Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
11-07-2010, 09:21 PM
#6531
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That is a cool looking machine!!
11-08-2010, 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Annaquilts
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Originally Posted by featherweight
Is that avatar machine what they call a Grasshopper? I would like to see a bigger picture of it. It looks very cute.
The "Grasshopper" is the straight stitch Elna #1. I have one of those, too, and should haul it out and take a picture one of these days. Both the Super and Grasshopper came in metal cases that could be used as a table for the machine--they even have a cutout for the free arm.
11-08-2010, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
OT. Just want to say that I love the new avatars of Billy and Featherweight; both have their beautiful quilts. Thanks!
11-08-2010, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by purplefiend
I just changed my avatar picture. Its a double sawtooth star quilt top, made with my Singer 201K treadle. Its almost
all pieced now, just 2 more blocks to finish and then it needs borders.
Sharon W.
all pieced now, just 2 more blocks to finish and then it needs borders.
Sharon W.
11-08-2010, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
Sometimes I wish these old machines could tell us a story. Your machine just came close to telling you about it's self. But, some of them I wonder how many people owned them and were they really taken care of. Also what a hard ship it might have been for the owner to buy them because back in the day money was really tight. Somewhere I have a picture of a family posing in the front yard of an old soddy house around 1880's and sitting beside them was an old singer sewing machine which shows what they thought about them back then to include it in the family portrait. Probably was the most valuable thing they had besides a cow and a horse. I'll have to find the picture and post it.
11-08-2010, 07:27 AM
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Billy, is this what you mean by a modified bobbin case for the 306k? It was like this when I got it but kinda rough so DH smoothed it out.
bobbin case out of 306k
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11-08-2010, 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Weedwoman
Billy, is this what you mean by a modified bobbin case for the 306k? It was like this when I got it but kinda rough so DH smoothed it out.
Billy
11-08-2010, 07:54 AM
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I found the picture. I think it's so neat to include the sewing machine in the picture. Also see who it sits next to. :)
Isn't that a fine family
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11-08-2010, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by Weedwoman
Billy, is this what you mean by a modified bobbin case for the 306k? It was like this when I got it but kinda rough so DH smoothed it out.
Billy
11-08-2010, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
I found the picture. I think it's so neat to include the sewing machine in the picture. Also see who it sits next to. :)
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