Sewing SOS (aka, Auuuuuugh!)

[saxikath]

One of the fabrics I'm using for the Insane Costuming Project turns out to be one my sewing machine Does Not Like At All. (It's definitely the fabric's fault; the machine is sewing other fabrics fine.) It's a metallic fabric, slightly stretchy, and my machine won't sew it smoothly -- the bobbin thread keeps not catching, so there will be some stitches fine and then a big gap, and then it won't catch at all for a couple of inches.

The woman at the craft store told me that a serger is really the best sort of thing to use for this. Does anyone have one they're willing to lend me for a couple of days? This project has to be finished by next weekend, and the metallic part is crucial. It has a number of parts, so hand-sewing would be very time-consuming.

If anyone has one, or advice on what to do, I would really appreciate it. I am frustrated out of my mind right now, and worried about how I'm going to get this finished.

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[saxikath]

My machine is a 50-year-old Singer Featherweight -- beautiful thing, but it doesn't do zigzag. (I might have a zigzag attachment somewhere, I'm not sure.)

Thanks for the advice!