Thursday, August 26, 2010

Mystery Chain Stitch slide/cover Plate

Front of the Needle sewing plate. Notice the indetion at the center section between the feed dog slits.

This is the backside - no markings or parts numbers on this whatsoever.



Notice the indention at the curved portion of the plate. It appears this "crescent" holds down the plate while the full circle holes stablize it from shifting latterally. The placement of the holes is identical to the Brother machines I know about, except for the orientation of the feed dog slits to the straight side.

Frontal shot of the bobbin mechanism. Notice the "12 o'clock" placement of the stem.


Back side of the bobbin case. It's hollow between the black plastic back and the metal front.


Side view of the bobbin case

Side view again of the bobbin.



Can anyone identify the machine make and model for this chain stitch attachment I found? It doesn't fit any of my machines, but perhaps I could locate one to match it if I knew what machine it belonged to...













Monday, July 12, 2010

Hello. My name is Carol and I'm a Machine-a-holic.

There are groups for people like me - yes? Oh, yeah, I've already joined them! Let's see - the worst enablers are those Vintage Sewing Machine Folks over at Ravelry! Here's another example of their excellent work.

Shown with all the accessories/feet and the original manual. The previous owner even left a name tag in one of the drawers.


What a great cabinet - it alone was worth the $20 cash.


Look at all that space - at least 6'-0" of horizontal layout/sewing real estate! Love it!

Let's see... 6' X 1.5' = 9.0 sq. ft. divided into $20 total price = $2.22 per sq. ft.!!!



Full frontal shot - after a baby wipe bath and a fresh oiling. A Brother Select-O-Matic. The English version of the machine manual has a copyright date of 1956. (There was also the Japanese edition of the manual.) The paint job looks more like a 1960's automobile.


I was sucked into buying another machine at my local thrift store just for the cabinet. Not for the machine, mind you...I'm in complete denial here - it wasn't my fault.... there was a threat to take it to the landfill! Sacrilege!!! I bought this one just for the cabinet for$20. You see, I was told the machine didn't work properly. Reportedly, it would run continuously when plugged in and I couldn't turn one of the knobs. So, just for kicks, I plugged it in at my house - pushed the knee lever , and the sew light clicked on. On. Off. On. Off. Hmm. "I wonder what will happen if I just switch the plugs into the controller?" That is just what I did - switched the plugs and...Voila! The machine works beautifully, and the knob I couldn't turn manually started turning itself! It was a result of the stitch settings. 4 knob settings are required to create all the stitches. Very Cool.


In case you can't tell from the background in the picture, I also have a vintage bicycle problem. I haven't joined that group, ... yet.

P. S. BTW, can anyone tell me what you use this foot for?

Friday, April 9, 2010

An Orphan Rescued




Here are photos of the lovely little sewing machine I acquired from the auction house. I didn't bid on it, but the buyer who did orphaned it for a long enough time that the auctioneer said - "Take It!" So, the little freebie in the solid wood cabinet is mine. I need to lemon oil it, yet, but I did get it cleaned using wood cleaner. For the sewing machine, I just used baby wipes for now. Need's to be oiled before plugging it in. Even the wiring is quite good - something I look at closely now that I've had to re-wire a vintage machine. - another story altogether.


According to the serial number, It's a Singer 66.




Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Anybody Need a Trumpet?







A beautiful Trumpet for sale at this address. Take a look at this wonderful instrument. Hope I can find it a great new home.