Got a Beautiful Dressmaker Deluxe SWA 2000
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Thanks Mighty.
After using the machine for a bit, we realized that the stitch length isn't long enough. The selector knob is set to the max and looking at the mechanisms it attaches to, seems to be doing its thing. Oddly, on the back side of the fabric, the stitches look better. I'm a newbie at this stuff, but am guessing the dog is slightly hung up somewhere. Any suggestions for where I should be looking?
After using the machine for a bit, we realized that the stitch length isn't long enough. The selector knob is set to the max and looking at the mechanisms it attaches to, seems to be doing its thing. Oddly, on the back side of the fabric, the stitches look better. I'm a newbie at this stuff, but am guessing the dog is slightly hung up somewhere. Any suggestions for where I should be looking?
#12
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Join Date: Apr 2013
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Identical Dressmaker Deluxe
Hi, I have an identical Dressmaker Deluxe #SWA-2000. I picked it up for peanuts at an auction here in Kansas. It didn't have a manual. Anyone able to point me in the direction of a printable manual on-line? I pick up machines that are clean, and working for 4-H members. I have 3 cabinet models, and 3 in hard cases. I have not paid over $10 each for any of them. They are usually at the end of the auctions...The kids don't mind, as long as they work!
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Stanwood, Wa.
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Good for you. I hate that we live in such a disposable society. That's why these vintage machines appeal so much to me. You can actually fix them instead of throwing them away. What a concept. I just printed the manual from this site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vintag...achines/files/ Lots of other ones there too.
#15
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Join Date: Jan 2013
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Me too. I can't find cams, or a picture to know what I am looking for. I really want a set so if anyone owns this machine the Dressmaker 2000 and you have the cams please post a photo so we know at least what they look like. Open center closed center, ect.
#16
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Cari
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photos of the cams for a SWA2000 (wrongly identified as SWM at first):
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...ml#post7081427
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...ml#post7081427
#18
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: California
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The cams for the Dressmaker are smaller and I would compare them to the size of a Susan B Anthony dollar.
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