Bought another sewing machine!!!

Congratulations on your find! Just wondering how many power tools your DH has, or cameras or whatever his passion. In defense of husbands though, I have to say mine is after me to find a good second hand machine to take to our cottage. I told him I'd wait until we get to the Cape to look because there are so many yard sales and Flea Markets out there. Juno

Good going, Kirsten. I'd never heard of an Anker. It sounds delightful, though! Have fun!

Tell your DH would he be able get along with only 4 power tools?? :)

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Kirsten, Congrats on your new machine. You can never have too many machines or fabric or tools(hubby should agree to that one). I have 6 machines and a serger and I know people with many more.

Sewing machine repair,he gave it a clean

Elaine, I'm glad to hear that you found a nice machine on theCape. Thanks also for the name of the place in Dennis. It seems so much easier to find that kind of thing on the Cape than here in the Hudson Valley. I hope we can get out there soon. We've canceled 2 trips so far this spring because my husband has been having such bad pain in his knee. He finaly will be able to see the knee replacement surgeon this week He's had to wait 7 weeks for this appointment and we are hoping he doesn't have to wait much longer for the surgery. I'm kind of running of at the mouth here now. I'm just anxious to get out there and feel frustrated. Juno

Ankers are good machines. I was able to order feet for mine from of all places Nancy's Notions in the US. Got my manual from Linda at Relics. I use the machine for buffalo leather soles on mocs. It never skips a stitch even with Coats 96 nylon thread and is a very smooth operating machine. Good purchase. I did put mine in a small industrial table. At 40 machines and counting my DH is now hunting for me. I will be reducing the 'herd' as I have 6 assorted machines ready to go to Indonesia the end of May.

Congratulations, Kirsten. I've heard of the Ankar machines, but haven't seen one. I do think you will like the cams to do some embroidery and I imagine the children will love that particular feature as well. I love using the 'fashion discs' on my 1961 Singer to do various embroidery stitches. In fact, last weekend, I was in Austin TX, visiting a friend and getting acquainted with her new first grand child. We were shopping for crib sheet fabric and saw some embroidery on a baby quilt in a store and she stated, she would love to have a machine that did that type of stitching, but didn't want an embroidery machine. I explained where to look for old machines like the 503 etc. She sent me a note today, she thinks she's found one, she was so excited, her DDIL was going with her tomorrow to bring it home. Emily

I had longed for one in the sixties as a young girl, found aSinger 401A at a yardsale. it had all the "stuff" with it but it was locked up, so I got the whole shebang for 5 dollars.

I got a monogrammer and the accessories box with everything in it along with the machine. took me about 3-4 days to loosen up 20 year old oil from this machine which had set in the basement since this guy's wife had died. best five dollars I ever spent.

You are one lucky person. Your repair man is correct, I have owned a Super Nova Necchi since 1956 and it does anything a present day mechanical machine will do. They were far ahead of anything on the market at that time. They were made in Italy and are all metal and I still love mine as much as the day I got it. And by the way the only replacements it has had is a couple of belts and I did the job myself. Never a service call. Dot in Tennessee

Yay! Do we get to see pix of this new 'bab'? I love old sewing machines, new sewing machines... almost any sewing machines!

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Only Ankers i've come across have been well older than that - hand cranks. Now there's a thought. All sorts of things could start to follow you home.

The trick is to teach the children that any bags of fabric, sewing machines etc that find their way into the house are just quietly never mentioned in front of Daddy ... ;)

All the power tools are also mine. CD's is his passion and we have over 600 of them, and geneaology so he spends his money on old church records and trips to relatives, postage, etc... I miss the days when I lived in the US and could pick up a used machine for $20 at a garage sale (pre 1991). I think I will love this machine. I don't love my Husqvarna (no Kate, it is not a Lily...)

Kirsten Sollie

Kirsten Sollie

What kind of HV is it that you don't love it? Never met one I didn't like...

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It is a 400 Computer. I bought it in 97. The first year it was repaired 7 times for eating needles. They finally gave me a new machine but I have never gotten the buttonholer to work right. It is supposed to "remember" the first buttonhole and make them all alike but the one side gets longer and longer with each successive buttonhole. After the last "service" it got, it won't sew on stretch fabrics, just skips stitches. You may the remember the saga of the only Husqvarna repair shop in town. I hate them. And the machine wasn't cheap either.

Kirsten Sollie

Have you ever contacted HV headquarters directly and told them about this? If this is the second machine that they have messed up for you, HQ needs to know. You may still get it reconditioned at their expense if you have the service/repair history documented. It may mean sending the beast away rather than taking it into the shop. DO let them know.

Nor I so I'd be really interested in learning what it is you don't like about your HV?

Maureen

Kate Dicey wrote:

Ah ha! Another female person with the same bent as me. Whilst our power tools are technically 'ours' - its me that uses them most!! And the lawn mower is most definatley mine!

I think I must be getting DH trained - he's just spotted a couple of adds for Singer sewing machines in the local Buy & Sell rag - thought I might be interested! I'm not actually machine hunting - I have 3 that I love (A HV Platinum PLus, a HV Huskylock 936 and Grandma's old 201K complete with most feet and buttonholer) and not much room to store anymore - I might be interested in a back up serger for when my machine has to go in for service though......

Sarah