Jealous.
I'd love to have one for piecing quilt tops.
You'll have fun.

after I get going on the dog food bag-tote project. I figure I'll need to learn to make some other things

But I've got my stash of old shirts just waiting to be ripped up.
I'd love to see the bags when you get them done.

years ago Luna jumped up and tore one badly, across a little below the middle. I used an iron-on patch to put it back together, but the light shone through. So I keep a satin ribbon tied around each one, which means I can't close them. The ribbons always come untied and fall down. Plus the iron-on patching is dried up and falling off.

Now I'll be able to sew it back together and sew the ribbon across the seam. And then I'll shorten the other one to match. Finally, the drapes will look decent without my spending $500 on new ones!

I have some other repair projects that this will enable.

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nice stitch

I know you'll have a great time with her.

Have fun, and maybe let us see what you're making!

Looks like your machine has been well maintained -- it's beautiful! Your view isn't so bad, either.

She went right through no problem until I accidentally got up on the hem. Then she slowed down a lot, but still made it through the many layers.

No electricity needed. Your's is a beauty!

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I never saw her use it as she was pretty old by the time I came around but I'm told she was pretty handy with it back in the day. When she passed away my mom and aunt sold her little Nokomis cottage and all the stuff in it. I wish I had had the forethought to grab that up before it went.

I thought of getting one. Someday maybe...

She used to let me "sew" on a piece of paper (no thread).

She did a lot of quilts and baby blankets on it. She volunteered at a church shelter pretty much all her life.

Made some beautiful clothes for herself and grandma in the late 20's through 50's that were still hanging in the closets or packed in pair of cedar trunks - wool, rayon, cotton, and linen; when grandma died, a friend who helped me with the estate (I was the only relative that lived in the same region of the country) ended up with that sewing machine and most of the clothes because she was the same "li'l dumpling" size that my grandma was, and had done a lot of the research on what might be worth enough to pay off creditors and still leave something for Dad and Uncle David.

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It was my Great Grandmothers. My sister has it now, but it may come back to the ranch one day. She doesn't really sew. What am I saying, I haven't had my machine out in 15 years. But I used to.

Yours is a beauty!! Congrats!!
And Merry Christmas!!
Ms. 7wo7rees

I see no belts, electric motor, or foot pedal.
Mom's had a foot pedal.
Later she had it converted to electric.
A small motor drove the belt that was originally driven by foot power.

We put the pedal into the knee slot for transport. You can see the cord hanging a bit below the table -- I haven't taken it out of the knee slot yet. I plan to use it as a foot pedal, since when I tried it in the knee position I had to hold the table in place, lol.

Circa 1945 is when she had it. Have no idea how old it was.
Knee pedal?
What? Side-to-side?

That might explain stories (legends?) about female sweatshop workers achieving orgasms while working.

you push your right knee to the right against a lever under the cabinet, which pushes the foot pedal. No orgasms there, lol. Just frustration because the pressure needed to activate the pedal pushes the table to the right. My right hand was too busy pushing the table to the left to keep it in place to help much with the fabric...or anyhing else!

Mine was made in Scotland in June,1935. Singer has a site where you can match the number in front of the machine to discover its date. I believe it is Model 15K, although all the 15K's I look up are treadle machines. But I think it came in both treadle and electric.

On a machine that wasn't much younger than that. In fact, the cabinet looks just like the one Mom had when I was young.

It's a cool machine. You did well, magical thyme. You are right about how much one can save by having a sewing machine.


Cher