Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Babylock BL402

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Today, I was gifted (cursed) with a serger that had been sitting in a storage shed for an indeterminate period of time. The above photo...
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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Singer 401a

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Trolling through the only thrift store in town, I spotted a blonde - not a female, I'm too old for that - this was a blonde sewing machi...
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Thursday, May 09, 2013

Singer FashionMate 252

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    Last Saturday, a lady came by the shop with a machine she had tried to sell at her yard sale, then tried to give it away with no ta...
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Monday, May 06, 2013

Singer 221 Featherweight

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Today, a lady dropped off a Singer Featherweight to be cleaned and oiled. At first glance, it looks pretty good - decals are fairly complet...
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Saturday, May 04, 2013

Recycled Denim Project on the Morse 4300

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As I mentioned in my previous post, I have a fresh pair of jeans to cut up and a new sewing machine to sew on. I have been making these wris...
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Morse 4300

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  A lady came into the shop today with an old sewing machine. She had been trying to sell it, then trying to give it away but found no taker...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Singer 15-75

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  I was in a local thrift shop a couple of weeks ago and saw a Singer 15-75. That was only the second one I had ever seen, so they are...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Kenmore 17881

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Everyone who regularly reads this blog knows that Italian-made Necchis are my favorite sewing machine. However, a long-time collector...
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Sunday, March 03, 2013

Riccar Super Lite

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  A while back, a lady asked me to look at her 3/4 size Riccar R619. She was frustrated because her thread kept breaking. I checked it ou...
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Sunday, January 20, 2013

Singer Futura 900

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  I haven't been keeping up on this blog the way I would like, I retired from my paying job on 31 December and with the holidays and pr...
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