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05-27-2011, 07:45 AM
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Nancy, your clutch purse is too cute! What pattern did you use? Did you post it in the 'pictures' section? You should, if you didn't.
You know, I learned to sew on a treadle when I was in 7th grade at my school; and I have 3 treadles. Two of them we have restored... and I have yet, to sew on any of them. What on earth is wrong with me? LOL :roll: :roll:
I love treadles and do like electric very much. Hmmm... does that make me a mixed bag? :lol: :lol: :lol:
You know, I learned to sew on a treadle when I was in 7th grade at my school; and I have 3 treadles. Two of them we have restored... and I have yet, to sew on any of them. What on earth is wrong with me? LOL :roll: :roll:
I love treadles and do like electric very much. Hmmm... does that make me a mixed bag? :lol: :lol: :lol:
05-27-2011, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Nancy, that is a cute machine! I also like your Monthly Mini and the holder that it is on. Where did you get that holder? And the black dots for water, what is that material or medium that you used?
Nancy
05-27-2011, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Nancy, your clutch purse is too cute! What pattern did you use? Did you post it in the 'pictures' section? You should, if you didn't.
You know, I learned to sew on a treadle when I was in 7th grade at my school; and I have 3 treadles. Two of them we have restored... and I have yet, to sew on any of them. What on earth is wrong with me? LOL :roll: :roll:
I love treadles and do like electric very much. Hmmm... does that make me a mixed bag? :lol: :lol: :lol:
You know, I learned to sew on a treadle when I was in 7th grade at my school; and I have 3 treadles. Two of them we have restored... and I have yet, to sew on any of them. What on earth is wrong with me? LOL :roll: :roll:
I love treadles and do like electric very much. Hmmm... does that make me a mixed bag? :lol: :lol: :lol:
05-27-2011, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Nancy, your clutch purse is too cute! What pattern did you use? Did you post it in the 'pictures' section? You should, if you didn't.
You know, I learned to sew on a treadle when I was in 7th grade at my school; and I have 3 treadles. Two of them we have restored... and I have yet, to sew on any of them. What on earth is wrong with me? LOL :roll: :roll:
I love treadles and do like electric very much. Hmmm... does that make me a mixed bag? :lol: :lol: :lol:
You know, I learned to sew on a treadle when I was in 7th grade at my school; and I have 3 treadles. Two of them we have restored... and I have yet, to sew on any of them. What on earth is wrong with me? LOL :roll: :roll:
I love treadles and do like electric very much. Hmmm... does that make me a mixed bag? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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05-27-2011, 09:47 AM
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Hey, all-thought I'd drop by for a cup and a chat, if you don't mind. It's nice to have found someone that isn't me or my osmg that's got a kink for old machines. :-)
I have a White (Betty the Backup) that I bought new in 2003 or so, but the older she gets, the finickier she is about bobbins. The moon has to be in the right house, you have to hold your tongue just so, and sometimes, she requires a blood sacrifice. (I swear, I haven't poked myself on all of my other machines needles collectively as much as I have on hers by herself!)
So I started looking around for a replacement, and ran into Noriko at the local Salvation Army. Noriko is a Riccar, built in Japan in the mid-60's. I like Noriko, and we've had a good couple of years together, but I've been holding out for what I really wanted-a Singer 237.
Which I finally found, also at the SA. Her previous owner smoked like a chimney but otherwise took good care of her, so after a good bath, I hauled her off to my osmg to have her noisy motor switched out for a 1 amp motor, which I like much better. She's currently in a hacked 70's Futura cabinet-the machine was garbage but I liked the drawer space, so... She also doesn't have a name yet-any suggestions?
Also from the SA (that place is a goldmine for old sewing machines, definitely!) is a nice little Singer Spartan I found. According to Singer, Fenella was made in 1949. She was frozen when I got her, but a healthy slopping of oil and some patience has got her working again. Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of her yet.
My most recent acquisition is a New Willard treadle in a pretty little parlor cabinet from the mid-20's or so. Mrs Willard came from an antique shop, and was still threaded and sewing. The story I got is that she'd been in regular use by the daughter of her original owner until just recently. She's actually the one I have the most trouble with; she sews beautifully, but I forget to keep my feet going, and can't treadle with both feet anyway. That and stopping without letting the treadle rock. I'm working on it. :)
Anyway, thanks for letting me natter. I'm slowly reading my way through the read, but I keep getting hung up on admiring everybody else's pretty machines!
I have a White (Betty the Backup) that I bought new in 2003 or so, but the older she gets, the finickier she is about bobbins. The moon has to be in the right house, you have to hold your tongue just so, and sometimes, she requires a blood sacrifice. (I swear, I haven't poked myself on all of my other machines needles collectively as much as I have on hers by herself!)
So I started looking around for a replacement, and ran into Noriko at the local Salvation Army. Noriko is a Riccar, built in Japan in the mid-60's. I like Noriko, and we've had a good couple of years together, but I've been holding out for what I really wanted-a Singer 237.
Which I finally found, also at the SA. Her previous owner smoked like a chimney but otherwise took good care of her, so after a good bath, I hauled her off to my osmg to have her noisy motor switched out for a 1 amp motor, which I like much better. She's currently in a hacked 70's Futura cabinet-the machine was garbage but I liked the drawer space, so... She also doesn't have a name yet-any suggestions?
Also from the SA (that place is a goldmine for old sewing machines, definitely!) is a nice little Singer Spartan I found. According to Singer, Fenella was made in 1949. She was frozen when I got her, but a healthy slopping of oil and some patience has got her working again. Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of her yet.
My most recent acquisition is a New Willard treadle in a pretty little parlor cabinet from the mid-20's or so. Mrs Willard came from an antique shop, and was still threaded and sewing. The story I got is that she'd been in regular use by the daughter of her original owner until just recently. She's actually the one I have the most trouble with; she sews beautifully, but I forget to keep my feet going, and can't treadle with both feet anyway. That and stopping without letting the treadle rock. I'm working on it. :)
Anyway, thanks for letting me natter. I'm slowly reading my way through the read, but I keep getting hung up on admiring everybody else's pretty machines!
05-27-2011, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by Kathie S.
Judy you are to funny. :-D The clutch purses is also Nancy's. These responses are hard to tell who said what. Have a wonderful evening. Kathie
Nancy
Nancy your clutch purse is too cute! I really like the colors and the fact you did it all on a treadle is pretty impressive. ~ Kathie I am sure yours turned out wonderful too :thumbup:
I promised myself that I would take time this weekend to figure out how to use the binder attachments on my 66 treadle and quilt batting to the backside of some fabric that I want to make into a sling purse. I am not sure about making the purse on the treadle but will definitely use one of the other VSM's that has a reverse. Wished I had a Davis treadle to use... one of these days I might find one needing adopted.
Judy
05-27-2011, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by MrsBoats
Hey, all-thought I'd drop by for a cup and a chat, if you don't mind. It's nice to have found someone that isn't me or my osmg that's got a kink for old machines. :-)
I have a White (Betty the Backup) that I bought new in 2003 or so, but the older she gets, the finickier she is about bobbins. The moon has to be in the right house, you have to hold your tongue just so, and sometimes, she requires a blood sacrifice. (I swear, I haven't poked myself on all of my other machines needles collectively as much as I have on hers by herself!)
So I started looking around for a replacement, and ran into Noriko at the local Salvation Army. Noriko is a Riccar, built in Japan in the mid-60's. I like Noriko, and we've had a good couple of years together, but I've been holding out for what I really wanted-a Singer 237.
Which I finally found, also at the SA. Her previous owner smoked like a chimney but otherwise took good care of her, so after a good bath, I hauled her off to my osmg to have her noisy motor switched out for a 1 amp motor, which I like much better. She's currently in a hacked 70's Futura cabinet-the machine was garbage but I liked the drawer space, so... She also doesn't have a name yet-any suggestions?
Also from the SA (that place is a goldmine for old sewing machines, definitely!) is a nice little Singer Spartan I found. According to Singer, Fenella was made in 1949. She was frozen when I got her, but a healthy slopping of oil and some patience has got her working again. Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of her yet.
My most recent acquisition is a New Willard treadle in a pretty little parlor cabinet from the mid-20's or so. Mrs Willard came from an antique shop, and was still threaded and sewing. The story I got is that she'd been in regular use by the daughter of her original owner until just recently. She's actually the one I have the most trouble with; she sews beautifully, but I forget to keep my feet going, and can't treadle with both feet anyway. That and stopping without letting the treadle rock. I'm working on it. :)
Anyway, thanks for letting me natter. I'm slowly reading my way through the read, but I keep getting hung up on admiring everybody else's pretty machines!
I have a White (Betty the Backup) that I bought new in 2003 or so, but the older she gets, the finickier she is about bobbins. The moon has to be in the right house, you have to hold your tongue just so, and sometimes, she requires a blood sacrifice. (I swear, I haven't poked myself on all of my other machines needles collectively as much as I have on hers by herself!)
So I started looking around for a replacement, and ran into Noriko at the local Salvation Army. Noriko is a Riccar, built in Japan in the mid-60's. I like Noriko, and we've had a good couple of years together, but I've been holding out for what I really wanted-a Singer 237.
Which I finally found, also at the SA. Her previous owner smoked like a chimney but otherwise took good care of her, so after a good bath, I hauled her off to my osmg to have her noisy motor switched out for a 1 amp motor, which I like much better. She's currently in a hacked 70's Futura cabinet-the machine was garbage but I liked the drawer space, so... She also doesn't have a name yet-any suggestions?
Also from the SA (that place is a goldmine for old sewing machines, definitely!) is a nice little Singer Spartan I found. According to Singer, Fenella was made in 1949. She was frozen when I got her, but a healthy slopping of oil and some patience has got her working again. Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of her yet.
My most recent acquisition is a New Willard treadle in a pretty little parlor cabinet from the mid-20's or so. Mrs Willard came from an antique shop, and was still threaded and sewing. The story I got is that she'd been in regular use by the daughter of her original owner until just recently. She's actually the one I have the most trouble with; she sews beautifully, but I forget to keep my feet going, and can't treadle with both feet anyway. That and stopping without letting the treadle rock. I'm working on it. :)
Anyway, thanks for letting me natter. I'm slowly reading my way through the read, but I keep getting hung up on admiring everybody else's pretty machines!
05-27-2011, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by SewExtreme
Nancy, your clutch purse is too cute! What pattern did you use? Did you post it in the 'pictures' section? You should, if you didn't.
You know, I learned to sew on a treadle when I was in 7th grade at my school; and I have 3 treadles. Two of them we have restored... and I have yet, to sew on any of them. What on earth is wrong with me? LOL :roll: :roll:
I love treadles and do like electric very much. Hmmm... does that make me a mixed bag? :lol: :lol: :lol:
You know, I learned to sew on a treadle when I was in 7th grade at my school; and I have 3 treadles. Two of them we have restored... and I have yet, to sew on any of them. What on earth is wrong with me? LOL :roll: :roll:
I love treadles and do like electric very much. Hmmm... does that make me a mixed bag? :lol: :lol: :lol:
:-D
05-27-2011, 12:03 PM
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Nancy love your purse and the mini quilts. Oh! heck I like everything you all put on here.
So want to show you 3 bags I made using my vintage machines. I used a 319 for the quilting of the material and a 301 for making the bags. I use the big bags when we go flea marking and carry things to my quilt club. The little bag carries my cross stitch project. Next time I quilt the material for another bag I am going to use one of the treadles I have and learn to use the machine by making straight rows.
So want to show you 3 bags I made using my vintage machines. I used a 319 for the quilting of the material and a 301 for making the bags. I use the big bags when we go flea marking and carry things to my quilt club. The little bag carries my cross stitch project. Next time I quilt the material for another bag I am going to use one of the treadles I have and learn to use the machine by making straight rows.
05-27-2011, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
Nancy love your purse and the mini quilts. Oh! heck I like everything you all put on here.
So want to show you 3 bags I made using my vintage machines. I used a 319 for the quilting of the material and a 301 for making the bags. I use the big bags when we go flea marking and carry things to my quilt club. The little bag carries my cross stitch project. Next time I quilt the material for another bag I am going to use one of the treadles I have and learn to use the machine by making straight rows.
So want to show you 3 bags I made using my vintage machines. I used a 319 for the quilting of the material and a 301 for making the bags. I use the big bags when we go flea marking and carry things to my quilt club. The little bag carries my cross stitch project. Next time I quilt the material for another bag I am going to use one of the treadles I have and learn to use the machine by making straight rows.
Cleaning my 301 in between 'board breaks'. :D
? I am using GoJo for the parts, machine, etc. but what do you use to get the smoke smell out of the original cardboard boxes that different parts came in?
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