Picked up a Singer 128 'La Vencedora'
08-21-2013, 10:41 AM
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To all;
I have cropped the picture to isolate the spool pin flower. It looks like either a thin yarn or a thick crochet thread with double crochets as the petals on the flower. I will find my thin yarn to try to replicate it. If successful, I will post it.
Chris
PS Love the La Vencedora decals and machine.
I have cropped the picture to isolate the spool pin flower. It looks like either a thin yarn or a thick crochet thread with double crochets as the petals on the flower. I will find my thin yarn to try to replicate it. If successful, I will post it.
Chris
PS Love the La Vencedora decals and machine.
08-21-2013, 10:50 AM
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I keep hinting to my DD that I could be "convinced" to trade her one of my Frister & Rossmann's for this beauty, she just grins...
It has inspired me to begin a new quest. I am looking for a pre-1901 28/128 handcrank with really clean decals. I am going to set it up with the peerless VS2 buttonholer on a semi permanent basis. Basically turning it into our shows buttonhole machine
Steve
It has inspired me to begin a new quest. I am looking for a pre-1901 28/128 handcrank with really clean decals. I am going to set it up with the peerless VS2 buttonholer on a semi permanent basis. Basically turning it into our shows buttonhole machine
Steve
08-22-2013, 07:01 PM
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"Sigh" another one to add to my wish list, this machine is beautiful.
Hubby asked how many machines I could sew on at one time, hahaha, silly man. That's not the point, it's how many machines can I LOVE at one time!
this hobby is still light years better than bars and bingo!
Hubby asked how many machines I could sew on at one time, hahaha, silly man. That's not the point, it's how many machines can I LOVE at one time!
this hobby is still light years better than bars and bingo!
09-03-2013, 03:56 AM
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Beautiful! It's one of my favorite decal designs!
Brunswickgirl: I bought one on CL, last week, for $35. The guy was asking for $50 but the ad had been listed for a month so I asked if he would take $35 and he said yes!
I already have one, in this design, but I had my eye on the vintage spoked wheel plus the wooden box it was sitting in. The trick is to keep checking CL because the nice machines ARE out there and it's easier to drive to pick it up rather than pay shipping (ebay) and get a machine that has been abused in the shipping process :'(
Brunswickgirl: I bought one on CL, last week, for $35. The guy was asking for $50 but the ad had been listed for a month so I asked if he would take $35 and he said yes!
I already have one, in this design, but I had my eye on the vintage spoked wheel plus the wooden box it was sitting in. The trick is to keep checking CL because the nice machines ARE out there and it's easier to drive to pick it up rather than pay shipping (ebay) and get a machine that has been abused in the shipping process :'(
09-03-2013, 01:52 PM
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). It looks like what we call '4 ply' yarn to me (fingering?) and I definitely wouldn't use crochet cotton as the high twist/corded nature would definitely be aggressive on the finish. Steve, I think it's very provocative of you to allude to your top-secret methods without sharing
.... but I completely understand. The machine looks fabulous and I'm incredibly impressed by the lengths you went to to get it. My dad HATES driving; but now that he's rewired a couple of my machines, he might start to think driving is not the worst end of the bargain 
09-03-2013, 02:48 PM
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I didn't even notice that until you pointed it out Chris. What a great idea! (and nice to find a crochet buddy ). It looks like what we call '4 ply' yarn to me (fingering?) and I definitely wouldn't use crochet cotton as the high twist/corded nature would definitely be aggressive on the finish.
Steve, I think it's very provocative of you to allude to your top-secret methods without sharing .... but I completely understand. The machine looks fabulous and I'm incredibly impressed by the lengths you went to to get it. My dad HATES driving; but now that he's rewired a couple of my machines, he might start to think driving is not the worst end of the bargain
). It looks like what we call '4 ply' yarn to me (fingering?) and I definitely wouldn't use crochet cotton as the high twist/corded nature would definitely be aggressive on the finish. Steve, I think it's very provocative of you to allude to your top-secret methods without sharing
.... but I completely understand. The machine looks fabulous and I'm incredibly impressed by the lengths you went to to get it. My dad HATES driving; but now that he's rewired a couple of my machines, he might start to think driving is not the worst end of the bargain I now have some bedspread weight thread so am hoping that it'll work up nicely.Chris
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