I've sewn, done various crafts and needlework since I was a child and always liked to fix things, including working on my own cars. I started collecting sewing machines kinda by accident after I gave my mothers machine to my daughter. I really missed it and a few weeks later when I found one just like it at a thrift store I was so happy. Then I found another old one, then my first Singer, and so it goes. Now that I just physically cannot work on cars any more sewing machines fill my need to tinker, and using them after I've fixed them or cleaned them up makes my creative side happy.
Cari