The Minimal Sewing Studio
OK, here's the deal.
Collecting all these vintage machines has been loads of fun. However, I'm running out of space and need to cull the herd -- substantially.
And believe it or not, I'd like to actually learn to sew.
In your opinion, what machines would you include in your ideal but minimal sewing studio? With as little overlap as possible, what set of machines would cover as many projects as possible?
Here's my dream team:
1. Flat bed industrial zig-zag/straight set up for heavy duty sewing (leather -- garment and vegetable tanned, upholstery, drapery, etc.) preferably with a Servo motor system, possibly computer-controlled but not necessarily
2. Flat bed vintage heavy-duty domestic straight stitch for precise edge and top stitching for garment sewing
3. Flat bed vintage heavy-duty zig-zag with cam stack and cam assembly for garment sewing with stretch stitching including:
Built-in utility stitches including blind hem, 2-thread simulated overlocking, smocking, multi-point, etc.
Knit (stretch) mechanism with width/length adjustment
Width adjustment must be a minimum of 5mm maximum width
Built-in buttonhole drive preferred
Decorative stitch cams
Double-needle capable, meaning a front-facing bobbin system
4. Free arm zig-zag for small projects, straight and zig-zag only -- preferably a convertible
5. 5-thread coverstitch machine with wide rolled hem
6. 4-thread overlock machine with narrow rolled hem
All of this would be in addition to the usual pressing equipment, tables, etc. A buttonholing machine would be nice (such as a Reece) as would an industrial serger (such as a Rimoldi or Juki) but more machine than necessary.
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What say you?