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« on: August 20, 2011, 10:13:09 AM » |
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My mother in law is quite the seamstress. For my birthday, I go one of her old (but perfectly serviceable) sewing machine. Now I have a new skill to learn. I figure men can sew as well as women.
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June
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« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2011, 02:52:06 PM » |
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When my great grandmother's husband was killed leaving her with ten sons under the age of twelve, and one in the oven that turned out to be twins, she had no welfare state or pension funds to help with raising her family. She did have a treadle sewing machine, and I still use it sometimes.
Her boys and my boys were all pretty good seamstresses, or should it be seamsters? Gram always said that men should grow beards and women should give birth. All other jobs are interchangeable.
Start off with simple stuff and work your way up.
Halloween costumes and costumes for school plays have always been good cash crops for me and those Civil War reenactors and historic village people will buy stuff faster than you can sew it.
June.
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"The belief that there is only one truth and that oneself is in possession of it seems to me to be the root of all the evil that is in the world."
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Johnny-Max
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« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2011, 05:40:25 PM » |
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I can sew, I can do a little of everything.  |
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Twoifbysea
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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2011, 04:05:07 PM » |
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I can sew. Used our antique Singer to sew up my DD a sock monkey and I sewed up a sack for my BIAB brewing rig. I learned when I was about 10, sewed up a stuffed santa.
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Ggirl
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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2011, 07:49:14 PM » |
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I've done a lot of sewing in my younger days. Everything from homeade dolls to wedding dresses... hee Hee, it's easier and cheaper just to buy it now. I mostly just mend now.
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« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2011, 06:01:25 PM » |
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The Singer treadle on ebay is expensive because it's in mint condition. That doesn't necessarily mean that it works though. Check out local antique stores or sewing machine service places. I know my mom got her treadle for around $75 a few years ago. The cabinet is in good condition, and it works too!
I guess if it came down to it, I could use a treadle to sew, but I like my computerized Viking too much.
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longbskt
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« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2011, 06:09:46 PM » |
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One other thing - I've never heard of that brand, Omega Necchi? It's made in Taiwan. I'd research whether it's a reputable name or not. Last thing you want is a machine that keeps giving you trouble with stitch tension or breaking threads or other issues.
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June
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« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2011, 06:34:51 PM » |
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New postings while I was posting.
Necchi is quite a reputable brand. Check out availability of parts and accessories.
Now my reply.
Although the first one is not as pretty as the Singer, I think I would go for it. It may be very hard, not to mention expensive, to purchase attachments and replacement parts for an antique Singer.
The Singer does look a lot like Gramm's machine, but I have all of the attachments for it. The last replacement part it needed was a new drive belt. I was lucky enough to find someone to make one to order. Sometimes those older machines will require a longer needle than some of the modern ones and these can be hard to find.
Gramm's machine doesn't have a bobbin, it has a shuttle and it sews a chain stitch, with no bottom thread. I still use it to sew the occasional straight seam or hem, but the next time it breaks down I will probably phase it into an honorable retirement and let it observe life from a comfy corner of my sewing room. Don't know for sure though. It looks all sad and droopy if I don't use it for a while.
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"The belief that there is only one truth and that oneself is in possession of it seems to me to be the root of all the evil that is in the world."
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Hanzel
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« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2011, 06:46:08 PM » |
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Thanks for your advice June, it will be a while before we get anything but it does not hurt to start looking now and know what to look for.
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Johnny-Max
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« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2011, 10:08:08 PM » |
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man it sure would be nice to have one, my cousin repairs sewing machines the the back woods of central Louisiana. I will ask his to keep an eye out for one for the queen and I.
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Hanzel
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« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2011, 04:40:42 AM » |
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The Singer treadle on ebay is expensive because it's in mint condition. That doesn't necessarily mean that it works though. Check out local antique stores or sewing machine service places. I know my mom got her treadle for around $75 a few years ago. The cabinet is in good condition, and it works too!
I guess if it came down to it, I could use a treadle to sew, but I like my computerized Viking too much.
Although I can not tell from the picture but it looks like the Lehmans one allows for changes in the stitch pattern. |
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