Most used machine

My old sewing machine webpage is still up if anyone wants to take a peek at what some of the older Singer machine models mentioned look like. There are a lot of them still around if you start looking.

Taria

maryd wrote:

Mary, I'm lucky in having three machines also. I have a 1939 Singer 99K handcrank, which doesn't get used much at all; in fact, DGS made a placemat on it several months ago, and that's the most recent use it's had, poor thing. I also have a 1957 Featherweight which is used mostly when I need to take a machine somewhere and don't need any fancy stitches; it's a champ! My most-used machine, though, is my Bernina 630, which I love, love, love. It's the one I go to first at home, and it's the one I do all of my machine quilting on.

Me too! My Lily is my constant companion, though I do use a bunch of others, and give each a work-out every now and again. :)

The workbench serger is the Bernina, with the Brother on stand-by for free-arm work. :)

Hehehehehehe... Turned the air blue, did you? What was it chewing?

My overlockers/sergers are both male: Bernard the Bernina, and John - a Brother, so named after MY brother! :D

All my machines end up with names:

Penny Plain for the very plain but beautiful 15-88 treadle

Spinning Jenny, named in the 70's by my bro, who thought it old enough to be a Spinning Jenny!

Mrs Jones: the Jones family CS from 1909

Viscount Sewingroom for the Viscount 2000

Fairy the Featherweight

FrankenSinger: the 1958/49 cobbled together Singer 99K

The Lotus Eaters: the two Ena Lotus machines (a ZZ and a TSP)

Lily: HV Lily 550

The previous HV 910 overlocker was Serge le Serger (has to be said in a Peter Sellers cod French accent!), and his 'wife' was Tina The Tiny Toyota!

The Frister & Rossman Cub 8 is the only nameless machine, but as it isn't working, I'll find it a name later.

Yards and yards of thread an did nothing with , just ate and ate......so I'm waiting for the moment that I exchanged the big hammer I'm holding in my thoughts with a little screwdriver before I go into my room again.......

13 machines..............? Its hard to imagine:) I have 4, the janome I use now, 1 overlocker that is not housebroken yet, a worthless cheap toyota and a footpeddle singer from 1880 were you can turn the machine into the table and you don't see the machine anymore:)

My main piecing/sewing machine is Rose - a Viking Rose, but I do all my quilting on Margarita, a Singer 15-125 in a fabulous pale green (hence the name). I also have been using my featherweight quite a bit recently - Lola (very fancy scrolled face plate, but shhhh! shows her age a bit). My serger doesn't have a name, but gets a good work out in fits and spurts. My least used (working) machine is out on loan right now, and I'm hoping that Nightmist's daughter can exorcise the Antichrist.

I have 4 machines, A 1902 Singer treadle and the 1970's Singer never get used. I keep the

70's singer for an emergency but I will likely never use it again, maybe to teach my daughter to sew when she is old enough.

Then I have a Babylock esante, I use it for most of my quilting and embroidery, the majority of its use is for quilting though. I also have an Omega that I bought from wal mart (same as euro pro) I use it for most of my piecing to elminate the unnecessary wear and tear on my babylock, after all you don't usually need a very fancy machine for piecing.

If you want to count my serger too, that gets used occasionally, mostly for clothing though which I don't do nearly as much as quilting.

My favorite is my Husquvarna Lily 510. It's a workhorse! It replaced my old Husky 180 (now my DD's machine). Of course, when I get a "round-tuit" and get my DM's Singer 401 up and running, I might change my mind! That's the one I sewed on when I was MUCH younger!. ME-Judy

LOL! I'll have to admit that it's younger than I am, though I'm younger than the 99K. ;)

I'm with you on this one Sandy. I absolutely love my Bernina 630! I have a few other machines, but use the 630 almost exclusively at this point. Hmmm, maybe it's time to thin the herd a little.....

And tweezers for the ikkle diddy snagged bits... Completely denude it of thread, clean it, give it new needles, oil where necessary, then go and have some hot chocolate! Once you have done that, try re-threading from scratch. make sure you thread it in the right order - and look in the book for that! My ex Toyota (sold on to a friend) threaded right to left, but the Brother and the Bernina I have now both start with the second one in from the right... Lower Looper, upper looper, right thread, left thread is the usual order! :)

Just a small collection. Some of the treadlers have HUNDREDS! And I know of more than one Featherweight collector that has over 30 of the same machine! At least mine are all different! ;)

A treadle! Which make and which model? :) Do you use it? I use mine quite a bit. Come and join us at Treadle On

I'm surprised the Toyota is worthless: usually they have nice machines for the price. Both my Toyota sergers were great: very solid and dependable.

Hahaha....I don't know wich make or model because my husband has placed a aquarium on it:) I made my first large quilt on it, but it stopped since then, I couldn't find somebody to look and service it voor me. You can buy one in about every yardsale over here.........the plane ones you buy voor 10/40 dollars.......

I bought it for my DD but she did nothing with it, I tried it but it was an agony to work with it, it stopped, it ate the fabric, I had to thread it every 5 yards, it drove me crazy...........I never buy a cheap machine again......

On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:48:27 GMT, "polly esther" wrote:

Sneaky Polly! I wasn't going to reply on this thread because with two fairly new to me machines and shuffling the house about while undergoing some repair and remodel I haven't quite settled on which machine is going to get the most use for what.

But! I have a Pfaff 130 and it now my new favorite machine that does more than straight stitch. It is absolutely awesome for heavy work, like garment leather or layers of denim or canvas. I haven't had a go yet with anything heavier. I need new leather needles. I am still playing with its stitches and will remember to fill you in when I am sure I know what I am doing with it. The only problem so far is the cord has to come out of the cabinet to run to the machine, and the notch cut for it to do so doen't always match up with it. I will fix that problem as soon as I have hauled it up the stairs. I think the Free-Westinghouse may turn out to be my favorite for machine quilting. The top mount motor has turned out to be a real advantage when quilting. I imagine it would also be advantageous for sewing things that seem like they were measured in acres. (G) Of the other three machines only the Imperial is in a cabinet, and that one will likely be retired until I can afford to have Billy the Clown in to have a serious look into it's innards. The 99 just kills me because I do not have a place to use it that is the right height. I have to sit on books and they tend to slide. Gonna have to build me a little stand for it. It has a good feel, a nice stitch, and I prefer knee levers to foot pedels. The Bel-Air Bantam has been my workhorse. I have sewed miles and miles on that little machine. None the less I will be happy to switch to one of the cabinet machines for most work. There is a more than three inch drop from the case to the work surface, and that is just a royal pain with anything slinky or heavy. Plus, all the machines but the Bel-Air are knee lever. If I have to tote a machine somewhere for some reason, the Bantam is still going to be my baby.

NightMist

I think he is paying her back for buying the souls of many of her high school classmates for orange tic tacs. She is making progress though! She is also learning to pay better attention when she asks her mother for advice. (G)

NightMist

Hi Mary! Excellent thread! I'm enjoying reading all the replies! The two tied at the top are the Pfaff 6091 for piecing and Pfaff 7570 for quilting and embroidery. The very close behind bottom pair are the Juki TL98E for machine quilting and Kenmore Mini-Ultra for workshops. DeNise

70 machines??!!!! Oh my goodness. Where do you keep them all? I thought I was bad with 5. I feel much better now!

I too have enjoyed reading all the responses. It will definitely help when I decide to buy a new machine.

My Bernina 930, hands down. Work horse extraordinaire, for everything from denim to silk! Bought brand new in the early 80s, and only been to the shop for maintenance twice in her life. I also have a Phaff (2042, I think) that I use for fancy stitches, but it doesn't seem to like piecing. Maybe she gets bored? Then the Bernina serger and the Bernina Deco embroidery machine. Also have a Bernina 830 in the house, but that is DH's machine. Oh, and a treadle, that needs some work before I can use it. Jeez! can you tell I'm partial to Berninas? LOL