Sunday, March 16, 2014

Singer Circular Stitcher Instructions

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I had someone ask me today for instructions for the Singer Circular Stitcher.  I thought it would be an easy task but spent hours scour...
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Friday, March 14, 2014

Drowning in Feathers

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When we opened the quilt shop, I loaded up on Ebay Featherweights, planning to clean them up and sell them in the shop.  You know the rest o...
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Replacing a Necchi Power Cord

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The other day I lifted my Nora out of the cabinet to install a light bulb and noticed that the power cord was a bit on the worn-out side. ...
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Wednesday, March 05, 2014

Singer 401G

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I abandoned the Supermatic for an old standby Singer 401A and finished the project I was working on.  Sewing on the 401A made me think about...
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Monday, March 03, 2014

Consumer Alert & Supermatic Update

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Last week, Kathie was working up a notions order from her distributor and asked me if there was anything I wanted.  Strolling through the pa...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Guess What's on This Week's Auction

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I can't believe I have never seen one of these before and now I see two in two weeks!   My first thought was that this is the sam...
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Monday, February 24, 2014

Elna Supermatic

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  Trolling through the only thrift shop in this one-horse town, I saw a metal case which I almost passed up until I saw the open latch. ...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Necchi Supernova Tension Release Adjustment

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Frank was also having a problem with the upper tension release.  He said the disc opening lever “N” in the figure below that is suppo...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Removing a Supernova Balance Wheel

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The first time I had to remove the balance wheel from a Necchi Supernova, I was a bit confused.  I removed the nut but there was no torque w...
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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Auction Update

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We went to the auction last night and I'm glad I'm not in the beginning phases of collecting sewing machines, because I probably wou...
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