I learned on my moms old Singer. When I was in Jr High my dad found an old White that had been converted from a treadle ( it was free ) and brought it home to me. It still sews. I sewed on that machine the whole while my kids were young and I still love it.
I covered it in funky contact paper.
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This was my old White
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