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    Old 05-22-2010, 10:40 AM
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    Originally Posted by Charlee
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    Charlee, how cool your W & W #8 is. Wow. Thanks for posting pictures.
    Thanks Linda! :) This is the machine that William gave up some of the $$ he was saving for a fishing trip to buy for me... and it was a steal!! It was at a "high end" used furniture shop...we're talking a place where some of the furniture runs in the thousands of dollars...we actually went in there just to see "how the other half lives"...and there she sat. For $100.00 we brought her home where she lives in my living room...her cabinet is nearly perfect too...the treadle is missing the spooler, or bobbin winder from the irons. (It's not on the machine itself, but on one of the legs) I'm on the lookout for one of those, and I look nearly everyday for needles for both of my working treadles. :)
    William is a winner then! I would quickly buy something like that for $100 also. To have the cabinet in near perfect condition is amazing. :-D :-D
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    Old 05-22-2010, 12:19 PM
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    Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
    Charlee- I've read many of your posts about sewing machines. Since that is one thing I don't collect I promise I'll send you one if I come across any :D You crack me up!! But...... I bet they are really nice. Since joining this board I'm beginning to think it may be dangerous b/c I'm buying more and more fabric and spending less and less time on things other than quilting :D Now I run the risk of hunting for vintage machines! Oh yeah, I'll send them your way.......... :D:D Sue
    ~evil lil grin~ You can either send em my way....or we'll drag you into fold....kicking and screaming!! :lol:
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    Old 05-22-2010, 12:24 PM
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    Originally Posted by Aurora
    I am going to try this again. Last night I bought a 1910 Red Eye on ebay. I plan to convert it to a handcrank and leave it in the case. I feel very lucky to have found such a beautiful machine and I don't even have to remove the motor since it was originally a treadle. I will post a picture when it arrives at its new home. It will be shipped Monday via FedEx, so I should have it by the end of next week.

    I have been looking for just the perfect machine to convert since I found out how easy it is to convert a machine to a handcrank. I am sure it will take some practice, but I plan to use it to piece quilt tops this summer.
    OMG! You have just brought back a memory for me! I remember my Memere using a hand crank machine and also a treadle machine. She was a seamstress. I don't know what happened to her machines when she passed away. I wasn't into quilting then and I didn't like sewing clothes. The machines probably went to one of my Aunts. I'll have to ask my mother, maybe she can remember. Your post just made me think of her and her machines! Thanks!
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    Old 05-22-2010, 12:47 PM
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    Originally Posted by SewExtreme
    Originally Posted by Aurora
    I am going to try this again. Last night I bought a 1910 Red Eye on ebay. I plan to convert it to a handcrank and leave it in the case. I feel very lucky to have found such a beautiful machine and I don't even have to remove the motor since it was originally a treadle. I will post a picture when it arrives at its new home. It will be shipped Monday via FedEx, so I should have it by the end of next week.

    I have been looking for just the perfect machine to convert since I found out how easy it is to convert a machine to a handcrank. I am sure it will take some practice, but I plan to use it to piece quilt tops this summer.
    Aurora, have you ever seen the movie or BBC series House of Elliott? It is an interesting story about two sisters in England during the 1920s who opened a clothier shop. In one of the series the maid is given a handcrank and uses it... quite proficiently. It is on for about 3 minutes or so but I was very delighted when I saw. I had just purchased two handcranks. :-D
    Years ago I watched the "House of Elliott" on A & E. I really liked that show but just remember bits and pieces of it. They could bring it back on TV and I wouldn't complain. I have been practicing feeding my fabric through with one hand, in anticipation. If you don't sew at the speed of light it really isn't hard to control. Now that I am retired, the pleasure for me is as much in the process as the product.
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    Old 05-22-2010, 02:39 PM
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    Aurora, until I began collecting vintage machines, I did not even know there were handcrank machines. I think they are pretty cool. We rented the movie through Netflix. I am finding that the history that goes with the vintage machines is so interesting and I love learning how sewing developed. :D
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    Old 05-22-2010, 04:18 PM
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    I'm making a double sawtooth star with my Singer 201 treadle, its for my son. I'm using woven plaids and shirting prints. I just have 6 blocks to finish and then I can set the top together. The blocks are 16"
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    Old 05-22-2010, 05:05 PM
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    I recently purchased a Singer Featherweight and have been doing all of my piecing on it. I have my Janome set up to machine quilt.
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    Old 05-22-2010, 05:10 PM
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    I just finished the last 4 blocks for the twisted pinwheel quilt I am doing! Yeah! Now to square them up this next week and put it together.
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    Old 05-22-2010, 05:47 PM
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    My mom had a Singer treadle and I learned to sew on it but when it came time to clean out her house we found out that she had sold that gorgeous machine and cabinet to dealer for a mere $25.00. Would love to have it back..
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    Old 05-23-2010, 02:51 AM
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    I have a 1941 Singer that I use for EVERYTHING....since I've never mastered any of my newer machines! It doesn't jam, it doesn't come unthreaded, and it's very predictable...which I need since I don't have that gene for figuring out mechanical stuff! It recently lost the ability to make bobbins when the little tiny burr of metal that holds the bobbin on to wind finally wore off too much....so I bought a bobbin maker. Love this baby!
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