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03-02-2021, 08:44 PM
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Sewing cabinets: Understanding the drawer
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That might explain why some old Singer oilcans...
That might explain why some old Singer oilcans are so expensive.
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03-02-2021, 08:29 PM
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Does anyone have experience with the Elna 8000 Computer?
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I used to have an Elna 9000 that I got in 1999...
I used to have an Elna 9000 that I got in 1999 from a dealer (probably a trade-in). That summer I was both semi-nomadic and did a lot of wedding sewing, and it was perfect for that...compact machine,...
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02-05-2021, 09:06 PM
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Sewing curves w/o pins!
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Here's another with the same title, but using a...
Here's another with the same title, but using a curvemaster foot, which I love. .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN91YJkpJR8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92s6VG0XvzM
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02-05-2021, 08:46 PM
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Ideas Needed for 48" x 96" Work Table
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Several years ago I came across a project that...
Several years ago I came across a project that was actually 8 small tables/shelves by Ikea arranged 2 x 4 and bolted together. The ikea pieces were about $30 each, and had a shelf, too, so they...
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02-02-2021, 08:18 PM
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Has anyone ever purchased anything from Wawak?
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I started buying from them when I lived about...
I started buying from them when I lived about fifty miles from the nearest spool of pink thread from Walmart, let alone a fabric store. At the time, their prices for four cones of serger thread, even...
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01-30-2021, 07:28 PM
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Does Anyone Use An Ironrite Mangle Anymore?
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Steam sewing presses! I got one new for about...
Steam sewing presses! I got one new for about $150 and one at a thrift shop for $15. I couldn't have predicted how wonderful they are. Can't imagine pressing yardage or many other things without. No...
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01-30-2021, 07:16 PM
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Why this fear of bias edges?
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I'm also from the clothes sewing world. One real...
I'm also from the clothes sewing world. One real help, at least for me, was/is the Curvemaster foot. It does 1/4 curved seams and it doesn't matter which way they curve or if they even do. The first...
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01-30-2021, 06:49 PM
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Fabric puckering
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Always worth changing, unless you just (one or...
Always worth changing, unless you just (one or two seams ago) did. Make sure it's not a ball-knit needle, and for really sharp go Microtex/sharp.
And tissue paper/adding machine roll stabilizer...
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01-29-2021, 10:44 PM
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FW 221 questions
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Thanks, the slip cover info is interesting...
Thanks, the slip cover info is interesting because my very un-informed assumption was that it was popular mostly for small and light jobs (i.e., piecing).
But I'm not going to use Sleeping...
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01-27-2021, 07:59 PM
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FW 221 questions
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leonf, it might come to that. According to...
leonf, it might come to that.
According to my notes (hah) the serial number is # AH 221 459 which seems very short. Unlike almost every other sewing machine in this chaotic house and garage, it's...
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01-27-2021, 02:02 PM
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FW 221 questions
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FW 221 questions
I've got two questions about the basic Featherweight; for various reasons they might seem strange, but I'd really appreciate your input.
First, what do you like about using it? Why do people...
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01-25-2021, 05:24 PM
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Boy do I feel old
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It must be a great chair! My favorite quote...
It must be a great chair!
My favorite quote about the 70s is from the late Spy Magazine, which called it the "wide decade". Wide hair, wide sideburns, wide pants, wide ties, wide lapels.
It's...
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01-22-2021, 07:06 PM
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Singer 6233 oiling
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"Self-lubricating" machines have been around...
"Self-lubricating" machines have been around since the 60s, at least for Husqvarnas. If the owner's manual doesn't have oiling instructions, it is probably expected to be part of periodic dealer...
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01-20-2021, 10:48 AM
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Throw away a working machine?
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This re-homing discussion is very timely, at...
This re-homing discussion is very timely, at least for me.
First, we who have too many machines have got to be coldly realistic, and suern3 is being very tactful about "may not be a 'working...
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01-19-2021, 10:01 PM
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Calling on ALL Elna Supermatic users! I want to create a 3D stitch cam library!
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My mom got hers in the mid-60s and decades after...
My mom got hers in the mid-60s and decades after she stopped sewing, one of her grandkids has made several quilts with it.I talked to corporate Elna in '98 or '99 about something else and for some...
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01-17-2021, 10:43 PM
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Eldredge E by National
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I think that's an over-braider foot. Braid fed...
I think that's an over-braider foot. Braid fed through non scoop end to be sewed to material (that foot is over).
With my National "Viking" art deco newly arrived, I am learning that the...
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01-17-2021, 10:34 PM
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Bobbins for Rotary Singer 115 Treadle
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It's the old cross-reference challenge and...
It's the old cross-reference challenge and finding the number that works regardless of what the seller's listing says (fits "xxxxxx" and ). I had an early 70s Italian car that used the same sized oil...
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01-14-2021, 09:28 PM
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How thick a Thread can a Husqvarna Viking handle?
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The bobbins are the same for 19e, 21, 49, 51, 52...
The bobbins are the same for 19e, 21, 49, 51, 52 and 6000/2000, which may mean the hooks are similiar.
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01-14-2021, 06:38 PM
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Bobbins for Rotary Singer 115 Treadle
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National treasure, as far as bobbins and bobbin...
National treasure, as far as bobbins and bobbin reference (needles, too)
https://www.thethreadexchange.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=sewing-machine-bobbin-style-info
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01-14-2021, 06:32 PM
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How thick a Thread can a Husqvarna Viking handle?
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The Husqvarna/Vikings have actually gotten less...
The Husqvarna/Vikings have actually gotten less tough over the years, meaning that all of them through the 2000 might be compared to Volvos (truck or car). A couple of years ago I was trying to find...
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01-11-2021, 11:47 PM
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Making precuts from stash
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Thanks, I couldn't possibly have been the first...
Thanks, I couldn't possibly have been the first to think of it. One day I was about to dig out something to attach the ol' Singer Pinking Attachment to, to cut rug braiding strips, and it just popped...
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01-09-2021, 10:21 PM
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Help please!
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Here are some thoughts from a some-time sewing...
Here are some thoughts from a some-time sewing teacher, whose mom was a sewing teacher before going back to school. Despite trying on me starting at age 6, and being in her sewing classes in junior...
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01-09-2021, 11:57 AM
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How thick a Thread can a Husqvarna Viking handle?
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I have several 6000 series/2000 Husqvarnas...
I have several 6000 series/2000 Husqvarnas ("several" being hoarder talk for more than three); I'm fairly sure that 20 needles aren't a problem, and 22 may be ok, but I'll dig up one of the manuals....
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01-09-2021, 11:49 AM
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Bernina 731
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grennan
Thanks Mickey2 and quilted sunshine. From what...
Thanks Mickey2 and quilted sunshine. From what I've learned, the 730, 731, and 732 were a series with 730 having the most fancy ("decorative") stitches, the 731 four of the deco stitches, and the 732...
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01-08-2021, 05:40 PM
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Bernina 731
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Bernina 731
An in-law's in-law has a Bernina 731 she says works but like a slipping transmission.
I found a post here from a few years ago, and I was wondering if anybody thought the problem is more likely:
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