I remember having to cram myself into a girdle back in the 60s and throwing up when I got to school. Never did like those beasts - glad for pantihose
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Originally Posted by miriam
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I remember having to cram myself into a girdle back in the 60s....
N.O. Brantly developed a knitting machine to produce elastic in 1931. A decade later he revolutionized the girdle industry with a more sophisticated loom that turned out two-way-stretch elastic. Soon after that, 85 percent of the world's girdles were being made by Brantly machines. He moved here in 1955, and some of his other inventions included a Sports Bra for well-endowed women (Cameo), a personal helicopter (now owned by Leer Jet), backhoe attachments for small tractors, and an oil pump jack for the energy industry. To bring this back around to vintage sewing machines, I was at the 2006 liquidation auction of his last lingerie factory (FryBrant Inc) here, and bought a couple of old H-frame butcher-block industrial power stands that were part of the equipment.... CD in Oklahoma |
Can you see sewing all that material into a dress on the older machines like Wheeler Wilson with the little sewing area.
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Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
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Can you see sewing all that material into a dress on the older machines like Wheeler Wilson with the little sewing area.
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Originally Posted by misseva
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It couldn't have been much more unbearable than when I started work in 1954 wearing hose & a girdle and NO air conditioning. It was hard peeling a sweat soaked Playtex girdle off at night.It was the hottest summer on record plus I rode the bus home every night and cooked corn bread for my hubby and we didn't get A/C until 1964. We've come a long way since then.
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Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
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Can you see sewing all that material into a dress on the older machines like Wheeler Wilson with the little sewing area.
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I look forward to those photos Skip. I don't want to miss it so be sure to let us know when and where you posted it.
Originally Posted by Glenn
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Yes I can. I make all my wife's period dress(day dresses and ball gowns on) on my Grover and Backer and W&W. I also use a Weed Sewing machine. I am making one dow for my niece and will post a pic of it when done on the using vintage machines thread.
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A friend's 1953 Featherweight has a broken gib hook. Luckily the screw is still there. I think the best way to fix it is to find a bobbin assembly, take the whole thing out via the set screw and replace. My skills probably aren't up to replacing just the gib hook.
Anyone got a source for parts? So far I'm seeing 'out of stock', no longer available', and 'are you kidding'? |
My friend's 221 has a broken gib hook. Not sure that my skills are up to replacing just the hook but the entire case can be removed via the set screw on the shaft. Now just to find a bobbin assembly. Sheesh, mostly I'm finding 'out of stock', 'no longer available', and 'are you kidding'?
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I'm trying to edit my post, it just disappeared when I hit edit.
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