Originally Posted by Jeanette Frantz

I have a 201 which I haven't yet gotten to use, because 98% of her decals are there. The shellac clear coat has aged and is really looking dry so I've decided that she needs to have her shellac refurbished BEFORE I use her. With comments on "heavy" fabric, etc., I can't resist adding that I have a 328K (1963 vintage) that I've used for just about anything -- a few years ago, I tore down a love seat piece of furniture I had been give, stripped it all the way to its hand-tied springs and completely re-did it from the frame up. Also, I sewed upholstery material, many times 4+ thicknesses to redo the cushion covers with piping/cording at the edges of the cushions. My 328 never once faltered and the love seat sits in my great room today. Never under estimate the power of these vintage machines! They're terrific!

Jeanette