Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
Originally Posted by leaha
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by leaha
my lttle cuties, Wilcox & Gibbs
Leaha 3 Wilcox and Gibbs kids machines! Geeze, I am jealous! I found a couple of those little cuties at an Antique Eporium here and they wanted an arm and 1/2 a leg for them!
Nancy
LOL these were not kids machines, they were comercial sewing machines used to make cloths back in 1890s with a chain stitch. Ever read or hear the saying about store bought cloths,"pull one thread and it comes apart"? well this is where it came from, these type of machines.
No they are not toys. We have 3 machines that chain stitch. Have tried them and they work and just like you said pull the thread and it all comes undone.
sewing with Nancy had a program with a gal who used her W&G to emblish her fan blocks, she used a thick thread and had the chain stich on the front of the block, was really nice! just an idea for those who use their machines.