Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
#3111
Originally Posted by dunster
Originally Posted by SherriB
Originally Posted by dunster
Originally Posted by quilterguy27
LOL! Never put 2 & 2 together to figure this out. Duh! VS=vibrating shuttle. Thanks for the knock in the head. I needed it.
Good! Someone else went crazy trying to figure it out!
One of the colors that the 301 comes is a combination of colors called light-beige-oyster-white (LBOW). Now that's taking acronyms to a whole new level.
#3112
I love your machine and thank you for posting the picture for all of us to enjoy! Are those mother of pearl inlays?
I can't wait until she's clean and shiny. :thumbup:
Judy[/quote]
Yes they are mother of pearl.I was trying to talk him out of a real nice 201 in a cabinet but he wasn't budging and then I spied this one tucked away in a corner and asked about it and he said $50.00 and I said sold after I checked to see if the bobbin case was intact.
I can't wait until she's clean and shiny. :thumbup:
Judy[/quote]
Yes they are mother of pearl.I was trying to talk him out of a real nice 201 in a cabinet but he wasn't budging and then I spied this one tucked away in a corner and asked about it and he said $50.00 and I said sold after I checked to see if the bobbin case was intact.
#3113
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I'm glad someone else asked this question!!
#3114
Originally Posted by oldhag
I love your machine and thank you for posting the picture for all of us to enjoy! Are those mother of pearl inlays?
I can't wait until she's clean and shiny. :thumbup:
Judy
I can't wait until she's clean and shiny. :thumbup:
Judy
Oh my! Now I am really jealous. :mrgreen: I want to go sewing machine shopping with you. She's a gem dandy for sure.
Please don't forget to post pictures when she been through her spa treatment.
Judy
#3115
Help!!! I have finished cleaning up my model 66 with the Lotus decals. The cabinet is nice and spiffy. I've put on a new treadle belt. And I can't make it work. If I move the hand wheel, the belt moves and the treadle mechanisms all seem to be doing the right thing. I try to get my feet going right along with the motion, but it isn't working. I read that putting some resin (like for a violin bow) on the belt could help improve the friction, so I will try that tomorrow. I don't know whether the problem is that I don't know how to treadle (which is true) or that the belt is too loose (I don't think it is, but maybe...) or whether it's something else entirely.
#3116
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Mine was threaded wrong and wouldn't do a thing until I fixed it, Now it sews like a champ!
#3117
Originally Posted by Up North
Mine was threaded wrong and wouldn't do a thing until I fixed it, Now it sews like a champ!
#3118
I would like to show you what I'm up to but I don't know how to upload pics--where can I find this info? Thanks, Sharon
#3119
Originally Posted by raynhamquilter
I would like to show you what I'm up to but I don't know how to upload pics--where can I find this info? Thanks, Sharon
#3120
Originally Posted by dunster
Originally Posted by Up North
Mine was threaded wrong and wouldn't do a thing until I fixed it, Now it sews like a champ!
This sounds a little bizarre but can you operate the treadle with your hands and does that make the needle bar go?
When I tried my treadle for the first time, I had an issue with learning the rhythm ....which caused the treadle to "lock". I don't know if this is happening to you or not but worth mentioning.
Judy
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