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Thread Number: 43237
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Post# 451900 4/22/2022 at 20:42 (733 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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| Post# 451905 , Reply# 2 4/22/2022 at 21:42 (733 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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| Post# 451911 , Reply# 3 4/23/2022 at 00:04 (733 days old) by Gmarquez (Central California) | ||
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I’m not the best sewer but I’ve got way to many machines haha. I’ve got a Viking designer 1, Bernina 1630, pfaffs are my favorite though I have the 1371,1475, and 7570. As of know I’m limited to just doing basic things but trying to take on more and more complicated projects. | ||
| Post# 451915 , Reply# 4 4/23/2022 at 01:27 (733 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
I've got my grandma's Kenmore sewing machine. 1970s or 80s, not sure. It's made by Jaguar, a Japanese company, but the machine is made in Taiwan. It's always been a finicky mistress. Years ago when I got it, the zig zag gear was stripped, luckily I was able to find a new one. I've had to oil the entire machine nearly every time I want to use it. I've made a lot of adjustments to it, and it works maybe 90% right. Still get skipped stitches every once in a while.
Not long ago, I found an empty sewing machine table in the garbage. My machine didn't fit... but I made it work. :) | ||
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Post# 451941 , Reply# 5 4/23/2022 at 16:57 (733 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I worked for a tailor when I
was in my early 20s. In college (1 of my majors was Theatre), we had to learn to make costumes, etc. It came in handy when I was a music teacher and needed 30 kids dressed as elves for a Christmas concert.
Now, I make window toppers, simple things, pillows, etc. I am attempting Roman shades for my room. (stay tuned on that). But, if you need any elf costumes, etc.. I'm your guy! | ||
| Post# 451948 , Reply# 6 4/23/2022 at 19:45 (732 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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| Post# 452005 , Reply# 7 4/25/2022 at 08:58 (731 days old) by maytag142c (Somewhere over the rainbow. ) | ||
Picked this one up during the pandemic, came with all of its accessories and even the original table. During the pandemic I did a little bit of sewing to kind of make the time go by. Pillows and pillowcases were my thing.
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| Post# 452014 , Reply# 8 4/25/2022 at 14:43 (731 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 452015 , Reply# 9 4/25/2022 at 14:53 (731 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I've done my share | ||
| Post# 452045 , Reply# 10 4/26/2022 at 13:30 (730 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
Cassidy | ||
| Post# 452056 , Reply# 11 4/26/2022 at 18:48 (729 days old) by Maytag142C (Somewhere over the rainbow. ) | ||
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Tom | ||
| Post# 452097 , Reply# 12 4/27/2022 at 18:53 (728 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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One of my favorite machines the 1924 Singer 101 portable
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| Post# 452569 , Reply# 13 5/13/2022 at 22:15 (712 days old) by Rowdy141 (United Kingdom) | ||
The tip I use for threading bobbins, is to always buy TWO reels of each thread. One for top-stitching, the other for winding onto the bobbin. You don't have to undo the machine's threading each time you want to reload a bobbin and the two spools run out at approximately the same time.
I tend to have collected quite a few Singer Featherweight 221 and 222 machines. Although my favourite is still the cast-iron Singer 201, in a walnut table with Queen-Anne legs. | ||
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Post# 452593 , Reply# 14 5/14/2022 at 15:35 (712 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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What I know about sewing wouldn't fill a thimble. (See what I did there?)
But, I just wanted to chime in. I don't get to check in here often any more, and I miss y'all! Cassie; About all I'd know how to do is plug it in. But, I have to agree with Tom. I LOVE the looks of that machine! Just gorgeous styling! Bikerray; That one you posted looks very much like the one my mom has. I have no idea of the model number of hers. And, someone before her transplanted it into a newer case. I do remember her telling me that hers wasn't originally a portable. That it was mounted in a table. There was a story behind it, but I've forgotten. She used it quite a bit up until maybe the 1990s. Then, she thought she'd like a newer machine with more features. I can't remember the brand she bought, but I think it was a less expensive line from the company that made Bernina. Does that sound right? Anyway, she could never really adjust to it, and ended up giving it to my brother. Barry | ||
| Post# 452625 , Reply# 15 5/15/2022 at 08:01 (711 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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| Post# 452976 , Reply# 17 5/24/2022 at 19:56 (701 days old) by Rowdy141 (United Kingdom) | ||
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Hi Joel, Singer made a Zig-zagger and a Buttonholer for all their low-shank (and slanted-needle) machines, including the Featherweight 221 and 222. I have both attachments but I haven't tried to bind edges of a knitted fabric though. I thought you needed an overlocker(?) or a blanket-stitch machine for that?
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| Post# 452977 , Reply# 18 5/24/2022 at 20:04 (701 days old) by Rowdy141 (United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 453016 , Reply# 19 5/25/2022 at 21:52 (700 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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Rowdy141
My Singer 221 is from June of 1935
I also have a Singer 301 from 1952, it shares the same bobbin case and bobbins with the 221/222 | ||
| Post# 453064 , Reply# 20 5/27/2022 at 00:30 (699 days old) by Rowdy141 (United Kingdom) | ||
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BikerRay
Very nice indeed! Scrolled faceplate, chromed balance-wheel, plain tension dial.. All the features I like on these the most. Its a pity our UK variants don't have the same toggle lamp switches on the base, although the castings do still have the hole for it. I think my earliest is a 1951? If you're thinking of sprucing-up your case, David McCallum's tips are well worth sourcing on YouTube. You only need "Mr.Scribbles" 3-D Paint to fill deep scuffs, a permanent black marker pen to colour faded areas, and "Kiwi" scuff shoe-polish. I tried black Leather Dye on one of my cases. That works too, but its potentially more messy. I upgraded my most-often-used machine to have a modern LED Bulb. From 'The Featherweight Shop' USA. It doesn't detract from the look of the machine, and really makes a difference. Especially when sewing black fabrics with black thread on dark evenings. I helped a friend with her modern plastic Brother Sewing Machine last week. Luckily it was only a bent needle hitting the bobbin-carrier. Anything else and I would have been out of my depth. And I thought I knew a fair bit about sewing machines. I asked her whether she oils it regularly. When she said "No", I thought "there's your problem". Luckiky, I read the manual first. It says [DO NOT OIL!] | ||
| Post# 453129 , Reply# 21 5/29/2022 at 09:26 (697 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
At work, I've been overhauling 221 featherweights for a customer looking to sell them on eBay. They have custom paint jobs and new matching decals. Purists will cringe, but if the paint is worn down to bare metal, it can always be repainted black in the future. I would love to design a quilt with different colour featherweights in Andy Warhol style. The one that sticks out most in my mind was the emerald green metallic one I just saw. Simply beautiful.
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Post# 453133 , Reply# 22 5/29/2022 at 12:22 (697 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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That actually | ||
| Post# 453153 , Reply# 23 5/30/2022 at 13:56 (696 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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A picture of 3 of my singers, left to right 1950 15-91, 1923 101, and 1933 15-91
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