Yes, this is the start of a hoarding problem - but ---- do you really care? Enjoy yourselves and the heck with what the daughters say. We are in our mid-70's and have a whole bunch of vintage/antique machines and I sew on every single one of them. I've outgrown the space that I have to keep them in but I continue to look (hoping to find "the very special" one). Hey - they are all special and we keep gathering, cleaning, fixing and sewing on them and enjoying them all. Shove the buttonholer gizmos in a drawer and they will be there for the next lucky owner to worry about. ENJOY! That's what this hobby is all about you know.
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Silver Needle
Scored a beige 301 off eBay to go with the black one we have. Our daughters will kill us. Their stock reply is "but where are you going to put them all?". We're both 62. Could this be the onset of a hoarding problem? I can see us in a few years with paths through the shelves of machines to get around. I've heard of this being a problem with infomercial purchases. What do you do with all the buttonholer attachments that often come with. Somebody show us your displays we need ideas!