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I still do my primary piecing on my 1958 Singer 401A and I still love that old tank! Has been "in hospital" only once, last year, when I turned it upside down accidentally.
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I have several old Singers and a FW. I use my Viking Designer I for sewing and piecing and my Viking Ruby for embroidering. My FW has become my traveling machine. They all sew very good and I don't have issues with any of them.
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I have a mechanical Bernina that I use for my quilting...wonderful stitching..I use my computerized machines for piecing
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Originally Posted by franc36
(Post 6693396)
While I love my Bernina for quilting and heirloom sewing, I do all of my piecing on my Featherweight.
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I grew up sewing on a machine from the 50's (my grandmother's Pfaff 332-260) and that thing sure was a tank.
But I'm still pretty young and maybe that makes the difference....I love my modern, computerized sewing machines. Needle up/down button, settable default needle position, scissor cut button!?!? Oh yeah baby!! I still love the looks of the older machines though, and if I could get my hands on my grandmother's machine I would definitely thread the old darling up and use her just for sentiment's sake. And some day I think I'm going to have to buy a Singer Slant-o-matic, just because I am absolutely enamored with how that machine looks. Today's machines have awesome features but compared to those vintage machines they don't have much style! (With some notable exceptions, of course.) I feel the same way about cars, actually. My car is a modern miracle with every technological doo-dad I could add to it (and I actually USE those doo-dads too) and I love my car, but those glorious old Buicks and Packards and Chevys and Fords sure do turn my head. I kinda want one, but I'm also awfully fond of airbags and GPS. |
I love the stitches that I get with my Elna Supra (vintage 1972) but I am spoiled with the needle up/down and thread cutter of my Janome 7700. I an looking covetously at the Janome 8900. Just may be able to swing it as a moving expense since we are downsizing -- what do you folks think?
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I have 2 Pfaff computerized machines and I love them both. I use them for sewing and quilting. I use a mechanical machine at work and believe me, I prefer the computerized ones.
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I love my Janome Horizon 8200, it's a dream to sew everything on, until recently when my thread breaks with FMQ, perfect for everything else still, go figure.. have to bite the bullet and take it in for a service I think, I shall go through withdrawals as I only have a tiny brother otherwise. Ok for simple sewing but no good for anything else.
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Originally Posted by Wanabee Quiltin
(Post 6694602)
I have sewed on the older machines and I liked the stitches really well. But the problem for me was they were always messing up somehow. My Bernina Aurora is a dream to sew on and I will eventually get rid of all others. I know that many of the vintage sewing machine owners say their Singer 15-91 are perfect to piece on. I have one and used it but it still messed up too often for me. I have had my Bernina in the shop just once in 9 years and that was a minor issue.
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I sold my Janome and have been using all mechanical machines ever since. My sewing improved and I am happier. Has anybody else noticed that you have a lot of neck fatigue when you sew on some machines? I like the Singer 403 and the Singer 15 (or a Singer 15 clone) because I don't get neck fatigue - I think it is because I can see what I am doing so much better on those machines.
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