Oh boo hoo!
#11
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You may even be able to find another machine exactly like yours only in way better condition on ebay...give it a try! I would also try Goodwill or Craigslist in your area. (If you decide you want to try finding another like you have).
#12
You were very fortunate to have so much use out of your 'last Pfaff'. My 'last Pfaff' has only lasted 6 years (just enough to be out of warranty) and I'm afraid that means there really won't be another one. Hope you find a nice replacement.
#14
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I so understand! I lost my old lady Pfaff last spring ... I replaced it with a Viking Sapphire and am happy but I did love that machine and am still wondering if she could have been saved..the shop where I took her told me the parts needed to fix her were no longer made.
#15
Oh I can so relate! When I traded in (okay I got $50 for it and it didn't work that well) my last machine, my LQS had to give me a tissue. DH thought I'd finally lost it but I sat there and remembered the baby clothes, the little dresses, the teddy bears and the moves all over the world with that machine. I felt like I was losing my best friend.
The good news is your new machine will hopefully become a good friend too!!!
The good news is your new machine will hopefully become a good friend too!!!
#16
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My hubby bought me a 1222 about that same time and I used it until I had a similar problem. The repairman said that the comtrol mechanism which goes from straight stitch to zig zag etc. was froze up. He said it would cost me $300 to fix it and he didn't think it was worth it. That day the shop had a used 1222 that was in good running order so I bought it for $150. I do have a couple of others (both Pfaff) but I still have the original one even if it won't sew good. Its like loosing an old friend.
#17
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I am so sorry to read that your good and loyal friend has passed over to the great sewing machine heaven...I hope that you have a wonderful relationship with your new friend.
See if the old feet fit the new machine...if not, perhaps they will allow a trade-in allowance for the replacements.
See if the old feet fit the new machine...if not, perhaps they will allow a trade-in allowance for the replacements.
#18
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I have a pfaff 7570- one of the last WORKHORSES that was made in Germany still.. I love mine so much that I whined the week it was gone that I was without my baby (getting cleaned and serviced) that hubby got me another 7570 just in case for Christmas.... Check Ebay... Last I looked they had quite a few on auction.. Good Luck....
#19
I have a Singer 2020 that I bought in1977 that has the same problem, it will switch from straight stich to ziz zig while I sewing. they tell me it can't be fix anymore. so it's stored and my Brothers 350 has taken it's place in the cabinet.
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