Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
Originally Posted by whenpigsfly
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
I had one person give me a machine when she heard that I sew on vintage machines. She had saved it from heading to the dump. Some lady had two machines heads out on her sidewalk, that I picked up for free. Yup, the machines are just like the cats-they find you.
I keep hearing that ... But WHEN does it begin happening????
I've had to search and search for the three vintages I've found. And everyone I've asked to keep an eye open for bargain machines is looking for them, too!
Just keep checking Craigslist, everyday, that's where I've gotten lots of good bargains. I just put "sewing machine" into the search box and the list comes up. I also check out the neighboring city's CL's.
I picked up two free cabinets and machine that way. One cabinet had a treadle and the sad looking Singer 9W1. I was on the lookout for a cheap treadle. So, I picked up the treadle even though the cabinet was a mess (which had 9W1). A couple of weeks later someone put out a free cabinet for an electric Singer machine. I took the legs off that and put it on the treadle. Saved the drawers from the messed up free cabinet to be used on other projects.
Just keep looking daily on CLs and go to garage sales.