50,0:02:40.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,place where thread goes through.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.13,0:02:41.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.13,0:02:44.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is like a little wheel that raises the\Nneedle up and down manually.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.42,0:02:46.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is the power switch.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.37,0:02:51.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, you hold it... from here and... ooop!\N[loud noise from machine] Whoa! [laughs] And
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.73,0:02:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it goes! [loud noise from machine]
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.16,0:02:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's just figure out which way you go first.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.76,0:02:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.80,0:03:01.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It sews this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.98,0:03:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, okay, ummm... the stitches came straight\Nout.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.16,0:03:11.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sooo... that's cool.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.81,0:03:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not sure how we make that NOT happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.98,0:03:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Quietly]: Oh my god, what?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.22,0:03:21.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, I think I've got it mostly figured out.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.02,0:03:23.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm going to try and make a bow out of\Nthis.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.97,0:03:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wish me luck!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.26,0:03:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wonder if this sews 'round corners.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.04,0:03:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That would be a good thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.08,0:03:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it doesn't sew around corners - pffflt.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.00,0:03:34.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I give up on this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.42,0:03:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm so scared!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.70,0:03:41.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.20,0:03:41.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.22,0:03:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We got this.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.58,0:03:44.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.26,0:03:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wait, I'm supposed to pull the thread to the\Nfront... okay
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.50,0:03:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take 2.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.96,0:04:02.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh no, it's skipping some stitches!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.06,0:04:03.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Machine makes loud noise that isn't sewing\Nnoise]
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.36,0:04:04.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gasp!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.96,0:04:14.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Come on, turn, please!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.94,0:04:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm trying to turn the fabric, and it's\Nreally getting bunched up and caught inside
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.68,0:04:22.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the machine...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.68,0:04:24.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not looking so good for you here -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.59,0:04:27.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Machine makes loud noise]\NAh!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.29,0:04:28.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.29,0:04:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[laughs] Why am I so scared of this?!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.72,0:04:33.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Machine makes a small noise]\NStop!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.06,0:04:34.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.12,0:04:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I managed to turn it, kinda - I should probably\Nbe using pins to hold the fabric together.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.16,0:04:39.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my bad.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.64,0:04:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oooh.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.64,0:04:45.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of the fabric is bunching up.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.66,0:04:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kay, now I'm going to try and do that "backstitching".
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.24,0:04:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Needle, up.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.58,0:04:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pull out 3 inches of thread.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.26,0:05:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Down, up...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.46,0:05:07.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pull fabric out...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.74,0:05:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oooh...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.30,0:05:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh no, I'm pulling the stitches out!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.82,0:05:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No no no no no!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.48,0:05:20.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No no no no!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.34,0:05:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Argh!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.30,0:05:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where's - argh!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.22,0:05:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the stitches came out!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.94,0:05:25.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Uhhhh!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.18,0:05:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Voiceover] Okay, so I gave this a real, honest try, and\NI could just not get it to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.00,0:05:38.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After about an hour of trying to get just\None single line of stitches sewn, I gave up.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.94,0:05:42.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The main problem that I was having was that\NI couldn’t figure out how to secure the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.36,0:05:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stitches at the end of my line of stitches\N- this is pretty important because that literally
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.54,0:05:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stops the thread from falling out right out\Nafter you’ve sewn it in.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.68,0:05:55.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The instructions were not much help either\N– they were totally confusing, and even
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.85,0:06:01.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,though I followed them to a tee, which involved\Nall this complicated tying of knots with your
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.45,0:06:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hands, it still didn’t work out.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.80,0:06:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition, there was no apparent method\Nto holding the stitches into the fabric at
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.74,0:06:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the beginning of the stitch, either.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.25,0:06:14.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seriously how hard would it have been to put\Nin a backstitch function?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.35,0:06:18.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This would save so much time and energy if\Nthe machine had a simple backstitch to secure
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.66,0:06:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the stitches in place.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.53,0:06:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And regardless of me not being able to secure\Nthe stitches at the beginning and the end
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.87,0:06:28.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,– it also skipped a significant number of\Nstitches while I was sewing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.54,0:06:33.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, it’s possible that I needed to fine-tune\Nthe tension, but there weren’t really any
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.33,0:06:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instructions as to what the best tension even\Nlooked like, and each tension that I used
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.44,0:06:41.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,still ended up giving me skipped stitches.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.47,0:06:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, this was the bow that I ended up with.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.48,0:06:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's my bow.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.44,0:06:54.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been working on this for about an hour\Nat this point.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.87,0:06:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,None of these stitches have held up.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.40,0:07:00.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They've all come unravelled under a small\Namount of tension.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.99,0:07:08.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only place that the stitches have actually\Nheld was the place that I hand-tied the stitches
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.53,0:07:09.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.53,0:07:13.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The rest of them have completely fallen out.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.62,0:07:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cool - so, my final remarks on my first impression\Nof using a handheld sewing machine...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.54,0:07:26.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hate it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.61,0:07:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wasted about an hour of my life trying to\Nsew a simple couple of lines of stitches,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.54,0:07:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it didn't work.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.54,0:07:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, it's possible that with enough time and\Neffort you could get good at using this, but
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.98,0:07:44.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the amount of time that you have to invest\Ninto learning to use this is just SO much
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.85,0:07:49.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than it is for a standard beginner's\Nsewing machine.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.46,0:07:55.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, an hour into it and I wasn't even able\Nto figure out how to do a secure straight
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.48,0:07:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,line of stitches.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.48,0:08:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's definitely not easier to use than\Na standard sewing machine, definitely don't
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.52,0:08:03.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,buy it if you're looking for an easy version\Nof sewing.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.97,0:08:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fun, Fast and Easy?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.85,0:08:10.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,M-more like, not fun, slow and… hard!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.05,0:08:11.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,YEAH.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.05,0:08:12.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take that Marybeth.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.32,0:08:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take that.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.32,0:08:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah, those are my initial thoughts on\Nthe handheld sewing machine.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.36,0:08:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will give it another go, um if you guys\Nleave some helpful suggestions, maybe – ‘coz
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.07,0:08:24.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think I'm doing something wrong!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.42,0:08:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me know if you've ever used a handheld\Nsewing machine before and what brand you used,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.10,0:08:32.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if it worked for you - I'd really like\Nto know whether these are worth it at all,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.55,0:08:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but from my first impressions - it is not.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.00,0:08:36.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you so much for watching this video\N- OH!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.61,0:08:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you see the jacket I was wearing in my\Nintro?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.08,0:08:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, you didn't?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.10,0:08:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did you see those patches and you were just\Nlike, I'm so envious of Annika's cool patches,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.68,0:08:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well GUESS WHAT!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.68,0:08:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can buy them at my merchandise store!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.64,0:08:52.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The patches were designed by me and then made\Nby a WRAP certified factory in China, which
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.35,0:08:55.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,means they were produced ethically, coz that\Nis super important to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.21,0:08:57.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's even a Make Thrift Buy one!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.47,0:09:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And all proceeds will go towards helping out\Nmy channel, so you can yourself something
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.96,0:09:06.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cute, that shows off your love of sewing,\Nor Make Thrift Buy, and support my channel
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.11,0:09:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the same time!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.90,0:09:08.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright, I'm going now.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.66,0:09:09.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for watching!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.30,0:09:10.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bye!