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Posted by IMS on May 9, 2006, 6:04 pm
On Tue, 09 May 2006 14:53:56 -0500, Phaedrine
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>I remember those. We had them in our high school.... Slant-O-Matics,=20
>weren't they, or did that name come later? I guess I never understood=20
>what the slant was supposed to do. Do you know? They were nice=20
>machines. I did manage to get a home ec course in my freshman year. =20
>Our teacher had purple hair and a wart on her tongue that was a bit=20
>distracting. She was, however, an awesome teacher who made us learn the=
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>art of easing by doing set-in sleeves without basting..... only pins. =20
>If you had even the tiniest wrinkle you had to rip it out and start over=
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>again. One of my friends, a fellow Girl Scout, did not like this=20
>procedure and cut down the height of her sleeve cap to get it to ease in=
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>better. She got away with it too. :)=20
>When I set out to buy my first machine, I had no idea what I wanted so I=
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>rented machines until I found one that I really liked. I rented a lot=20
>of machines before I settled on one. It was a great way to find out=20
>what I liked and not. I wonder if any places still let you do that.
>Phae
Yes, when the 401 came out it was the 'Slant O Matic' the needle is
slanted towards the sewist, the idea being it made the work area easier
to see. The 'o-matic' due to the built in automatic zig zag/design
stitch mechanism. The 401 is the best vintage machine out there IMHO!!
-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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>weren't they, or did that name come later? I guess I never understood=20
>what the slant was supposed to do. Do you know? They were nice=20
>machines. I did manage to get a home ec course in my freshman year. =20
>Our teacher had purple hair and a wart on her tongue that was a bit=20
>distracting. She was, however, an awesome teacher who made us learn the=