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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-29-2015, 07:04 AM
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Posted By misseva

I use my 1936 Featherweight every time I piece. ...

I use my 1936 Featherweight every time I piece. LOVE HER!!! Beats my newer computer machines for a nice even stitch hands down. I also just love to look at her. She IS so cute. And she's easy to...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-26-2015, 09:42 AM
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Posted By misseva

I have one that my daughter gave me and it cost...

I have one that my daughter gave me and it cost twice that amount. I'd buy one for $250 in a New York minute!
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-29-2014, 10:00 AM
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Posted By misseva

Don't know how much sewing area on a W&W but...

Don't know how much sewing area on a W&W but remember in garment sewing the bulk of the material was almost always on the left side.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-29-2014, 04:57 AM
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Posted By misseva

It couldn't have been much more unbearable than...

It couldn't have been much more unbearable than when I started work in 1954 wearing hose & a girdle and NO air conditioning. It was hard peeling a sweat soaked Playtex girdle off at night.It was the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-28-2014, 08:56 AM
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Posted By misseva

Boy do I remember ladies clothing in the office...

Boy do I remember ladies clothing in the office starting in 1954 forward. Thank God for jeans & knitted shirts now.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-10-2014, 10:34 AM
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Posted By misseva

I have one of the Singer pressers. I used it all...

I have one of the Singer pressers. I used it all the time before my son left for collage & my husband died. I used it especially for jeans & kahkis. It is quite heavy and I would use it for...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-09-2014, 05:15 AM
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Posted By misseva

Before I got my Rowenta Steam Generator - all the...

Before I got my Rowenta Steam Generator - all the steam irons I had leaked &/or spit. It didn't matter if they were up to temp or not. It seemed the longer I ironed the more it spit. I used to...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-08-2014, 07:15 AM
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Posted By misseva

I too, tried a Rowenta and paid a lot of money...

I too, tried a Rowenta and paid a lot of money for it - it spit - returned. BUT now I have a Rowenta Steam Generator which is lots more than the regular one but oh, my does it steam and No leaks. I...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-28-2014, 01:00 PM
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Posted By misseva

Who knew that little blurb was a tree?

Who knew that little blurb was a tree?
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-16-2013, 05:29 PM
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Posted By misseva

Thanks Grant and Wilburness for your kind...

Thanks Grant and Wilburness for your kind answers. I have read all 4305 posts but not being as hands on as some of you I forget.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
12-16-2013, 07:22 AM
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Posted By misseva

for those of us unenlightened - a motor boss...

for those of us unenlightened - a motor boss would be????
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-10-2013, 08:01 AM
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Posted By misseva

I had some quilted fabric and I just made a bag...

I had some quilted fabric and I just made a bag big enough for my foot controller & cord for my machines. Works good but doesn't attach to the arm of the machine.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-01-2013, 06:39 AM
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Posted By misseva

Shop was for boys when I went to school too. But...

Shop was for boys when I went to school too. But I did learn how to read a pattern and set a proper table in Home Ec. Mother made me re-do the waist band on a skirt I made because it wasn't up to...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-21-2013, 07:24 AM
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Posted By misseva

Daisy - go to quiltville.com and look up where...

Daisy - go to quiltville.com and look up where someone covered her case inside & out with scrapbooking papers &/or any papers that had a quilting theme using Mod Podge and then a clear coat. It was...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
01-16-2013, 10:16 AM
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Posted By misseva

I just move my stitch lever to zero for a second...

I just move my stitch lever to zero for a second then move it back. Just stitches in place a few times. Same results as pressing the 'back stitch' button.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-19-2012, 06:47 AM
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Posted By misseva

Note to amit11 - if your area is anything like...

Note to amit11 - if your area is anything like mine a Featherweight would be quite expensive to use only the one time for classes. Unless someone is very fortunate and finds one for a steal they...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-28-2012, 11:58 AM
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Posted By misseva

I read a while back that someone suggested buyin...

I read a while back that someone suggested buyin the book Featherweight 221, The Perfect Portable. I just got my copy from Alibris.com - used. Cost $15.28 shipping and all. It's a wonderful site...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-02-2012, 10:43 AM
Replies: 44,789
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Posted By misseva

Yes. First I clip a clothes pin on one end & lay...

Yes. First I clip a clothes pin on one end & lay it across the hole on the back side to keep it from slipping down while I thread the hose around the wheel, then grab both ends, pull it up over the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-02-2012, 08:59 AM
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Posted By misseva

treadles smooth as silk. i have a friend that...

treadles smooth as silk. i have a friend that said she would have to see it to believe it -- now she believes it. when you pull the hose tight as you can and pull the knot really, really tight then...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-02-2012, 08:13 AM
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Posted By misseva

And my favorite belt is still the leg off a panty...

And my favorite belt is still the leg off a panty hose. Never fails.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-20-2012, 08:02 AM
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Posted By misseva

Thanks, but I don't have a cabinet and although I...

Thanks, but I don't have a cabinet and although I like my treadles - I want this electric machine to stay in its cabinet.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-18-2012, 10:08 AM
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Posted By misseva

I have a 1963-ish Singer Fashion Mate Model 237...

I have a 1963-ish Singer Fashion Mate Model 237 that Billy did the spa treatment on a couple of years ago. It has been sewing wonderfully but now, after I moved it from one end of the house to the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-19-2012, 11:30 AM
Replies: 44,789
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Posted By misseva

The lady sewing looks like she has a regular...

The lady sewing looks like she has a regular zipper foot on her machine.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-17-2012, 10:24 AM
Replies: 44,789
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Posted By misseva

Thanks Charlee for your quick response. Where...

Thanks Charlee for your quick response. Where did you go to find the model number? I went to singer and found out it was mfg. in 1947 but not model number. When I went on line to order the cord I...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
02-17-2012, 10:04 AM
Replies: 44,789
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Posted By misseva

Regarding using something else for belts. I'm ...

Regarding using something else for belts. I'm like faaaarrrrrrr away from anyone that sells belts. I ordered two leather ones and could not for the life of me get one stapled together. In trying to...
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