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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on January 18, 2007, 1:39 pm
NE Sailboat wrote:
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> I own a sailboat. As such, lots to sew. But .. I don't know anything about
> sewing.
>
> I got a book, told me to find an old machine, and I posted in town.
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> A lady called and offered me an old EMDEKO sewing machine. It is metal.
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> Is this machine going to do it for me? Will I be able to sew through cloth
> such as Sunbrella?
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Dunno... Is it like one of these?
http://www.sewusa.com/Sewing_Machine_Manuals/Other_Manuals/Emdeko_Instruction_Manual.htm
This might also help you find out more:
http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/sewingclasses/board.pl?t=16591&pn=1
A little reading seems to point to it being quite a workhorse, so if you
got it free/for less than $20, it's certainly worth trying! :) If it
isn't quite up to the job, you can pass it on to someone sewing less
tough stuff than you need it for.
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Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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> sewing.
>
> I got a book, told me to find an old machine, and I posted in town.
>
> A lady called and offered me an old EMDEKO sewing machine. It is metal.
>
> Is this machine going to do it for me? Will I be able to sew through cloth
> such as Sunbrella?
>
>