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01-02-2012, 07:30 AM

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Linkbeth

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Ooo I can't wait to see..your Tut's are Fab!!

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I have a FW cleaning tutorial just waiting.

01-02-2012, 09:11 AM

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Ooo I can't wait to see..your Tut's are Fab!!

This one would be fab if I could do the pictures

01-02-2012, 09:49 AM

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vintagemotif

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Originally Posted by sew wishful

Sending some pics of my newest acquisition! Merry Christmas to me! Can't wait to get her belted and see if she sews. I'll need some direction as to threading her, since she has no paper work.

Very nice cabinet and machine that already comes with a name, Amerikan-or Erika for short. The decals are sweet!

01-02-2012, 09:53 AM

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Happy New Year everyone!!

Here's that National Two Spools on eBay again in Idaho...now $99.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-TWO-...item1c2256f482

Janice, I posted this one as a heads up about a month ago. It is local pickup; might be a bit of a drive

. I have been watching to see if anyone here calms it.

01-02-2012, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BoJangles

Ok, I wish I were closer! My Two Spools is the best piecing machine I have! It has a perfect 1/4" foot - the original foot - and, it sews a really straight seam since both of the feeds dogs are the same length! Also, since it is a Two Spools it goes a very long time before I have to re-wind the bobbin thread spool! The Two Spools, the 15-88 treadle for free motion, and the 319w (in treadle) are my go to treadles now! Of course, I am fickle, because I love all my machines! But, seriously that Two Spools is the greatest piecing machine!

Nancy

Nancy, I agree with you about the Two Spools. I wish someone close would go rescue that machine and start using it. They are the best for piecing.

At this coming March TOGA in Turlock, I'm going to bring my Singer 328k in treadle, and Bernie is planning to bring his Singer 412G in treadle. You should bring your Singer 319w in treadle. It would be interesting to see how differently they all treadle. I'm sure if I treadled your 319, I would then be on the hunt for one afterwards.

01-02-2012, 10:10 AM

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Randa, your Amerikan is made by New Home! I knew the minute I looked at it, but according to ISMACS it is made by New Home and takes a 20x1 needle! Congratulations!
Someone on here posted some great shots of the threading path for the New Home. I think it was Monica, so can you re-post those photos for Randa?
Nancy

Nancy, It wasn't I since I don't own a New Home. The threading path that I did was for a National.

01-02-2012, 10:17 AM

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My computer hides pictures or eats them or something - at any rate it doesn't talk to the QB at this time. I have a FW cleaning tutorial just waiting.... We cleaned up Mom's for Christmas.

Miriam, When loading picture on the QB, you need to select the "from computer or URL". Did you make sure that you did that and also when loading multiple pictures you need to reset that selection each time. If your size is to large, then QB file will not load image and you will have to resize yours, found somewhere in your computer tools or help.

01-02-2012, 10:19 AM

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I can't seem to find the right buttons to push to get it to resize - I used to do it all the time. I'm missing something I guess.

01-02-2012, 10:24 AM

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I can't seem to find the right buttons to push to get it to resize - I used to do it all the time. I'm missing something I guess.

Click your photo image on your computer and then click on your tools, somewhere there might be the resize.
If that doesn't work, I can't help ya. My son is the computer nerd that comes to my rescue when I can't get things to work. He has never read a computer manual. I don't now how he does it. And, I don't remember a computer manual coming with him on the day I gave birth to him.