Panicking about FW finish... HELP!
03-25-2012, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by karensue
I am not good at taking photos but here goes. I put the machine infront of a window and on 2 of them you can actually see the reflection of the tree outside, which was about 15 feet away from window. But I loved the reflection on the machine from it. The machines are extremely shiny - just hard to take a photo of with the shine, in person the tree reflection is glossy.
Hubby has cleaned/polished 2 of my featherweights, so far, this nice and clean. He wants to take the 3rd one completely apart and redo it basically from the ground up.
Karen
Hubby has cleaned/polished 2 of my featherweights, so far, this nice and clean. He wants to take the 3rd one completely apart and redo it basically from the ground up.
Karen
03-25-2012, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by miriam
I have another one waiting for Glenn's tutorial - it's a real old Singer 99 no lacquer left on it - I have seen Glenn's work and I am holding out - I think what he uses will hold up over time.
03-25-2012, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Caroline S
Me too, Miriam. Does he not know that we are anxiously awaiting that tutorial??? Think of all of our old girls that are waiting also.
03-25-2012, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by miriam
TAP TAP TAP - he said he was going fishing - he's been just hanging around the vintage sewing machine shop........
Hey Glenn, what is a down rigger and how much do they cost? If it is a lot then I will find room for a few more vintage sewing machines. Yeah!
03-25-2012, 09:48 PM
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karensue - that is a beautiful machine and your hubby did a fantastic job! I printed out your post about what he used and am thinking about trying to make my two babies look as pretty - mine definitely look like the poor relations compared to yours!
03-26-2012, 01:35 AM
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Glenn has been baiting us down at the vintage sewing machine shop - he says he is going to do a tutorial after he gets back from fishing. Some people down at the vintage sewing machine shop are praying for rain. He also says why he is doing the French polishing rather than wax.
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