Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
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Humm, Interesting. I picked up my Necchi in Alameda from a lady that told me she would get some of her machines from a Singer repair guy in that area. I thought she said his name was Jim. She stated he closed his business.
Hey, Who is Katrina? Did I meet her the first time I met you and Cathy at Cathy's, that May? Two gals were there that haven't been at the TOGAs since that May meeting when I first met you. Both seemed very knowledgeable on machines with some excellent tips.
Hey, Who is Katrina? Did I meet her the first time I met you and Cathy at Cathy's, that May? Two gals were there that haven't been at the TOGAs since that May meeting when I first met you. Both seemed very knowledgeable on machines with some excellent tips.
Katrina was at one of the GC TOGAs a couple of years ago; can't remember if you were there then. She's an expert on 19th-century clothing and teaches anthro at one of the community colleges, and is the only one I know who has actually made clothing on a Grover & Baker 2-thread chainstitcher.
Could the other person have been Donna Kohler? She's been to at least one GC TOGA too. Alyce was there once too, but I don't know what has happened to her. Hope everybody is planning to come to the next one this fall at Cathy's new house!
pat
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Illinois...near St. Louis
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I make my own...not crazy about the red ones either. Since craft felt is so thin, I make mine 2 layers thick...just glue 2 pieces together with a THIN layer of Elmers glue (you don't want it bleeding thru the felt), let it dry, cut out your circle, & use a hole/leather punch for the spool pin hole.
Doesn't surprise me that he went out of business. Definite attitude problem.
Katrina was at one of the GC TOGAs a couple of years ago; can't remember if you were there then. She's an expert on 19th-century clothing and teaches anthro at one of the community colleges, and is the only one I know who has actually made clothing on a Grover & Baker 2-thread chainstitcher.
Could the other person have been Donna Kohler? She's been to at least one GC TOGA too. Alyce was there once too, but I don't know what has happened to her. Hope everybody is planning to come to the next one this fall at Cathy's new house!
pat
Katrina was at one of the GC TOGAs a couple of years ago; can't remember if you were there then. She's an expert on 19th-century clothing and teaches anthro at one of the community colleges, and is the only one I know who has actually made clothing on a Grover & Baker 2-thread chainstitcher.
Could the other person have been Donna Kohler? She's been to at least one GC TOGA too. Alyce was there once too, but I don't know what has happened to her. Hope everybody is planning to come to the next one this fall at Cathy's new house!
pat
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a Pfaff 260 climbed in my car and followed me home... it has a flat bed - awkward bobbin - two belts - cleat type - needs a good clean up but seems like it will be a tank - maybe interesting to see the designs it can make - interesting place to put the motor - it's on the bottom - the machine is very dirty on the outside - inside looks like it was serviced at some point then parked for a while - don't know about the wiring
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i know there was mention of a pink sewing machine sometime recently. here is a pink vintage kenmore for sale.
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/atq/3054458368.html
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/atq/3054458368.html
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i know there was mention of a pink sewing machine sometime recently. here is a pink vintage kenmore for sale.
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/atq/3054458368.html
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/atq/3054458368.html
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I make my own...not crazy about the red ones either. Since craft felt is so thin, I make mine 2 layers thick...just glue 2 pieces together with a THIN layer of Elmers glue (you don't want it bleeding thru the felt), let it dry, cut out your circle, & use a hole/leather punch for the spool pin hole.
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I'll take some blue, black, light green, beige, tan, ..........
Joe
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Illinois...near St. Louis
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A die would be great! I just use scissors & mine turned out great....but I'm such a perfectionist that I'll piddle around with 1 for an hour till I'm happy with it!!! I've pushed a 1" metal tube into the felt to get an indentation & used that for a guide...or traced around a small thread spool. But stamping them out would be so much easier! And like Joe said, I'll bet you could sell them...I've had several people ask where I got mine!
I bought a multicolored pack of craft felt and cut my own to match each machine. However, I think a lot of machines have just a touch of red on the S in singer or in the dial selectors or something. I looked at them at the sewing man's price, and bought the felt. It will make quite a few. It was on clearance at walmart when I found it.
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