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Originally Posted by southernbelle04  Does anyone have a machine like this? I'm thinking maybe Kathy does?
Well my Mom has one at her house. It belonged to my great, great grandmother originally. So that means that my great great grandmother, my great grandmother, my grandmother, and my mother have all sewn on that machine! I want to carry on the tradition and sew on it too. My Mom said the last time she tried, it still works. We would need to have it serviced I'm thinking, but I want to make a dress on this so bad!!! How cool would that be to sit down and sew at the place that has so much history in your own family. Just think of all the things that sewing machine has seen!!! I get so excited about stuff like that! |
Yes I do... and you must! The machine I have I purchased, though I wish it was a hand-me-down. I do think about the generations before me whose have sewn on it, even though I don't know them personally.
These machines were made to last! You may need to replace the leather belt and just clean any dust off the moving parts and oil it well... it'll probably run like a champ! I can post oiling diagrams if you don't have the owner's manual....
It's like learning to drive a manual car with a clutch though. You start and stop with your right hand on the wheel... takes a little bit of coordination and practice. But fun once it comes together! The dress I made for you was sewn on mine. My machine was made in 1896.