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I've never ordered from Clotilde's. Their shipping is rather high. April has free shipping and even if something is a $1 higher, the free shipping offsets it. Her FMQ foot is wonderful. I took my FM class at my LQS that sells Janomes. The instructor was very impressed with my foot.
That darning spring is a cool little deal. i wonder if the Elna would like it. She's very fussy about generic feet, but there's nothing to that one.
That darning spring is a cool little deal. i wonder if the Elna would like it. She's very fussy about generic feet, but there's nothing to that one.
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Originally Posted by Weedwoman
I saw on thesewbox.com she sells a darning spring. Anybody ever ordered one of these just for the heck of it?
Tommie
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How do you choose a FMQ foot?
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by a1crafter
I have a motor, light, foot pedal and cord for a Singer Model 66 which needs to be rewired. Do I need to buy the materials from a sewing machine repair shop or will Lowe's or Home Depot carry the proper materials. I will have my son do the project for me, I'm trying to get the materials together to save him time. Any information will be greatly appreciated.
Nancy
Originally Posted by deplaylady
I am the new owner of a 99K! $40 from CL - I posted pictures in my other topic I started yesterday. I'm going to need a new cord, but I am tempted to put a crank on it. Not sure how hard it would be or if it makes sense. I guess I'm going to have to start naming machines - I have a FW coming home next week, too.
Originally Posted by Phyllis nm
this is one of my 29K70s. i have used it over 20 years to sew patches on letter jackets plus.
i made an extension for an arm table. the other one is packed away, i can not legenth the stitch on it. i hope this works , new to pics.
i made an extension for an arm table. the other one is packed away, i can not legenth the stitch on it. i hope this works , new to pics.
Your machine is gorgeous! Have you ever tried to free-motion with your machine? Although this would be a much slower method to free-motion quilting.
Originally Posted by miriam
How do you choose a FMQ foot?
I have a "el cheapo" ($12) foot that works fine for me...ordered it from somewhere online...I don't remember where!
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Thanks Nancy, I have the parts to rewire, just wasn't sure that the wiring was not something specialized for sewing machines. I'll take the parts with me to the store and hope for a well-informed salesperson. Thanks again.
Just a further note on Bernina feet. They use their own system, not like anyone elses and in their infinite "wisdom" they changed mounting type. So if you've got a classic Bernina 830, it takes "old" feet, I think the numbering is black, but the "new" 830 should use the "new" feet which I think are red numbered. They do make an adaptor foot which will allow you to use generic feet...but I bought my Nina used and it came with a real Nina walking foot. I'm not sure about using an adaptor with a generic walking foot.
You can find both Singer or Simanco feet and a company named Griest or Greist (I've seen it both ways) also made add on feet.
Singers generally come with a standard stright stitch foot (and/or a zig zag foot if the model does that stitch) plus a ruffler, an edger, a small hemmer, a wide angle hemmer, a multi slotted binder, a button foot, a shirring foot and a tucker. You can also buy a darning foot, a 1/4 inch foot of various types, a walking foot, or almost any modern foot to fit your shank. You can also buy an adaptor if you have screw in feet to convert your shank to use flat press on feet.
They also had available a buttonholer of different vintages, going from all metal to plastic "jetson" oval boxes with some plastic and templates inside. They should also have a feed dog cover with the BH.
They made an add on zig-zagger with some templates and then sold boxes of others. I know there are red and blue and I think yellow and green.(i'm not at home to check right this min).
They made a picot edger that could sew two delicate edges together without overlapping.
There are probably more that I can't think of now, but I've had great luck finding the green cardboard boxes of attachments at thrift stores and yard sales. I don't know why, but they seem to get separated from the sewing machine itself. You can also get almost any foot on ebay or from the vintage shops on line...or a lot of them from a modern bricks and mortar store.
If you're interested in some of the feet that I've picked up you can take a look here:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-116176-1.htm
I've given this reference before, but I know it's a pain to look back for it.
You can find both Singer or Simanco feet and a company named Griest or Greist (I've seen it both ways) also made add on feet.
Singers generally come with a standard stright stitch foot (and/or a zig zag foot if the model does that stitch) plus a ruffler, an edger, a small hemmer, a wide angle hemmer, a multi slotted binder, a button foot, a shirring foot and a tucker. You can also buy a darning foot, a 1/4 inch foot of various types, a walking foot, or almost any modern foot to fit your shank. You can also buy an adaptor if you have screw in feet to convert your shank to use flat press on feet.
They also had available a buttonholer of different vintages, going from all metal to plastic "jetson" oval boxes with some plastic and templates inside. They should also have a feed dog cover with the BH.
They made an add on zig-zagger with some templates and then sold boxes of others. I know there are red and blue and I think yellow and green.(i'm not at home to check right this min).
They made a picot edger that could sew two delicate edges together without overlapping.
There are probably more that I can't think of now, but I've had great luck finding the green cardboard boxes of attachments at thrift stores and yard sales. I don't know why, but they seem to get separated from the sewing machine itself. You can also get almost any foot on ebay or from the vintage shops on line...or a lot of them from a modern bricks and mortar store.
If you're interested in some of the feet that I've picked up you can take a look here:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-116176-1.htm
I've given this reference before, but I know it's a pain to look back for it.
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i would not free motion on this machine. i slip a leather sleeve with quilted lining or pant heavy leg on and sew it. i use a mono thread in the top, or leather. it is to strong for thin fabric or garment. i hauled this machine plus others all over south/central tex one summer, doing freehand emb, sewing on patches, and making seat covers for bikes in the hot sun at gold wing ralleys, with my son. we had a 35' motor home pulling a 18' trailor.
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