rahaube

I learned to sew on my mother's Singer treadle machine in the early to mid 50s. Sure would like to have that machine now.

Ileen

My Grandmother had a Singer Treadle Machine and taught me how to sew whenI was 6 years old AndI have Been Sewing ALong time I Had A Singer When my Childern were Small it Last for 25 years Now I Have a Brother & And another Singer.Love Them Both.

gmaybee

My mom's singer. Then in home ec class we used Vikings. For graduation (in 72) I asked for a Viking machine. When Viking came out with their first embroidery machine (1+) I had to have that. I still have that but have bought two different Pfaff which I use now.

akgranny

i learned on a singer treadle back in the forties .... i had the best dressed dolls around.

nonnie

Singer featherweight which I am still blessed to be sewing on.

glenda5253

I started sewing on my mom's almost new Wizard sewing machine my dad got her for Christmas from the Western Auto in town when I was about 6-7 years old. It was electric! :thumbup: no bells or whistles, no zig zag but that thing sewed the nicest straight stitch you ever did see.

Mom used it as her primary machine for a good 25 years and made the 4 girls' dresses and the 2 boys' shirts and her dresses. For about the next 25 years it was her #1 backup.

When she passed away last year my younger sister took it home with her to be used as her only machine.

It still sews like a dream! :thumbup:

okiepastor

An Elna---Mom still uses it! we used singer slant needles one year in home Ec---lots of girls sewed their finger on those darn things--the teacher had NO sympathy for us till she did it--next year there were no slant needles in the Home Ec room! I have had my Viking for 26 years not----it was used when I got it!also have a treadle that grandma sewed on, and several antique machines thatI use to keep them going!

debbiemoo

This question really got me to thinking. I learned to sew in home ec in school. Never really sewed after that. But my mother bought me a Kenmore machine in a cabinet when I was first married. I replaced that some years later with a portable 'something' paid about $100 that I used for about 20 years 'til it died. I didn't start quilting until my second was born in 1987 and went into high gear about eight years ago when I bought my Janome 6600 that I absolutely love!

Prissnboot

I've always been a singer girl.

redpurselady

My mom owned a dress manufacturing business in New York and she supervised around 50 workers. I learned to sew on a Singer industrial machine at the age of 6 in the 1950's. I remember my mom took the needle off at first so I could get the hang of it. Sewing has always been a part of my life but I never really got into it until I started quilting about 12 years ago. Before quilting, there was crocheting, lots of crocheting!