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Posted by Pogonip on May 5, 2009, 6:52 pm
Or at least holding onto something steady. DH is leaving Thursday for a
trip, and asked me to fix his little carryon bag, the strap on which had
come apart, being poorly stitched to begin with. OK, sewing. I can do
that. I remember doing that. I opened up the birdseye maple cabinet
that houses a sleek black Singer 301, and finally figured out how to
make it run. There was something wrong with the knee lever......so I
took out the pedal and put it on the floor. After pushing hard several
times on the fixed bump, I noticed there was a movable bump next to it.
Ah! Try that one! Yes, the machine still runs, and smoothly, too.
So I stitched up the strap.
He had tied it in a knot when it came apart, and wanted the strap
smoothed out. Lemme see.....I gave the iron in the kitchen to the kid
to take to his house.....oh, wait. I've got a little GE travel iron,
the kind sold on eBay as "Featherweight iron" for exorbitant prices, but
which can be found in thrift stores for $3.00 or so. Plugged it in, put
a towel over the pull-out sandwich board, and everything worked like a
charm. Made me wonder why anyone would pay so much for one of those
little Clover irons when this thing works so well. Plus it has a little
plastic bottle if you want steam.
So there it is, I actually sewed something. Not much, I'll admit, but I
guess it's like riding a bicycle. Maybe while he's gone I'll get that
new set of grocery bags done. I hope you're all OK. Maybe a drink of
water?
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by BEI Design on May 5, 2009, 7:19 pm
Pogonip wrote:
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> Or at least holding onto something steady. DH is leaving
> Thursday for a trip, and asked me to fix his little
> carryon bag, the strap on which had come apart, being
> poorly stitched to begin with. OK, sewing. I can do
> that. I remember doing that. I opened up the birdseye
> maple cabinet that houses a sleek black Singer 301, and
> finally figured out how to make it run. There was
> something wrong with the knee lever......so I took out
> the pedal and put it on the floor. After pushing hard
> several times on the fixed bump, I noticed there was a
> movable bump next to it. Ah! Try that one! Yes, the
> machine still runs, and smoothly, too. So I stitched up
> the strap.
> He had tied it in a knot when it came apart, and wanted
> the strap smoothed out. Lemme see.....I gave the iron in
> the kitchen to the kid to take to his house.....oh, wait.
> I've got a little GE travel iron, the kind sold on eBay
> as "Featherweight iron" for exorbitant prices, but which
> can be found in thrift stores for $3.00 or so. Plugged
> it in, put a towel over the pull-out sandwich board, and
> everything worked like a charm. Made me wonder why
> anyone would pay so much for one of those little Clover
> irons when this thing works so well. Plus it has a
> little plastic bottle if you want steam.
> So there it is, I actually sewed something. Not much,
> I'll admit, but I guess it's like riding a bicycle. Maybe
> while he's gone I'll get that new set of grocery
> bags done. I hope you're all OK. Maybe a drink of water?
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<GASP> <COUGH> <Choke> Who are you and what have you done
with OUR Joanne/Pogonip???
;-)
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"Featherweight iron"??? <snort>
I have two of those little GE travel irons, one was my
mother's from the 50s and has a cloth-wound electrical cord.
I'm afraid to plug it in...
One of these days I may try to find an electrician to
re-wire it for me, it has the collapsible handle and the
little water bottle.
The other one (acquired in the late 60s) has a handle which
folds over to one side which is hollow and serves as a
reservoir for water for steam. I use in the embroidery room
to fuse stabilizer. It works just great if I want to smooth
something out while it's still in the hoop, too.
I never take them on trips....
--
Beverly
http://ickes.us/default.aspx
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Posted by Pogonip on May 5, 2009, 7:41 pm
BEI Design wrote:
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>
> <GASP> <COUGH> <Choke> Who are you and what have you done
> with OUR Joanne/Pogonip???
>
> ;-)
>
>
> I have two of those little GE travel irons, one was my
> mother's from the 50s and has a cloth-wound electrical cord.
> I'm afraid to plug it in...
> One of these days I may try to find an electrician to
> re-wire it for me, it has the collapsible handle and the
> little water bottle.
>
> The other one (acquired in the late 60s) has a handle which
> folds over to one side which is hollow and serves as a
> reservoir for water for steam. I use in the embroidery room
> to fuse stabilizer. It works just great if I want to smooth
> something out while it's still in the hoop, too.
>
> I never take them on trips....
>
Yes, It's me. :-[
This little iron has the cloth-covered cord and it works just fine.
It's not worn looking, and I make it a habit to test things before using
them the first time -- back of the hand to the item. I can take a
slight jolt, just learned the hard way not to use the front of the hand
because the current makes muscles contract and there you are, stuck.
There's a little plastic bottle that goes on the side, as you say.
Nifty little iron. Don't need these on trips anymore, I can't remember
a hotel or motel room that didn't have an iron and board in the closet.
If there are any, I'll bet you can get one with a call to the front
desk. I like the rooms with the little fridges. Then I find Trader
Joe's........ well, you get the picture.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by BEI Design on May 5, 2009, 8:17 pm
Pogonip wrote:
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> BEI Design wrote:
> Yes, It's me. :-[
Well, if you're sure....
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> This little iron has the cloth-covered cord and it works
> just fine. It's not worn looking, and I make it a habit
> to test things before using them the first time -- back
> of the hand to the item. I can take a slight jolt, just
> learned the hard way not to use the front of the hand
> because the current makes muscles contract and there you
> are, stuck. There's a little plastic bottle that goes on
> the side, as you say. Nifty little iron.
Indeed. Maybe I'll fire Mom's up and test it, I wouldn't
mind having one in the sewing room, too. Sometimes you just
NEED a small soleplate in garment sewing, too.
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> Don't need
> these on trips anymore, I can't remember a hotel or
> motel room that didn't have an iron and board in the
> closet.
Same thing with hair dryers, I used to take one on trips but
haven't had to for several years.
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> If there are any, I'll bet you can get one with a
> call to the front desk. I like the rooms with the little
> fridges. Then I find Trader Joe's........ well, you get
> the picture.
Oh, yes. When we went on the three-week Boston trip, we had
grocery stores scouted out within a three-block radius of
each place we stayed. First thing we did each new city was
get groceries, especially breakfast stuff.
--
Beverly
http://ickes.us/default.aspx
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Posted by Juno B on May 5, 2009, 8:35 pm
BEI Design wrote:
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> Pogonip wrote:
>> BEI Design wrote:
>> Yes, It's me. :-[
>
> Well, if you're sure....
>
>> This little iron has the cloth-covered cord and it works
>> just fine. It's not worn looking, and I make it a habit
>> to test things before using them the first time -- back
>> of the hand to the item. I can take a slight jolt, just
>> learned the hard way not to use the front of the hand
>> because the current makes muscles contract and there you
>> are, stuck. There's a little plastic bottle that goes on
>> the side, as you say. Nifty little iron.
>
> Indeed. Maybe I'll fire Mom's up and test it, I wouldn't
> mind having one in the sewing room, too. Sometimes you just
> NEED a small soleplate in garment sewing, too.
>
>> Don't need
>> these on trips anymore, I can't remember a hotel or
>> motel room that didn't have an iron and board in the
>> closet.
>
> Same thing with hair dryers, I used to take one on trips but
> haven't had to for several years.
>
>> If there are any, I'll bet you can get one with a
>> call to the front desk. I like the rooms with the little
>> fridges. Then I find Trader Joe's........ well, you get
>> the picture.
>
> Oh, yes. When we went on the three-week Boston trip, we had
> grocery stores scouted out within a three-block radius of
> each place we stayed. First thing we did each new city was
> get groceries, especially breakfast stuff.
>
I had one of those little gems for 50 years. I used it in my cottage
until I found a little bit bigger one for 50 cents.Brand new full size
job. I brought the little guy home and used it a lot for sewing. I had
it on the ironing board one day, lost my balance and knocked the iron
off the board. It fell apart, well the handle broke, the iron stayed in
one piece. The problem was that the iron was too hot to hold without the
handle, so I had to deep 6 it. Broke my heart. I loved that little thing.
Juno
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> Thursday for a trip, and asked me to fix his little
> carryon bag, the strap on which had come apart, being
> poorly stitched to begin with. OK, sewing. I can do
> that. I remember doing that. I opened up the birdseye
> maple cabinet that houses a sleek black Singer 301, and
> finally figured out how to make it run. There was
> something wrong with the knee lever......so I took out
> the pedal and put it on the floor. After pushing hard
> several times on the fixed bump, I noticed there was a
> movable bump next to it. Ah! Try that one! Yes, the
> machine still runs, and smoothly, too. So I stitched up
> the strap.
> He had tied it in a knot when it came apart, and wanted
> the strap smoothed out. Lemme see.....I gave the iron in
> the kitchen to the kid to take to his house.....oh, wait.
> I've got a little GE travel iron, the kind sold on eBay
> as "Featherweight iron" for exorbitant prices, but which
> can be found in thrift stores for $3.00 or so. Plugged
> it in, put a towel over the pull-out sandwich board, and
> everything worked like a charm. Made me wonder why
> anyone would pay so much for one of those little Clover
> irons when this thing works so well. Plus it has a
> little plastic bottle if you want steam.
> So there it is, I actually sewed something. Not much,
> I'll admit, but I guess it's like riding a bicycle. Maybe
> while he's gone I'll get that new set of grocery
> bags done. I hope you're all OK. Maybe a drink of water?