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12-09-2014, 02:16 PM

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HouseDragon

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Join Date: Jul 2012

Location: Kaua`i

Posts: 616

I still have my Elna Supermatic (1966): it's my trusty backup machine. I also have two more from eBay to cannibalize for parts.

I made almost all of my kids and my clothes on that machine when DH & I were both college students. We were poor but we ate well because I'd learned a load of tricks from my Mom on how to save money at the grocery store.

This summer I told DD I'd buy the four grandkiddies their school clothes. *LOL* I taught my DD well! We hit the sales but the lion's share came from an upscale thrift shop where all clothes were $1 each that day!!!!! That included fancy dresses: so for one dollar DD bought a dress to wear to a formal dance they were going to attend. I bought DH some like-new shorts that I added to the shorts I'd bought on sale.

Now for my Green Hint: wash all your (not DHs) clothes by colour. It prevents those little pills from occurring. I have no idea why this works but it does. I have shirts that are at least fifteen years old that I still wear.

*LOL* Obviously I'm not the fashion diva wearing the newest colours.

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