Old 01-20-2013, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Muv View Post
Remember the Willcox and Gibbs I showed you months ago? Here it is - I finished the clean up yesterday and got it stitching. I love it. I've had another look at the picture of Nancy's W&G treadle because I remember her saying that the W&G is good for decorative stitching. It's a really neat chain stitch.

Charlee - Hope you are well! Nice you are enjoying the knitting. Why not knit two socks at once on the same needle to keep them the same length? I used to do that with sleeves. It just means you have two balls of wool dangling about.

Nancy - Lovely to see your two Jones machines together. The one that refers to Queen Alexandra will be the older of the two. She died in 1925.
Wow Muv, I'd love to find a Wilcox and Gibbs hand crank! I have the treadle and an electric version, but no HC! Your HC is awesome! Yes, I love the chain stitch and can see why that machine was used to put the decorative stitch on our Civil War soldier's uniforms! The stitch stands out and is so pretty!

Nancy
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