I am curious now...

~KK in BC~ · 2007-07-15T18:45:16+00:00

What kinds of machines do we own? and how old are these machines? and what do we prefer age/brand wise? (sorry if this is a repeat but I don't have the time to go back into the archives right now and I am a terribly curious person)I have:1964 Kenmore in original cabinet with all the original cams and accessories. My favourite machine to use at this time.1992 Kenmore. Just a simple machine with 10 stitches. Wonderful machine for hemming and mending of our uniforms and such. Light and easy to drag out for emergency surgery!and my newest acquired machine1960's Bernina 731 with ALL the bells and whistles. I cant wait to try this baby out and possibly make it my new favourite machine!Oh and I also own a brand new Kenmore serger that I have used once. I must learn how to use it and get comfortable with that kind of machine since it is a bit out of my comfort zone.I find that I prefer the old, heavy, simpler machines to the new fancy computerized ones. I learned on a simple Elna knee control and I guess that is where my loyalty lies when it comes to using machines. I know how to rip them apart and put them back together and they still work when I am done with that! LOL (yes, that is important to me for some odd reason?)~KK in BC~ who is patiently waiting to inherit my mom's machines, a FW singer of unknown age, a treadle that belonged to my grandmother in MINT condition, another FW of unknown origin but sews like a dream, her new serger from Singer, and her newest SM also a Singer (but computerized so I am not really excited about that one LOL) Sadly she has disposed of her industrial upholstery machine before I could claim it.

Jul 15, 2007 46 Replies

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joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska 19 years ago

Pfaff 7530 Brother 1500 Mom's Featherweight (which I still haven't taken out of its case)

joan

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Bonnie NJ 19 years ago

Well, I have a National hand crank - looks good but I don't have a shuttle for it, a red-eye Singer treadle (works well), two 15-91's one works great the other was my GGM's, a 401 and a FW, a Babylock Serger and my new Bernina

440QE. I gave my Elna SU to my daughter. I'm done now - I'm running out of room.

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Kathy Applebaum 19 years ago

See, we'll make an art quilter out of you yet! LOL

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KJ 19 years ago

I have my grandmother's Singer 401A from the early '50's. I have a Bernina

1130 I bought in the 80's. I also got a Bernina 335 serger at the same time. I mostly sew on my Bernina 180E that I have in my sewing cabinet.

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Judy 19 years ago

I have: Viking Lily - love of my quilting-life!

401-A Singer - was my Mom's, and I learned to sew clothes on it. Still works! a Singer made ?1896 - my DH brought home from the dump one day cuz he thought I'd like it!! (He's a keeper, he is!!) It is an electrified version of a treadle. I checked the number on it with Singer and their list indicated it was made in PA. I still need to clean it and get it running smoothly. (It does run, though!)

I do have an old treadle cabinet, but the above machine doesn't quite fit. It reminds me of the old treadle my DGma tried to teach me to sew on.

...and 2 sergers. ME-Judy

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Johanna Gibson 19 years ago

My main one is the Cotton Patch's Anniversary edition, from 2002. I don't know who actually made it. It has straight stitch, zigzag, buttonhole and maybe 15 or 20 decorative stitches. It's enough to keep me occupied and happy. I have a clear plastic table for it, to keep the weight of the quilt from snapping needles. I have a treadle, which needs a new leather belt. I also have 2 99K handcranks - one from 1931 which has seen better days and one from 1937 which is near mint condition. I sewed on both before I had the electric one in 2002. I made my first quilt on a 99K handcrank. Boy that took forever, and the quilting was tricky, since I had to use one hand to turn the crank. It's amazing what a determined quilter can do though. :)

-- Jo in Scotland

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Maureen Wozniak 19 years ago

On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:45:16 -0500, KK in BC~ wrote (in article ):

I guess I've got all new fancy ones. :-) My main machine is my Viking Lily

555. I've also got a Viking serger, a fancy Janome Jem Plantinum that was my Christmas present from 2 years ago, and a brand new Brother embroidery machine that I've played with a little.

Maureen

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