Oh and I forgot to add that I bought a darning foot from sew-classic and did a little FMQ and I gotta say that the 15-91 is much better at it than my 3 1/2yr old Pfaff Quilt Expression 2048. Which was busted by the "repairman" and that is a whole other post....
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Originally Posted by kwendt
Originally Posted by miriam
Originally Posted by kwendt
Originally Posted by miriam
But naming the old machines after a celeb? that's a thought! Maybe I should name some of my old singer girls, "Francis Langford", "Betty Boop", Cyd Charisse and maybe "Bettie Page" or "Jessica Rabbit". lol!
Well, after I found my machine, I decided to call it Starr, and then Blaze popped into my head...which led to me thinking of Blaze Starr. I read somewhere that she sewed her own clothes. I can picture her with a Singer! Another person my parents talked about was Gypsy Rose Lee and I think she made her own clothes when just starting out. |
Originally Posted by tomilu
Originally Posted by purplefiend
Originally Posted by tomilu
... I'm going to take the head out of the case, convert to a HC and ship to Afghanistan to a soldier.
Tommie Sharon W. http://www.treadleon.net/woodshop/bu...dingbases.html |
Lately I've been working on my machines using cardboard flats--they work really well at keeping table tops clean AND catching screws, etc. as they fall.
I worked on my Kruse and Murphy HC a bit over the weekend, but couldn't quite figure out the needle and couldn't make it stitch. I could see the way the needle SHOULD go in, but the only way it fit was backwards. Of course, it wouldn't stitch properly, and kept breaking threads. Finally, someone asked if the needlebar might possibly be backwards. Darned if they weren't right. I haven't taken it apart and put it back together the RIGHT way, but will get around to it eventually, I guess.
Originally Posted by miriam
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
Originally Posted by miriam
they have 13 screws in them and I'm dreading it if I loose one.
This one had an oil bath set up with dried up oil bath, dried up lines, dried up wicks - I've cleaned it once. Now is time to truly disassemble one section at a time and do again -maybe needs a microscope to find all the gunk. It only seems to take a small amount to really mess things over. The thread isn't going around the shuttle right. I think it is gunk. The timing is ok but it isn't going the whole trip. It could also be burrs. The tension spring is backwards - I have to figure out that one. |
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
Great video, but does it bother anyone else that she left the needle down and switched stitches? It's always the little things that get us.
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
Originally Posted by Weedwoman
Took pics of newly acquired Brother. I'm hoping they upload.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7PVLI-LHDc She also has a second video showing the treadle part of the machine as she sews. |
I sometimes just use the GoJo on the nickle parts, but if they're really bad, I soak in oxyclean for a little while and scrub with a soft toothbrush.
Originally Posted by chris_quilts
I have a 15-91 that I'm cleaning up for SIL. Got it at an estate sale. I know it came from a smoker's house cuz I'm getting all kinds of yellow gunk off with the Goop cleaner. That's on the machine. However, looked at faceplate of machine and it is yellow also from tar & nicotine. How do I clean that up? Open to helpful suggestions - have checked Bily's cleaning tutes and didn't see where he covered this. Thinking Brasso or silver cleaner perhaps?? Looking for ideas, please.
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If your treadle is sitting on carpet, it can make it very hard (or impossible) to treadle.
Originally Posted by Ariannaquilts
Hi everyone, I am here to join your group, I have wanted a treadle for a long time and my sister bought me one for my birthday 2 yrs ago and she just brought her home to me. It is definitely a Singer treadle but I don't know alot about it since I can't seem to lift her out of the cabinet it has this weird corner on the top so it gets caught, the top has alittle damage but from what I have read probably something I can fix. The outside of the drawers look almost carved they are beautiful. The other odd thing is the fact that the treadle seems to close to the floor?? Anyway I will try to post a picture of her ASAP, and will need as much help as I can get to get her looking as good as the other girls on the board. I haven't named her yet since I don't know much about her but will when I get some info. Hoping all of you can help me bring out her beauty, I read somewhere on here not to clean the decals with soap and water but of course can't find the post anywhere. Will await your instructions. Thanks
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Your tension is off. Someone posted a link to this a couple of days ago, but here it is again:
http://treadleon.net/sewingmachinesh...djustment.html
Originally Posted by Launie
Couple things... Picked up the treadle cabinet from my mom. Her dad was the sewing machine repair guy for years and years. Two years ago when settling out the estate, there were a ton of sewing machines in his basement, but I had a brand-new Pfaff and why would I need a 70yr old tank? Stupid me didn't realize 70yr old tanks sew circles around new machines!
A few weeks ago, after finding this board, I ask my mom if she had any more of those machines. Enter Old Ironsides- a 1935 Singer 15-91. Who runs fabulous, btw. Thanks to this forum and mucho oil. So the treadle cabinet has been in my moms garage for the last two years and I picked it up and brought it home today. Old Ironsides fits great. The cabinet is in really good shape and I have already put the drawers to good use holding odds and ends. Now the other night I was doing a bit of sewing on O.I. and the bobbin threads are all squiggly. Any ideas as to why? |
Looks pretty good
http://nh.craigslist.org/atq/2436466975.html[/quote] I like this one...too bad I don't live anywhere near NH! :( |
No, you shoudn't!!! :) I never see anything on CL in my area so I'm always looking in the state where my best friend lives. If I find something I want, I order her to go get it! LOL
Originally Posted by miriam
http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/atq/2485707625.html
I shouldn't nose around on other cities should I |
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