i am looking for a treadle, would u pm me the info? work fulltime, and dh just had total knee replacement so time valuable, but by next wkend i may HAVE to escape!LOL What better way?!! thnx

sorry!

again!!?

[quote=Nanamoms]Ok, I have a question...I have access to my mother's Kenmore which I learned to sew on. I started sewing at age 12 and that was hmmmmm, let's see, 48 years ago. It is mounted in a cabinet and has the knee lever for sewing. I had it at my house for a long time, then due to space limits, I took her back to my sister's (who swears Mama gave it to her...but she did NOT!) Anyway, my sister doesn't have a clue...it's sitting in her garage. So my question is...should I get her back and research her. Is she old enough to be considered an antique? If I remember correctly, she is a gray color. it sounds like your home would be a good place for the machine to live. that said, NOTHING is worth causing a family riff. ive seen a couple of very nice families "go to war" over "stuff". if sis is adamant that it is hers, move on. maybe she will see the light when she sees your other machines and how you care fore/use them. just my 2 cents.

Judy, your Necchi looks brand new! Wow, you are really brave to do the rewiring yourself - I bet she just purrs!

Nancy

Monica, my Davis groans and moans and gives me a workout, but mine is much older than your NVF. After I had attached the 340 inches of binding to the blue wonky quilt I did she sounded better, but still was like peddling a stationary bike! Good exercise!

My Free is a dream to treadle - so quiet and so smooth and easy! My Singer 15-88 is the same way, really smooth - really soft and quiet -- I can't tell the different between the two when sewing with them!

Nancy

Billy, you do such a wonderful job! One of these days, I am going to find a FW in not so good shape, and I want you to paint to red for me!

Nancy

I am looking for a not so pretty FW too and want Billie to paint it red. I love the Black Cherry>

I hate to say this, but a lot of the 'newer' machines just can't handle that much fabric. I don't know if your White if one of the better machines or one of the lower end Whites, but with those machines it is really easy to burn up the motor. I had a quilt camp here a few years ago for my granddaughter's. One of the girl's had a Brother given to her by her mother from Sears. Well, the little machine was ok if you planned on using it a couple times a year to mend something, but these girls made rag quilts, which is a lot of sewing through 6 layers - if we put a filler between the layers! We burned up that machine, and it was brand new! I went in the talk to Sears about it, this is before I learned about the machines, the guy in Sears said it was the bottom of the line and only meant to be a sometimes used, never really sewing with it, kind of machine! The motor was just not made to really use! I am not saying that is what you have, but people who buy these $100 machines from Walmart and KMart, etc., don't realize those machines are not meant for the serious sewer. Sorry if I offended anyone and I am not saying you have a machine like that, but beware if you do -- you are better off finding a vintage - it doesn't have to be really old, but atleast all metal so you can sew through several layers and use the newer machine for lighter work!

Nancy

Nancy,
Thank you. As far as the rewiring I don't have a DH to do it and didn't feel like paying someone big money to do it. I just took digital pictures, drew diagrams and made notes. It took me longer to do it but the satisfaction that I could do it is worth it.
Judy