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Hi I’m the wife of scott2hotty, proud owner of this beautiful sewing machine and proud project coordinator of refinishing some wooden boxes. I’m so appreciative of the information you have provided and will definitely be studying everything! You had asked about the bobbin/shuttle? I have it, complete with old thread, it’s bullet shaped so I’m sure this will be another lesson in winding and threading. I look forward to reading all the information you have provided! I’m fairly certain that I will need to get a new belt as mine feels a bit loose. Is the tension of the belt an integral part of successful sewing?
I’m also quite excited about refinishing my granny’s old wooden sewing box. I intend to make it into my own sewing box and plan to line it with fabric wrapped hardboard, except for the lid which will have foam for a pin cushion. I received the box stuffed full of delightful old sewing supplies! There’s an item advertised as the smallest darning loom, still in the box and with instructions! My granny had thriftily saved lace collars to use on her new sewing projects. There is one piece of Irish lace that is still pinned to a piece of tissue that she bought for 10 shillings (price is still on the tissue paper). I recently darned socks for the first time using her wooden darning disc; I had to a modern hair elastic to attach the sock to the disc as the twisted wire that is supposed to act as the elastic is no longer taut. Just some fun and interesting tidbits for anyone else who loves old things. If anyone is interested I can share pictures of the sewing tools.