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Posted by IMS on February 1, 2006, 7:08 pm
Oh no, I don't think you are crazy! The 15-91s are one of the best of
the vintage Singers! In fact, they are about as close as you can come
to a 'light industrial' model made for home use. They are direct gear
driven (no belts), all metal innerds, have the largest 'harp' area of
the vintage Singers, and the feed dogs drop. They are GREAT machines
that cannot be killed! :)
It may not do zig zag but have you tried free motion quilting with it?
It's sooooo nice.
-Irene
On 1 Feb 2006 15:43:35 -0800, carolineblue@gmail.com wrote:
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>You are going to think I'm crazy, but I bought a Singer 1591. It was
>practically free, and although it's older than heck, it works great!
>The stitches are as straight as an arrow, there is never that clot of
>thread under the fabric that I always seem to get with other machines,
>and it's so heavy that it doesn't bounce all over the table. I guess
>drawbacks would be that it won't do zig-zag, or buttons (I think).
>I have noticed that there are always several for sale on ebay, and
>sometimes free ones on www.craigslist,com.
>I'm sure that you can tell from this that I am a total sewing neophyte.
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.=20
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Posted by Kate Dicey on February 2, 2006, 4:11 am
IMS wrote:
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> Oh no, I don't think you are crazy! The 15-91s are one of the best of
> the vintage Singers! In fact, they are about as close as you can come
> to a 'light industrial' model made for home use. They are direct gear
> driven (no belts), all metal innerds, have the largest 'harp' area of
> the vintage Singers, and the feed dogs drop. They are GREAT machines
> that cannot be killed! :)
I'll take issue with that, Irene! :) I like my 15-88 treadle and
wouldn't swap her for a 91 for any money! :D The harp area is the same
size as my 66 hand crank. The joy of it over the hand crank is that I
can put both hands on the fabric, and I can go backwards! Oh, and the
feed dogs drop! :)
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> It may not do zig zag but have you tried free motion quilting with it?
> It's sooooo nice.
Haven't tried that yet, but I'm still fairly new to FMQ anyway.
Caroline, these machines were used by many home-based dressmakers (like
myself) in the past, and many small tailor's shops where a full sized
industrial just wasn't an option (much like here!). And yes, I have
used the treadle on customer garments! And no, dear: you are far from
crazy, but be careful... Vintage machines can be addictive! As for
old, if it's a 15-91, it's newer than my 66 (1923) or my Jones (1909)!
--
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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Posted by IMS on February 2, 2006, 6:45 am
One of the retired Singer repair guys on the Yahoo groups posted once
that the 15-91 is the model Singer told them to take out to farm wives!
-Irene
On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:11:23 +0000, Kate Dicey
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>IMS wrote:
>> Oh no, I don't think you are crazy! The 15-91s are one of the best of
>> the vintage Singers! In fact, they are about as close as you can come
>> to a 'light industrial' model made for home use. They are direct gear
>> driven (no belts), all metal innerds, have the largest 'harp' area of
>> the vintage Singers, and the feed dogs drop. They are GREAT machines
>> that cannot be killed! :)
>I'll take issue with that, Irene! :) I like my 15-88 treadle and=20
>wouldn't swap her for a 91 for any money! :D The harp area is the same=
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>size as my 66 hand crank. The joy of it over the hand crank is that I=20
>can put both hands on the fabric, and I can go backwards! Oh, and the=20
>feed dogs drop! :)
>>=20
>> It may not do zig zag but have you tried free motion quilting with it?
>> It's sooooo nice.
>Haven't tried that yet, but I'm still fairly new to FMQ anyway.
>Caroline, these machines were used by many home-based dressmakers (like=20
>myself) in the past, and many small tailor's shops where a full sized=20
>industrial just wasn't an option (much like here!). And yes, I have=20
>used the treadle on customer garments! And no, dear: you are far from=20
>crazy, but be careful... Vintage machines can be addictive! As for=20
>old, if it's a 15-91, it's newer than my 66 (1923) or my Jones (1909)!
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.=20
--Mae West=20
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Posted by Kate Dicey on February 2, 2006, 8:02 am
IMS wrote:
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> One of the retired Singer repair guys on the Yahoo groups posted once
> that the 15-91 is the model Singer told them to take out to farm wives!
>
> -Irene
Yup - works fine until the electricity fails! ;) As it is, when ours
fails I still have a choice of 3 machines to sew on.
I wouldn't mind a 15-91 AS WELL, but not instead of the 88... As it is,
I lack the room, but I could fit in a couple more Elna Lotuses! ;) We
all have our weak spots.
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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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Posted by IMS on February 2, 2006, 6:06 pm
On Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:02:37 +0000, Kate Dicey
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>Yup - works fine until the electricity fails! ;) As it is, when ours=20
>fails I still have a choice of 3 machines to sew on.
>I wouldn't mind a 15-91 AS WELL, but not instead of the 88... As it is,=
=20
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>I lack the room, but I could fit in a couple more Elna Lotuses! ;) We=20
>all have our weak spots.
I have never even seen an Elna Lotus much less sewn on one but I *know*
I'd snatch one up in a heartbeat if one ever came my way Lucky you for
having one!
-Irene
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You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.=20
--Mae West=20
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>practically free, and although it's older than heck, it works great!
>The stitches are as straight as an arrow, there is never that clot of
>thread under the fabric that I always seem to get with other machines,
>and it's so heavy that it doesn't bounce all over the table. I guess
>drawbacks would be that it won't do zig-zag, or buttons (I think).
>I have noticed that there are always several for sale on ebay, and
>sometimes free ones on www.craigslist,com.
>I'm sure that you can tell from this that I am a total sewing neophyte.