Ack -- machine woes redux

Hope tomorrow will be a better day. Barbara in SC

Sunny, you scared me when you mentioned that 'thing' you pulled out of your machine. Several machines ago, I found something similar in the bobbin area. I yanked it out.... and found it was some kind a "wick" type thing that was supposed to be there! I had a terrible time trying to shove it back down where it belonged. I sure hope that your discovery wasn't something along those lines.

Hoping for you a better day tomorrow and that the repairs will be minor this time.

Hugs,

Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.

PS: I just accidentally just dyed my hair almost black! I was trying to create some low lights with a frosting cap (to break up my root line as I attempt to go 'natural'). The medium brown dye must have leaked under the frosting cap.... and it turned out to be very un-medium. Will the folks at work have a shock tomorrow! Yikes! Not a good day for either of us! LOL

oh no! This conflicts with my memory of you Leslie! I remember you as blonde!

Leslie, I suspect you look great with dark hair. It's good to shake things up a bit.

As for the thing I pulled out, no, it wasn't the oil wick that lives under the bobbin housing. I am good friends with that little wick. This was a piece of hardened fuzz and lint that had wrapped around something and hung on. It was twisted and several little pieces apparently just stuck out in the air attracting and catching more little lints as they drifted by. I'm not concerned that I pulled something important out of the machine. I am totally not happy that the same thing that was fixed less than a year ago for a pretty price has happened again. Oh well.....patience, patience. I hear it's a virtue.

In the meantime, you can redye your hair as many times as you want to. I turned mine purple one night. Well, magenta actually. I wore it to church next morning. My "normal" dyed color was a nice auburn at the time. You know not one soul at church came up to me and said 'Sunny, did you know your hair is magenta?'.... but anyway, I called my mom and cried and she said go buy more dye. I redyed my hair four times that day. I finally got it back to a color that was completely acceptable. Redying hurts nothing at all. Go buy more and try, try again until you get to a color that gets you flirts from good looking guys.

Hugs and peroxide, Sunny

As an aside ..... my hair is completely silver/white now. I'm 50 and my hair looks 90. I let mine go natural four years ago after I got sick. Just too much energy in keeping it colored. My hair was reddish auburn at the time. I walked into a shop and said 'Who wants a challenge?' Eight hours, four color strippings, six different bottles of dye and three deep scalp conditionings later I walked out of the shop with very, very light hair with ginger undertones and platinum/ white highlights. My roots grew off and it was a very painless process. I went back three times for more splashes of color (water based) and within about six months I was completely natural.

Dont even ask what it cost to get that done. Let's just say, the shop sent me a Christmas card that year.

Hugs, Sunny

Reading all this stuff about hair coloring reminds me why I shaved my hair off after it started to go bald at age 50. I am not reccommending that as a solution for you gals, but it sure saved the day for me. Now I know what Bruce Willis was trying to resolve when he started loosing his hair. Now if I could just save the world from terrorists and bad guys, I would probably make as much money as he does.

John

My nephew-in-law got tired of his wife putting gels and gunk in his hair trying to make it seem not to be receding. He finally got sick of being coifed and shaved his head. He looks fine and they all seem to be happier for it. I'm closing in here on 50. I hope I don't follow your lead John.

Taria

John wrote:

the goo in the world can't reverse your genes. And don't get me started on male comb overs. Yuck. I used to work for a customer who had a really bad comb over and I had to force myself to not laugh when I was talking to him. My wife likes it and that is all I care about. It sure does free you up from having a bad hair day.

John

GRR! ARGH! Bucket-loads of commiserations!

Time to put a gently pre-loved back-up machine on the Christmas wish-list!

I wish you were not so far away, Sunny. I have a spare Bernina 1230 here I would gladly lend you. She has millions of miles on her but sews a beautiful stitch - until she decides to embellish with a choo choo train or buttonhole. We have to keep a close eye on her whimsical nature. If you decide one day on a back-up machine, you'll want to know about mileage and if parts are available. GRRRRR-ing with you, Polly

I can certainly understand your frustration - having projects waiting to be finished because the machine isn't working is enough to yank anyone's chain!

Good luck I hope it is repaired quickly and inexpensively.

If it is going to cost a lot, though, wonder if you could opt to 'trade it in' for a newer or 'upgraded' model? Especially since it seems to have this problem regularly.

Another thought...maybe it's time to get a gently used backup machine, Sunny. A simple vintage Singer 66 or 201 that's ready to 'whip out' when the main machine starts acting up. They are usually found cheaply, too. For example, I just found another 201 (I collect those vintage machines) at the thrift in a lovely cabinet with all the trimmings for $40 - the machine works perfectly and 201s are IMHO the smoothest, quietest vintage Singer out there with the most beautiful straight stitch and dropping feed dogs. =20

-Irene

Reminds me of my son. He started going bald before he was 20. He did have a lovely black wavy "fringe" that grew long and was pulled back into a pony tail. He got a job in a casino and the dress code said that the pony tail had to go. He shaved his head, and has been shaved ever since, about 12 years now. He says that he shaves it once a week and has saved a fortune on hair cuts!

Bonnie, in Middletown, VA

On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 20:07:41 -0600, Sunny wrote (in article ):

Your hair sounds just like my Mom's and hers is gorgeous. People are sometimes amazed to hear she dyed it for years.

Maureen

hair. All the goo in the world can't reverse your genes. And don't get me started on male comb overs. Yuck. I used to work for a customer who had a really bad comb over and I had to force myself to not laugh when I was talking to him. My wife likes it and that is all I care about. It sure does free you up from having a bad hair day.

And saves you oodles in shampoo & conditioner, right? ;>

For what it's worth, it's an old wives' tale (and I qualify) but it's said that if you want to know what your spouse will look like in 20-30 years, look at the gender opposite parent.

Whether it's more than a legend, I can't quite say ... but if it is, I think hubby and I are BOTH in trouble!! ;)

Hugs!! Connie :)

Taria, I have a little New Home 2015 -- was a school machine used in home ec and I got it for a song. It's not bad for what it does. But I'd love to have a Singer 66.

Sunny