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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-19-2013, 12:47 PM
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Posted By Muv

Remember the Willcox and Gibbs I showed you...

Remember the Willcox and Gibbs I showed you months ago? Here it is - I finished the clean up yesterday and got it stitching. I love it. I've had another look at the picture of Nancy's W&G treadle...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-18-2012, 11:10 AM
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Posted By Muv

..or an oak tree in full leaf in a buttercup...

..or an oak tree in full leaf in a buttercup meadow to show their native land at its beautiful best.

Otherwise the girls show their best quilt.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-18-2012, 02:55 AM
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Posted By Muv

Miriam - I think the men tend to fall in love...

Miriam - I think the men tend to fall in love with the machines first, and then they want to sew, whereas with us gals it is generally the other way round.

I've just had a fathead on Youtube...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-17-2012, 11:18 AM
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Posted By Muv

Jody - Your machine is really pretty and should...

Jody - Your machine is really pretty and should clean up very nicely. Interesting bobbin winder.

All you need to clean the decals is a dab of machine oil on cotton wool or a soft cotton cloth,...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-16-2012, 09:24 PM
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Posted By Muv

Hello Nancy If you are a member of...

Hello Nancy

If you are a member of Needlebar, the chap there, Alan, will tell you straight away what year it is.

If you go to my blog and click on the heading "Jones Family CS"at the side,...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-15-2012, 05:36 PM
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Posted By Muv

Nice machine, Nancy! Just like the one I blogged...

Nice machine, Nancy! Just like the one I blogged about. It should sew really well.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-30-2012, 01:04 PM
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Posted By Muv

[QUOTE=miriam;5551585]I do believe that machine...

[QUOTE=miriam;5551585]I do believe that machine was kept in the garage, shed or as Muv says (giggle) the outhouse...

Nothing to the giggles I get when you lot start talking about pants.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-23-2012, 03:14 PM
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Posted By Muv

Charlee - Really sorry to hear you have been ill....

Charlee - Really sorry to hear you have been ill. Relax, take it easy, get everyone else to do the work... I know I'm saying the same as everyone else... I'll be praying they get the treatment right...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-05-2012, 01:53 PM
Replies: 44,789
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Posted By Muv

Hello Bluebell - the best person for supplies and...

Hello Bluebell - the best person for supplies and advice is Helen Howes at www.helenhowes-sewingmachines.co.uk She doesn't mind if you email her questions. Alex Askarov charges for downloads for...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-05-2012, 05:38 AM
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Posted By Muv

Kyia, it will take standard needles, try one to...

Kyia, it will take standard needles, try one to check the fit. Make sure you have the flat side to the right, because it threads from left to right. Don't ask me the technical name for the size. ...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-05-2012, 05:24 AM
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Posted By Muv

Hello Bluebell, What a nice pair of...

Hello Bluebell,

What a nice pair of machines! The Vibra is actually a Jones machine. If a company placed a large enough order with them they would put that company's name or brand name on the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-05-2012, 05:00 AM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,873,275
Posted By Muv

Kyia - don't even try FMQ on a long bobbin...

Kyia - don't even try FMQ on a long bobbin machine, you will break the needle. It's all to do with the way the stitch is formed underneath. Any movement of the material in any direction other than a...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-26-2012, 01:28 PM
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Posted By Muv

Definitely the last picture... Monica, I...

Definitely the last picture...

Monica, I quite understand your difficulty. It took me a little while working it out in real life, and I had the benefit of three dimensions. The cabinet was...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-26-2012, 08:35 AM
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Posted By Muv

Hello Monica - the bottom panel of the cabinet is...

Hello Monica - the bottom panel of the cabinet is the pedal. I tried it out - it's got a great movement!
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-26-2012, 08:21 AM
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Posted By Muv

Glad you all enjoyed seeing the Polish machine. ...

Glad you all enjoyed seeing the Polish machine. Next time we go there I shall have to take my machine cleaning kit and give it the once over. I didn't have a go on it - if I were to try it out I...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-25-2012, 11:47 AM
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Views: 8,873,275
Posted By Muv

Here are some pictures you should find...

Here are some pictures you should find interesting. We have just got back from Poland, where we stayed with my husband's cousin, and I just had to take pictures of her machine. She bought it in...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-19-2012, 05:39 AM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,873,275
Posted By Muv

Hello Nancy, I've started a new thread, called...

Hello Nancy, I've started a new thread, called Glenn's Fishy Quilt, so we can all see each other's blocks and Glenn can see all the machines. Lets see how many of us post pictures of our blocks,...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-18-2012, 02:35 PM
Replies: 44,789
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Posted By Muv

Glenn - Lovely to see you looking so happy with...

Glenn - Lovely to see you looking so happy with your quilt. Next time you post pictures please make sure you are wearing the Confederate uniform - I want to see those polished buttons.

Nancy -...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-16-2012, 04:07 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,873,275
Posted By Muv

I don't have a SITD foot for a short or long...

I don't have a SITD foot for a short or long shank, only slant. Can I use a zipper foot?[/QUOTE]


Irishrose - Try it! Worked a treat for me.
...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-16-2012, 08:45 AM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,873,275
Posted By Muv

Now if I were in Indianapolis.... ...

Now if I were in Indianapolis....

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/VTG-Singer-Sewing-MachineDesk-AG-137326-10129609.html#des

Has it already been sold? In which case blast, I missed it.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-16-2012, 04:52 AM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,873,275
Posted By Muv

Such a shame. I saw the photos of the that...

Such a shame. I saw the photos of the that machine yesterday, and this morning the entire thread had gone. The link in Charlee's post 35682 above no longer takes you anywhere, and the thread...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-30-2012, 05:40 AM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,873,275
Posted By Muv

Joe and Nancy, Thank you both very much for...

Joe and Nancy,

Thank you both very much for the information. Nancy, I love your treadle! At the moment I am concentrating on a mega quilt project, so getting the little Willcox and Gibbs going...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-30-2012, 01:18 AM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,873,275
Posted By Muv

Hello Nancy, Nice to hear you have a...

Hello Nancy,

Nice to hear you have a couple of little Willcox & Gibbs machines. Have you got one of those hilarious treadles with the giant footprints? Also I've seen a picture of one with a...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-29-2012, 01:51 AM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,873,275
Posted By Muv

Glenn - We have twins! War babies at that, mine...

Glenn - We have twins! War babies at that, mine is from 1940. It is at post 181 here...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-28-2012, 12:40 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,873,275
Posted By Muv

Miriam, you made me larf toda even if you did...

Miriam, you made me larf toda even if you did crib it from a newspaper chiz you swot nex time i see a nigel molesworth book for sail second hand its yors an if i never see won wel its just hard...
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