Thursday, August 11, 2011

Not ANOTHER Necchi!

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   On vacation last week, I was crawling through thrift stores in Fredericksburg, Virginia looking for treasures.  On the back wall of a Go...
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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Who Let the Feed Dogs Out?

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Singer 645 Back in the middle of the 600 Series Touch & Sews, Singer decided that rubber-coated feed dogs would be a good idea.   Th...
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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Sad Necchi BU

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I have a soft spot in my heart for the Necchi BU because a $10 one from a thrift shop was my first exposure to the quality and sturdiness...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

A Squid in My Jeans?

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With all my recent business travel, college visits with my Rising Senior Daughter, and family illnesses, it has been a long time since I la...
Friday, March 18, 2011

Fair Lady?

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Lest you think I don't care about anything but Necchi and Singer, let me show you my latest acquisition - a White Model 764. I have seen...
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Saturday, February 12, 2011

One-Block Wonder

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I haven't blogged in quite some time - buying a new house and business travel have occupied most of my spare time in the past year. Toda...
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

More on the Value of Old Sewing Machines

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I had a chance to watch the HGTV show "Cash In The Attic" this morning where the host and an "expert" pick items from a ...
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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Singer 401/500/600 Stitch Selectors

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I have seen a couple of postings on forums recently mentioning that the stitch selector controls on Singer models 401, 500, or 600 no longer...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Sometimes You Gotta Let Go!

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This week, I made the mistake of stating on a sewing machine collectors' forum that I plan to take a vanload of sewing machines to the l...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Necchi Zig Zag Issue

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Tammy is having problems with her Lelia, it won't zig zag. Probably half the vintage Necchis I have owned had this problem when I got th...
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