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06-21-2011, 08:49 AM
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On this model, they just stick in holes (one on...
On this model, they just stick in holes (one on top, one for the bobbin winder)
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06-21-2011, 08:47 AM
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Dotha, I got mine at a thrift store last year. ...
Dotha, I got mine at a thrift store last year. It replaced an almost-identical model I'd bought new in 1963. That machine ran perfectly all its life (until it met with a freak accident). I hope...
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06-20-2011, 08:37 PM
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Thanks! Me, too!
Thanks! Me, too!
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06-20-2011, 08:35 PM
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Thanks for all the helpful replies! (I'd thought...
Thanks for all the helpful replies! (I'd thought about buying a dowel, but I've lost ALL my spindles/spools/spool pins, so don't have a template)
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06-20-2011, 05:30 PM
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Where does one buy those plastic "sticks" that...
Where does one buy those plastic "sticks" that hold the spool of thread on top of a sewing machine? I have a 1963 Singer, and those "sticks" are always getting misplaced. Hancock's and Hobby Lobby...
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exclusions on Jo-Ann's 40% coupon
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I watch joann's checkers like a hawk after being...
I watch joann's checkers like a hawk after being charged full price for 20 remnants that were supposed to be 70% off (found three not insignificant errors in the last 2 months)
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I have been to many. I go each year to the NC,...
I have been to many. I go each year to the NC, TN, and Ohio TOGAs, and have been to the VA and MI ones as well.[/quote]
Of those, which would you recommend if someone could only attend one (and...
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01-24-2011, 11:14 AM
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Please show us!!!
Please show us!!!
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01-22-2011, 07:02 AM
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Have either of you been to TOGAs? If...
Have either of you been to TOGAs?
If so....impressions?
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01-21-2011, 09:28 PM
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NativeTexan (me, too!) Thanks EVER SO MUCH...
NativeTexan (me, too!)
Thanks EVER SO MUCH for the link to the Quilters Cache. I have a pattern by Joanna Figueroa which was already divided into segments, but no matter how I worked it, I...
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01-21-2011, 05:07 PM
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Paper piece design software?
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What pattern are your wanting to make? I've...
What pattern are your wanting to make?
I've found several good patterns (mostly simple) just by Googling the pattern name along with "free paper piecing pattern".
EQ's Sew Precise is easy and...
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01-21-2011, 05:03 PM
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Paper Piecing - Five Point Star
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I'm looking for a paper piecing pattern for a...
I'm looking for a paper piecing pattern for a simple five-point star in a plain block. Does it have to be made in segments and then joined? Or is there a way to do the whole thing from one pattern?
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01-21-2011, 05:00 PM
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a scrappy Courthouse Steps ?
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Has anyone seen (or, better yet, have a picture...
Has anyone seen (or, better yet, have a picture of) a Courthouse Steps made with scraps? (I don't mean each block a different scrap, but different scraps within each block). Does it look odd? Good?...
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01-21-2011, 04:06 PM
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Has anyone attended a TOGA (Treadle On Gathering...
Has anyone attended a TOGA (Treadle On Gathering and Academy)?
If you're not familiar with them, check here
http://www.treadleon.net/fleamarket/events.htm
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01-20-2011, 09:53 PM
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Lovely! Did you use Billy's kerosene method to...
Lovely! Did you use Billy's kerosene method to begin with?
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How was it packed? (did you take a picture of...
How was it packed? (did you take a picture of that, too??)
Has the seller sold and shipped other machines? If so, please PM me his seller name.
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01-20-2011, 03:31 PM
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Here's a quick way to ID Singers (other than the...
Here's a quick way to ID Singers (other than the serial #)
http://www.sandman-collectibles.com/id-singer-machines.htm#14
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01-19-2011, 12:16 PM
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I've seen them sell on Ebay for $250 on up to...
I've seen them sell on Ebay for $250 on up to $600. What was there about this one that made the bidders ignore it???
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01-19-2011, 09:25 AM
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Would you pay $100 for a FW that doesn't run? ...
Would you pay $100 for a FW that doesn't run? Seller says he's "tried everything I can think of" to get the thing going. Don't know if that includes replacing the motor. What else besides a dead...
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01-19-2011, 09:09 AM
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Every treadle I have bought off of Craigslist was...
Every treadle I have bought off of Craigslist was advertised for $100 to $150. The most I have paid is $75 and most of them I got for $50 to $65. They just don't sell for what most people...
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01-18-2011, 10:50 PM
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I've just bought a crinkle finish 128 (born in...
I've just bought a crinkle finish 128 (born in 1941). It needs rewiring, so I was thinking about putting on a hand crank and figured I'd have to sacrifice the bentwood case.
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01-18-2011, 06:42 PM
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Boopers... do you sew on the machine (128?) in...
Boopers... do you sew on the machine (128?) in your avatar? How do you like the hand crank? Did you add the hand crank ?
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01-18-2011, 05:02 PM
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Not around Houston! CL's prices for "antiques"...
Not around Houston!
CL's prices for "antiques" are ridiculously high (a 201 for $250; a 66 treadle in iffy condition for $140, etc., etc., )
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01-18-2011, 02:12 PM
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I keep hearing that ... But WHEN does it begin...
I keep hearing that ... But WHEN does it begin happening????
I've had to search and search for the three vintages I've found. And everyone I've asked to keep an eye open for bargain machines is...
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01-18-2011, 10:30 AM
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Buslady: Compare the FW with the 201 as far...
Buslady:
Compare the FW with the 201 as far as ease of portability goes. Doesn't the 201 weigh half again as much as the FW? I'm looking for something to carry on and off an RV.
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