thanks!
since stuff is cleared I made my way over to the 401a in a desk my mom found for me years ago (sadly I NEVER messed with it as I'm the timid cant' seem to get started type usually...and I was busy then stuff got cluttered and things got shoved to the corner and promptly hidden...) well I had already done some dusting on it so added some oil and sewed- took a bit for her to get moving and still sounds a bit rough even after oiling every single hole or pieceo f metal that the bookd idnt' show grease going on...
was getting ready to just take the top off and dump the whole can of oil on that sucker but I didn't LOL! only tried straight stitch as it seems to hve everythign but regular food that will take the zigzag stuff! oh well I'm sure one of the other 401, 403, 500 or 503 boxes my mom picked up will have a foot for the othe stuff.
I was amazed that when I put on the spool of red thread (it was handy) and started sewing that it was a beautiful straight stitch! the bobbin even had white thread in it at first til I had to wind another...perfect on both sides!
hope I can get her a bit smoother sounding but so far so good on the sewing!
