shoot me. (not really but he wont be as amused as I was when my mother gave me this!)

I was helping my mother move and in the process we found the very first Christmas gift that she got from my dad. A sewing machine. It is nothing fancy no bells and whistles, not a treadle, or featherweight but special to me just the same. I remember my mom sitting at the kitchen table sewing 95% of our clothes when we were younger. She told me that as long as I promised not to get rid of it I could have it!

It needs cleaned, a tune up, and the foot pedal wire replaced. But I think it could work great. I think she has had the foot pedal wire fixed about 3 times and its getting a little short hopefully they can still do something with it without making it shorter! lol

I don't have any feet or anything to go with it and I am thinking that it might be missing the table (not extenstion) that goes around it. but that part I cant remember.

The front of the machine says 'Western Reg. U.S. Pat.' and on the back there is a tag/label that says ' Model 793FA Manufactured by Janome Sewing Machine Co. LLC.'
I have googled and I am still looking for information and ANY information would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Danielle

Your husband won't shoot you. There must be some "useless" stuff of his you can point out. If that doesn't work, remind him that if he shoots you he will become a single parent! That scares them every time! :)

Wow what a gift. Happy for you.

It's a family heirloom! I hope it is around to be passed down to your daughter someday.

lol

Have tried contacting Janome...they maybe able to send you in the right direction.

HAHA your right, like his golf clubs. lol
No I know he won't shoot me, he just doesn't understand that I need more than one machine. But I don't understand why he needs 14 (REALLY expensive) clubs in his bag at any given time! and a special pair of (expensive) shoes to play. That does not include his ball collection that he wants to hang in the

As a matter of fact I have not maybe that will be on my list of places to call today! That is actually a great idea. Thank you!

Now to find a repair man. I have never had my little brother in for anything. I know I will need to get my "big brother" in one of these days but I haven't had it long I wonder if the place where I got "big brother" at will take care of the Janome! hmmm, maybe another phone call.

What a wonderful find. A family heirloom. And it brings back such wonderful memories. I'm sure he will understand.

What a great find. I think a local sewing machine repairman could easily rewire the foot pedal. They usually work on many brands of sewing machines.
Also, the suggestion to contact Janome is a good one. They should be able to date your machine, and may have information about accessories that will fit it as well.

What a nice gift!! I have the old singer my mom bought used when I was born, but it has been packed in a box for 22 years and I have not seen it since. It's somewhere in the garage. I don't have room to put it out at my house.

Now to find a repair man. I have never had my little brother in for anything. I know I will need to get my "big brother" in one of these days but I haven't had it long I wonder if the place where I got "big brother" at will take care of the Janome! hmmm, maybe another phone call.[/quote]

Make sure that they are certified for Janomes.

Stupid question I know...but....I know there are several certified dealers in the area, if they are a certified dealer does that mean that they also have a certified repairman? or how do I go about finding a certified repairman in the area? Is calling and asking the best way? how do I know for SURE that they are certififed and not just telling me that they are because they can? There is a difference between being able to fix something and being certified to!

Check with your local Janome repairman, they should be able to access more information about it for you.

Janome is the parent company to New Home Sewing machines. Some dealers still show the New Home signage.

Certainly you could call them and ask. I would hope that they would tell you the truth. The other option is to contact Janome and ask them which dealers in your area have certified repairman. They would know.

:-D :D :D

Hi, I just saw your message about a vintage Janome.

I belong to a Vintage Singer Group from Yahoo where they discuss machine repair and identification, including repairing a cabinet,etc. By no means it the it set up as well as this group.

They have just started a new group which people who have a machine that is not a Singer may join. You can get a lot of information off of these groups. Even the singer group gives some general information which should cover most machines, including yours.

If you are interested in the non-singer group, check out the following:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Vintag...gMachineRepair

The Singer Group is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vintagesingers/

I hope the information you find on these sites will be of help to you. They have been to me.

check around for sew and vac shops.
if they sell machines, chances are they fix them. mine fixes janomes, and takes classes to keep up with them..

I have a Kenmore that was made by Janome that is 22 yrs old. Never had a problem with it to need fixing.....just had it cleaned a couple of times by a local repairman.

The porcelain insulator in my 301A foot control broke and the control would not work. I found a replacement on ebay. You might check there. There are also some on-line shops that sell replacement foot controls and feet. They have reference lists so you can see which feet fit which machne. Good luck and happy hunting.

yes, it is a special gift.

I think it is the perfect gift. It was free, it is useful, and it doesn't cost much to maintain. He can't possibly object to it. Congrats on getting the family heirloom with so many memories attached to it. Wouldn't it be wonderful to teach your children to sew on it. Be sure to record it's history and keep it with the machine.

What a great find! How could hubby not be happy for you? I'm guessing he might be interested in sports or tools and would be delighted to find something special too...you wouldn't be upset, would you?

Enjoy your 'new' machine!

warm quilt hugs, sue in CA

Danielle try these sites.....

http://www.sewingmachinesplus.com/janome

http://www.janome.com/index.cfm/Machines

http://janome.ca/index.html

http://www.janome.com/

I hope you can find some answers you are looking for on one of these sites.

DeeDee

Thanks everyone for all the info.
I have all the sites open right now as I type this. Hopefully I can get around to getting it in some time in the next few weeks (we are a little busy buying a house) and it wont take much to get this thing working. Once that is done I have the task of going through my moms storage shed and finging the removable arm. I called her and she said "its in there some where". If ya don't hear from me ya know I got lost.

Thanks again everyone for all the info!
Danielle

How lucky you are.

what a wonderful gift you were given, Be for my father past away my mom and dad came over, they gave me moms first wedding set, there are five of us kids but they wanted me to have it because they new I would cherish it, my dad new he was dying so he was doning what he wanted done. sometimes when I miss him I will wear those rings. it was the best gift I could have recived. Penny

I would go to the Janome website and contact them. Tell them what you have and ask if they can give you a reputable place near you for repairs. It's possible that they may, by chance, still have some parts that you need or be able to tell you where you can find them.