Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
We'll work in shifts!! I wanna play...er...ah...."work" too!! :lol:
Haahahaaa! OMG! How big is that basement?! I'm a diligent worker; maybe it could be done in less time. :)
With Charlee helping and others maybe we could be finished within a week!
I'll even bring food!
Haahahaaa! OMG! How big is that basement?! I'm a diligent worker; maybe it could be done in less time. :)
With Charlee helping and others maybe we could be finished within a week!
I'll even bring food!
Nancy
You probably mean Ray White, of White Sewing Center. He's a great guy; a former Elna repairman. He now travels around teaching sewing machine repair and also refurbishes and sells parts for Elnas.
Unfortunately, his wife passed away this week, so he will be unavailable for a while.
There's a guy on the internet that has a lot of Elna parts. I can't think of the site off the top of my head, but I have e-mailed and asked him a bunch of questions about my Elna Supermatic, and he is really nice and very helpful. They use cams to do other stitches. Even mine, which is early 50's.
Unfortunately, his wife passed away this week, so he will be unavailable for a while.
Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by Bennett
I saw this on CL and finally figured out (I think) it's an Elna Plana Supermatic. Can anyone give me the skinny on it? How hard are they to take care of? Hard to find attachments? Straight stitch only? Thanks!
http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/hsh/2507357346.html
http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/hsh/2507357346.html
Originally Posted by jljack
Hahaha!! They cut up some donated pretty ugly fabrics into jelly rolls for this one event. They sold them for $5 each, because no one wanted to buy the fabric otherwise! LOL Anyway, you sew all 40 strips end to end, totaling 1600 inches. When they say GO, you bring the ends together, front to front, and sew all down that one very long side...800". When you get to the end, you cut the fold and flatten it out, and bring the ends together again, sew, clip, flatten, sew, etc. for a total of 5 times. Here's what mine looked like when done. Shocking, isn't it??? :shock:
Nancy
Bonnie Hunter says if you're fabric is still ugly after you've cut it, you haven't cut it small enough.
Originally Posted by jljack
Hahaha!! They cut up some donated pretty ugly fabrics into jelly rolls for this one event. They sold them for $5 each, because no one wanted to buy the fabric otherwise!
NOW you've tipped your hand!! That's why no one goes in my basement!!
Originally Posted by miriam
I don't drink either. We'll wait until the others get loaded then choose what we want and leave.
Ridiculous.
Originally Posted by MrsBoats
And then there's this one, tray and all: http://www.rubylane.com/item/452086-...inger-66-1-Red
Too rich for my blood!
Too rich for my blood!
They attach to the bed of the machine itself. The stitch guide that came with most old Singers is bed fixing.
Originally Posted by MrsBoats
What exactly are 'bed fixing attachments'?
Originally Posted by deplaylady
Well, later today I'm off to my SIL's house to pick up a Whtie treadle machine. Don't know what shape it will be in, what accessories or books may be with it or even what the machine itself looks like. I noticed the base cabinet and the distinctive 'white' in the iron treadle a week ago and asked about the machine, my SIL offered it to me since she just used it as a sometime side table on the downstairs level. So, I hoping the machine will be in decent shape. I know it has been made electric 'not sure what that means yet) , but I plan to get her pedaling again. I take some pictures to post when I can. Oh - what's the best way to transport this - remove the head from the base if I can?
What kind of vehicle do you intend to transport with? I use my Trailblazer...the treadles fit upright into the back with no problem. If it's a pickup, you want to take along a couple of blankets to wrap the cabinet, some rope or straps to secure it. If you can, remove the head from the cabinet. If it won't come out easily, then have some towels on hand to pack around the head inside the cabinet, so that it doesn't bounce around in there.
Be careful tying the cabinet into the vehicle, that old wood is fragile and can break! After the cabinet is wrapped well, tie it down only tight enough to prevent it from moving around.
Take pictures when you get home with her, we wanna see!! :)
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
How long can you stay? I'm expecting this to take at least another 5 years.
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
I'm coming over to help you clean your basement!!!! :)
Originally Posted by MarieM
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
How long can you stay? I'm expecting this to take at least another 5 years.
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
I'm coming over to help you clean your basement!!!! :)
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