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Posted by Sharon & Jack on February 6, 2006, 10:52 pm
I've spent the last three weeks at my brother's house, helping him while he
recuperates from back surgery. He inherited our parents house when they
passed away in '93 - well deserved, as he pretty well put his life on hold
caring for them the years before they died.
He's made some changes, but still has a lot of their "stuff" stored in the
basement. And much to my surprise I found my first sewing machine tucked
away in a corner, on a work bench. And it still works! Beautifully! It's
a Morse, I bought it second hand, in 1968. After running into all sorts of
problems with it, I replaced it in the 80's with a Singer Imperial (big, big
mistake). I quit sewing for probably 20 years because of the problems and
frustration with that machine.
Now I've started sewing again (got a Viking two or three years ago), and
have learned sooooo much from this group. It's actually funny - I cleaned
my new old machine, give it a little oil, adjusted the tension a tad, and
CHANGED THE NEEDLE - who'd have guessed how important those little things
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can be ;>) It's a little heavy (all metal), but it sews and runs like a
dream. I'm sooo glad my brother didn't throw it out. (Although he says if
he'd known it was there, he'd have modified it to wind fishing line on his
reels.)
It's like finding buried treasure!
Sharon
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Posted by Kirsten H. Sollie on February 7, 2006, 4:58 am
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> I've spent the last three weeks at my brother's house, helping him while
> he recuperates from back surgery. He inherited our parents house when
> they passed away in '93 - well deserved, as he pretty well put his life on
> hold caring for them the years before they died.
> He's made some changes, but still has a lot of their "stuff" stored in the
> basement. And much to my surprise I found my first sewing machine tucked
> away in a corner, on a work bench. And it still works! Beautifully!
> It's a Morse, I bought it second hand, in 1968. After running into all
> sorts of problems with it, I replaced it in the 80's with a Singer
> Imperial (big, big mistake). I quit sewing for probably 20 years because
> of the problems and frustration with that machine.
> Now I've started sewing again (got a Viking two or three years ago), and
> have learned sooooo much from this group. It's actually funny - I cleaned
> my new old machine, give it a little oil, adjusted the tension a tad, and
> CHANGED THE NEEDLE - who'd have guessed how important those little things
> can be ;>) It's a little heavy (all metal), but it sews and runs like a
> dream. I'm sooo glad my brother didn't throw it out. (Although he says
> if he'd known it was there, he'd have modified it to wind fishing line on
> his reels.)
> It's like finding buried treasure!
> Sharon
What a find Sharon! There is something special about that first machine. I
got a Franklin Rotary from my grandmother when I was 8 or 9. I used it all
the way up until I met my husband at 28 and moved to Norway. I couldn't take
it with me so I gave it to a cousin of mine (it is in a cabinet with a knee
pedal). When I was visiting them this Christmas (14 years later), she
mentioned she still has my machine and I can have it back when I want. I
was thrilled! I still can't afford to ship it here but someday.....
Kirsten Sollie
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