Originally Posted by redbugsullivan
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Please explain to me why Singer machines are so popular?
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Originally Posted by Vridar
(Post 6381060)
They are to the sewing industry what Rolex is to watches and Mercedes is to automobiles, but, within the common persons budget.
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Originally Posted by Vridar
(Post 6381060)
They are to the sewing industry what Rolex is to watches and Mercedes is to automobiles, but, within the common persons budget.
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It's been awhile since I have been here but wanted to share my excitement with everyone. I just bought a 1924 Singer Red Eye treadle. Where I live on the Oregon coast, we experience lots of power outages, so end up letting a whole day pass when I could be productive. I look forward to learning from everyone how to operate one and what others have to say about them.
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Originally Posted by bbower
(Post 6382609)
It's been awhile since I have been here but wanted to share my excitement with everyone. I just bought a 1924 Singer Red Eye treadle. Where I live on the Oregon coast, we experience lots of power outages, so end up letting a whole day pass when I could be productive. I look forward to learning from everyone how to operate one and what others have to say about them.
Brenda B. and then read her blog, too. |
Originally Posted by redbugsullivan
(Post 6381636)
Ah! Well stated. Thank you for the insight. This machines have never proven themselves to me. That's why I've asked. Clearly there is something about them that have endeared themselves to folks. Perhaps the Featherweight I learned on has skewed my opinion. Hearing the opinion of others help me keep an open mind.
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Originally Posted by chris_quilts
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I love the older Singers. Intuitive to thread, clean up easily and not real fussy machines. Both of my daughters, who don't sew much, can operate them without much guidance. That being said, my featherweights are a pain in my patookis and both have personality issues as far as I'm concerned. Other people really love those little buggers. Actually, they remind me of the Shetland pony my siblings and I learned to ride on as children - obstinate with his own way of doing things.
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Originally Posted by miriam
(Post 6384810)
FW and 301s are my least favorite straight stitch vintage Singer - I think it is the PITB bobbin area. When they get tangled (which they DO) they are hard to untangle.
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I have to put in my 2cents worth. I love my FWs (I have 4) but you are correct. They have their own personalities. I use them for piecing almost exclusively. But my 1947 is my favorite (also my 1st) and the 2nd one I bought comes in a close second. The last one I got has it's issues..... foot pedal needs to have the cord lengthened. Someone cut it so short that it doesn't even reach the floor to sew. And this one had a thread in the bobbin area that was really difficult to get out..... I've put that one away to work on when I'm not so busy.
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I am glad to hear from everyone! With the overwhelming love of Singers, I thought I was missing something. My Singer 99K sounds like my mother's FW.
That click, click, is a muffled sound from my childhood. My mother stitching together her daughters' prom dresses, fixing Daddy's work shirts, and my everyday clothes at the kitchen table in the wee night hours with that amazing machine... They had a symbiotic relationship. It never gave her the fits it gave the rest of us. I remain a fan of all things not Singer. Perhaps some day, a special machine will change my perspective! |
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