Sew Old - Sew New

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Year It Was Made

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1889 It is hard to imagine the age of some sewing machines and the clothing styles they made when new.  This is especially true of the v...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Singer Gauge Presser Foot

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Gauge Presser Foot making a felled seam. For those who like to make things, whatever it is, there is a good feeling that comes from findi...
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Quiltmaking by an Ignorant Quilter

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I just had to have this fabric.  There are a few babies soon to be entering the family circle so I actually have a reason, unlike the usual...
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Monday, January 3, 2011

Using A Handcrank Sewing Machine

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Singer 66 Handcrank One of my favorite sewing machines is also an unusual one.  It is operated by turning a handle.  They were man...
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Saturday, November 13, 2010

What is this Odd Little Thing? A Zig Zagger

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If you have a strait stitch only sewing machine but wish it would do a zigzag stitch, you're not alone.  I feel the same.  There is some...
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Monday, November 8, 2010

An Old Fashioned Good Idea, The Buttonholer

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  I see them all the time in my thrift shop adventures.  Odd looking contraptions used to make buttonholes on your home creations.  I gathe...
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The Willcox & Gibbs Chainstitch Sewing Machine

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  The Willcox and Gibbs Chain stitch Sewing Machine is one of those vintage sewing machines that are seen frequently and used rarely.  That...
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I spend a lot of time with sewing machines. Now it is mostly the old timers but in my work experience there have been many very modern industrials of various types. Love them all. Today I use them to make corsets, clothing, costumes, repair all sorts of things. My home is on the coast of Central California.
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