Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Where Have I Been?

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I have had a couple of inquiries lately why I haven't posted in a long time. I really am okay, it's just that life got in the way. M...
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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Alternate Power Featherweight

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I got several comments on my last posting saying how bad I was to sell my wife's Featherweight.  It wasn't really all THAT bad becau...
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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Cleaning plastic Machines

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This post isn’t about a vintage sewing machine, but rather about a technique I discovered that can be used on vintage sewing machines.   I p...
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Sunday, October 02, 2011

Viking 64 40

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In Fredericksburg, Virginia for a business meeting a few weeks ago, I noticed a Goodwill Store across the street from the hotel where the ...
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Sunday, September 25, 2011

Pfaff 330

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I haven’t done much playing with sewing machines lately because I was involved in a larger project, recovering a chaise lounge we purchased ...
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Saturday, September 03, 2011

Auction Finds

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Went to a local auction this morning and there were more sewing machines there than I have ever seen at an auction.  I counted eleven and...
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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...