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My DH surprised me Friday with a Singer hand crank machine...and then today we went to KS to pick up a treadle I bought from a another QB member!

Now I have questions...like what sort of needles do they use???
is it hard to find feet for them..not that I will probably use them for any fancy work, but you never know in this economy, we might try conserving even more elec....hehehe

I am not sure, but I believe them both to be pretty close to the same machine..possibly a 27 or 28!
Someone sent me a link to a manual for these models and inside the manual it says to use only Singer needles in the green package..yikes..really...where do I find those in todays market???

Any help/info would be great....I hope Billy sees this!

Gladys

OOOOwwww so pretty.

sueisallaboutquilts

Ohhhh my!!! 2 pretty girls!!!!!!! :D:D
I don't have the answers though but someone will.
Have fun when you get them going!

craftybear

have fun with your sewing machines

Barb44

Your treadle machine is very much like the treadle I learned to sew on. Except our bobbin winder was near the bottom of the post, didn't have a rubber wheel, and it ran against the belt. We used standard size needles. I think some of the older machines used a shorter needle.

I think the 28 came with a hand crank. All the 27s I have seen have been treadles.

blueangel

Nice machines.

annthreecats

Pretty machines.

debbiecharlie

Yeah!!! They are sure pretty!!!!

bearisgray

The decals were so pretty on those old machines!

If you really want to get a response from Billy, I think you need to send a PM to him.

Charlee

The 27 is a full sized machine, the 28 is a 3/4. Your handcrank is a 28. Not all 28s were handcranks tho.

To tell the difference between a 27/28 and 127/128 check the shuttle. Is there a little button that you press to lift the shuttle out? If not, it's a 27/28, if so, 127/128.

:) Pretty new babies!! They take a standard 15x1 needle, you don't have to buy Singer needles...any brand will work.