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03-19-2011, 06:23 PM
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[quote=kwendt][quote=Grandmother23]
This all sounds like fun! Winter returned here to the Bay Area, cold rain all day.
Originally Posted by kwendt
Great! It'll come out the oven in about 20 minutes. The porch light is on...and oh yes, it's about 73 degrees, clear
Heck, girl! If you can come down here to South Florida and find the kinda 'bargains' on machines for me here... that you find in your travels up north... I'll GIVE you a huge slice of warm, fresh banana bread with real, dairy made, non-processed butter - a thermos of hot coffee - and take you and your boy(s) on the boat for DAYS! lol!!!! :mrgreen: Wanna wake board? Um... fishing is good too, need license. Wahoo, snook, tuna, snapper, tilapia... the local 5 star marina we love, has the BEST Grouper Dogs on the planet. Fresh off the boats!
Heck, girl! If you can come down here to South Florida and find the kinda 'bargains' on machines for me here... that you find in your travels up north... I'll GIVE you a huge slice of warm, fresh banana bread with real, dairy made, non-processed butter - a thermos of hot coffee - and take you and your boy(s) on the boat for DAYS! lol!!!! :mrgreen: Wanna wake board? Um... fishing is good too, need license. Wahoo, snook, tuna, snapper, tilapia... the local 5 star marina we love, has the BEST Grouper Dogs on the planet. Fresh off the boats!
03-19-2011, 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by melinda1962
I finally got in the bobbin case and needles for my two tone green 319W...it is so cool. It does all the stitches. The prior owner had tried to use a 15x1 needle and had turned the needle bar around backwards and such, but with a little adjustment, it is right on track. Happy dance here in LA. Also, my mom just had to get me another machine, a tan Singer 177C (1970-74, Brazil) in a walnut cabinet. Very utilitarian, no light, but basic straight stitch and zigzag. Sews a great stitch. It threads different, but that's okay. Just something different. Pics later.
03-19-2011, 06:42 PM
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yes the little door is for cams and l have the tool box complete with them l still have to clean her up yet and try different cams l am going to make a start today.
03-19-2011, 06:45 PM
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[quote=vintagemotif]
OK, I'll bite. What is a straight leg Singer Iron?
Here is a picture of my Singer straight-leg treadle. I don't know how to rotate the picture, sorry.
Not a problem. Interesting. My irons are not the same. Once I clean the irons (some sort of sandblasting and I use this term loosely, I will post pictures, I promise, and see afterward if they are as quiet as when I first heard them. I am hoping it will be soothing to the ear, clacking and all. For some reason, I don't mind the clacking. Maybe it is something I heard as a child from my Grandmother's treadle?
Originally Posted by Grandmother23
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by purplefiend
[vintagemotif]
I just haven't quite figured out how to take the metal straight leg Singer irons apart to do that. I'm hoping that someone at the North Texas TOGA next month will help me do just that. I hate the clanking.
Sharon
I have a straight leg Singer too. I found it to be a bit noisy until I moved it against a wall and now the National Two Spools sits in it. Just moving it helped with some of the noise.
I just haven't quite figured out how to take the metal straight leg Singer irons apart to do that. I'm hoping that someone at the North Texas TOGA next month will help me do just that. I hate the clanking.
Sharon
03-19-2011, 07:06 PM
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Oh fantastic l have just learn't what a striaght leg singer is l love getting up to read the pages l learn so much thank you all for sharing am l ok to clean my machine with white vinigar so it does not strip any thing offor should l try something else being in Australia l am a bit unsure how to clean them properly in other words any help would be appreceiated
Elsie
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03-19-2011, 07:14 PM
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Having a Nostalgic Moment - If you haven't seen this video, it's worth watching. This music video was submitted by Tabitha Pettit for 2010 Sew Mama Sew Serger Contest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ9m7U7hsMk
Judy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ9m7U7hsMk
Judy
03-19-2011, 07:17 PM
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I have a DeLux Sewing Machine, model KTB.
I have the manual and the needle sizes listed are 9,11,14,16,18, and 19. I don't know if stores carry them or not. I live about 70 miles from a city that would have a store that would stock them!
I also need information on the type of bobbin they take and are they available in stores?
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Jan on 446
I have the manual and the needle sizes listed are 9,11,14,16,18, and 19. I don't know if stores carry them or not. I live about 70 miles from a city that would have a store that would stock them!
I also need information on the type of bobbin they take and are they available in stores?
Thanks for any help you can give me.
Jan on 446
03-19-2011, 07:20 PM
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[quote=Grandmother23][quote=vintagemotif][quote=Grandmother23][quote=vintagemotif][quote=purplefiend][vintagemotif]
Not a problem. Interesting. My irons are not the same. Once I clean the irons (some sort of sandblasting and I use this term loosely, I will post pictures, I promise, and see afterward if they are as quiet as when I first heard them. I am hoping it will be soothing to the ear, clacking and all. For some reason, I don't mind the clacking. Maybe it is something I heard as a child from my Grandmother's treadle?
My older classic style Singer treadles are quiet and smooth. But, I recently noticed that my Davis treadle irons are even quieter than the Singer treadle irons. I too like the sound of the treadle, but once you hear a very quiet treadle and machine you feel so comfy and peaceful treadling that you think why can't all my treadles be this way.
Not a problem. Interesting. My irons are not the same. Once I clean the irons (some sort of sandblasting and I use this term loosely, I will post pictures, I promise, and see afterward if they are as quiet as when I first heard them. I am hoping it will be soothing to the ear, clacking and all. For some reason, I don't mind the clacking. Maybe it is something I heard as a child from my Grandmother's treadle?
My older classic style Singer treadles are quiet and smooth. But, I recently noticed that my Davis treadle irons are even quieter than the Singer treadle irons. I too like the sound of the treadle, but once you hear a very quiet treadle and machine you feel so comfy and peaceful treadling that you think why can't all my treadles be this way.
03-19-2011, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Elsie Blight
Oh fantastic l have just learn't what a striaght leg singer is l love getting up to read the pages l learn so much thank you all for sharing am l ok to clean my machine with white vinigar so it does not strip any thing offor should l try something else being in Australia l am a bit unsure how to clean them properly in other words any help would be appreceiated
Elsie
Elsie
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03-19-2011, 10:53 PM
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Ok, I have a question...I have access to my mother's Kenmore which I learned to sew on. I started sewing at age 12 and that was hmmmmm, let's see, 48 years ago. It is mounted in a cabinet and has the knee lever for sewing. I had it at my house for a long time, then due to space limits, I took her back to my sister's (who swears Mama gave it to her...but she did NOT!) Anyway, my sister doesn't have a clue...it's sitting in her garage. So my question is...should I get her back and research her. Is she old enough to be considered an antique? If I remember correctly, she is a gray color. Don't remember if there are any accessories, etc. but we are finally going thru my Mama's things to clear the estate so I might find them somewhere. Our Mama kept everything.
Should I get her back???
Should I get her back???
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