Small portable vintage sewing machine for a children
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My granddaughter (5 years old) sews with a Singer 128 hand crank (with a needle guard!) I got a Janome Sew Mini for her, it goes a lot slower than a larger machine, but she loves the hand crank. She can really make it move. Oh - it has a seam guide on it too so that helps her line up her material. Oh forgot to add - I bought it for $5 on CL.
Last edited by deplaylady; 08-24-2013 at 11:27 AM. Reason: added price
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Wow, Miriam, thanks for the picture. ?
Sorry if the question seems silly, but I don't have any hand crank or treadle machine, so I'm not familiar with the morphology: do you have to put a hand crank and than the steering wheel spinner or only the steering wheel instead of the hand crank?
And where do you find this steering wheel spinner?
Sorry if the question seems silly, but I don't have any hand crank or treadle machine, so I'm not familiar with the morphology: do you have to put a hand crank and than the steering wheel spinner or only the steering wheel instead of the hand crank?
And where do you find this steering wheel spinner?
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Thanks everyone for the comments. Miriam, can't thank you enough for this precise and detailed answer. I happen to have a unused 15-91 that need rewiring, so I will just buy a spoked wheel for it and the rest. My daughter will have the same machine as mommy, she will love it. Will post pictures of it! I think cranking is big part of the fun for a young kid, even if they are sewing with no needle at all in the beginning.
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Thanks everyone for the comments. Miriam, can't thank you enough for this precise and detailed answer. I happen to have a unused 15-91 that need rewiring, so I will just buy a spoked wheel for it and the rest. My daughter will have the same machine as mommy, she will love it. Will post pictures of it! I think cranking is big part of the fun for a young kid, even if they are sewing with no needle at all in the beginning.
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