tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post1495855388286730253..comments2023-04-16T02:49:26.129-05:00Comments on today's agenda: Mom's Sewing MachineGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-78097560172101376892014-10-05T18:43:03.184-05:002014-10-05T18:43:03.184-05:00So, SEW funny! Kenmore Sewing Twins, unite!So, SEW funny! Kenmore Sewing Twins, unite!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-75901250602388044652014-10-05T18:35:51.399-05:002014-10-05T18:35:51.399-05:00Sew (sic) funny! My Mom and I were just talking (w...Sew (sic) funny! My Mom and I were just talking (well, disagreeing) about our old machine, and here it is! Same machine, same parts, even same experience! Crazy. You must be our sewing doppelganger!<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-63758212041673027432013-11-26T15:14:42.221-06:002013-11-26T15:14:42.221-06:00That's interesting, as I think of Kenmore as a...That's interesting, as I think of Kenmore as an American brand.<br /><br />That attitude can be really helpful! I've found that if I don't know something is supposed to be scary, I can just get on with it and do it!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-41385979367829844132013-11-24T08:04:47.038-06:002013-11-24T08:04:47.038-06:00I learnt to sew on a Kenmore at home too (can'...I learnt to sew on a Kenmore at home too (can't remember what we used at school). I have it in my sewing room as my Mother was going to get rid of it! It's a 70s model. My Mother and I made my prom dress on it. I have no idea why she let me pick a slippy fabric and a pattern that had a boned bodice but she just acted like it was fine, we followed the instructions and it all came out fine in the end!Annahttp://finallywakingup.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-14863304726409879502013-11-22T12:41:03.083-06:002013-11-22T12:41:03.083-06:00I hope you do have some wisdom to impart! Once I ...I hope you do have some wisdom to impart! Once I looked closer at the set I'm thinking of buying, I saw that it included every one of these feet except the ruffler and quilting guide. That edgestitcher is so puzzling!!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-68401827711617164912013-11-22T12:39:31.155-06:002013-11-22T12:39:31.155-06:00I think it's been about 5 years since she sewe...I think it's been about 5 years since she sewed anything, but at that point it was still working great.<br /><br />I never knew that about your mom having a company! Cool!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-15690043818723946662013-11-22T11:59:25.605-06:002013-11-22T11:59:25.605-06:00VERY distant, I hope! I could take it now if I wa...VERY distant, I hope! I could take it now if I wanted to, but I have no room in this house for it :-( Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-86958439181130212772013-11-22T09:44:55.582-06:002013-11-22T09:44:55.582-06:00Oh darn it! Well hopefully in the distant future y...Oh darn it! Well hopefully in the distant future you can give it a loving home :)SewCraftyChemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971798108420431518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-71113314656585313602013-11-22T06:38:05.071-06:002013-11-22T06:38:05.071-06:00Your mom's machine is awesome. I bet it still ...Your mom's machine is awesome. I bet it still works better than most new machines out there and the fact that it has all those attachments is just bonus. No one in my family sewed, but my grandma was a knitter (although I thought that was very lame at the time) and my mom owned a small kids clothes factory where the workers made everything using knitting machines (again, back then I thought it was so boring!). Funny enough, mom used to crochet when I was too young to remember, but now that she has a second grandson, she has picked it up again after all these years.Andreahttp://www.stitchparade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-6186414355647390772013-11-22T00:00:12.082-06:002013-11-22T00:00:12.082-06:00Oh yes I have hugely fond memories of the Singer I...Oh yes I have hugely fond memories of the Singer I learnt on. Mum got rid of it about 30 years ago and I mourn a little everyday... It was a gorgeous blue metal machine in a wooden base, but that's all I remember. And I remember using that machine vividly. Then I received a Singer Featherweight 221K for my 40th this year and I am in heaven. It has most of the feet you showed and one of my summer sewing promises is to use each one. So hopefully I'll have some wisdom to impart on them soon! Gorgeous old machines, I love you!SewJillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942981677938784086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-75228150568274689192013-11-21T18:35:57.132-06:002013-11-21T18:35:57.132-06:00The actual dress is long gone, but it was this pat...The actual dress is long gone, but it was this pattern:<br /><br />http://www.pinterest.com/pin/166633254932509903/Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-20660467484220326112013-11-21T17:27:01.443-06:002013-11-21T17:27:01.443-06:00Please dig out that dress!!!Please dig out that dress!!!PoldaPophttp://www.poldapop.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-44958811029872696472013-11-21T09:20:22.329-06:002013-11-21T09:20:22.329-06:00Those Husqvarnas are supposed to be excellent mach...Those Husqvarnas are supposed to be excellent machines, I think! And burgundy - so stylish!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-72346793377432874292013-11-21T09:15:48.579-06:002013-11-21T09:15:48.579-06:00Some day I want to hear the story of how you start...Some day I want to hear the story of how you started sewing. You're so expert and such an inspiration!<br /><br />Distinctive makes a set of hemming feet like the ones above that work with low shank machines. It's $50 for the whole set plus the interface attachment you need. It's been in my Amazon wishlist for over a year, and this experience made me feel like I need to pull the trigger and buy it.<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Distinctive-Rolled-Hemmer-EdgeStitcher-Package/dp/B0035UU8VI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385046797&sr=8-1&keywords=distinctive+rolled+hem+foot+setGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-10872191296510875382013-11-21T09:13:02.401-06:002013-11-21T09:13:02.401-06:00Wow, a treadle machine! I'm not sure I'd ...Wow, a treadle machine! I'm not sure I'd have had the patience for that!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-38586943089611104292013-11-21T09:12:36.292-06:002013-11-21T09:12:36.292-06:00Aren't they gorgeous? All the hemming feet ar...Aren't they gorgeous? All the hemming feet are just blown-up versions of the narrow hem foot. I'm seriously considering getting the (fairly expensive) set for my Janome . . . Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-49340735939742635592013-11-21T09:11:31.482-06:002013-11-21T09:11:31.482-06:00That's an interesting point - I don't reme...That's an interesting point - I don't remember if my mom and I worked together well as teacher and student! But she taught me a bunch of my favorite things, so I guess I listened at least a little!<br /><br />Also: smiley face bikini! LOL!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-29567674418993247922013-11-21T09:10:15.024-06:002013-11-21T09:10:15.024-06:00Well, it's not mine YET ;-) Yes, that edgesti...Well, it's not mine YET ;-) Yes, that edgestitcher kind of blows my mind - it looks so different from the one I have!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-29329105131145904872013-11-21T09:09:10.706-06:002013-11-21T09:09:10.706-06:00My mom made us lots of stuff too, and she helped m...My mom made us lots of stuff too, and she helped me make my junior prom dress. I have a picture of it somewhere - one of these days I'll dig it out!Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189513869927434997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-59515088608375358712013-11-21T05:49:14.481-06:002013-11-21T05:49:14.481-06:00My mum had a burgundy Husqvarna Viking 6570 - such...My mum had a burgundy Husqvarna Viking 6570 - such a memorable looking machine. If I had the space I would try to get one off ebay!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986404360605561731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-20103609489730892122013-11-20T22:11:04.260-06:002013-11-20T22:11:04.260-06:00all those attachments! i've looked for a wider...all those attachments! i've looked for a wider rolled hem foot, and they're either super expensive or non-existent... very jealous of those! my mom sewed quite a bit when i was little. i wasn't all that interested in learning how, but somehow i absorbed enough knowledge to pick it up as an adult. i'm glad i had her example, otherwise i may not be sewing today!lisa g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09891757600316953288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-46919195201868067722013-11-20T21:55:41.570-06:002013-11-20T21:55:41.570-06:00That's so cool, to still have your first sewin...That's so cool, to still have your first sewing machine around. I first sewed on a treadle machine :) opportunityknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117079481971682582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-19228215746644958842013-11-20T18:16:43.713-06:002013-11-20T18:16:43.713-06:00I love this story! And those attachments are beaut...I love this story! And those attachments are beautiful. It's like the metal was bent to create the 7/8" hem foot. And that ruffler - I don't even understand it :-)K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-68997477588804725152013-11-20T17:33:37.182-06:002013-11-20T17:33:37.182-06:00My mom sewed for me a lot when I was a child. I h...My mom sewed for me a lot when I was a child. I have memories of the dress made from Winnie the Pooh fabric that I wore until it became a shirt (age 4-5), a smiley face bikini that I found mortifying (age 10-11), and a rose-colored velour bathrobe with and embroidered "L" on the pocket just like Laverne (age 12-13 - probably the last thing my mom made for me). The bathrobe still fits! We didn't work well together as teacher and student, but when I learned to sew at age 40, I figured the DNA had come from her!PoldaPophttp://www.poldapop.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5942397277086320916.post-27037725353471776542013-11-20T16:00:37.884-06:002013-11-20T16:00:37.884-06:00That edge stitcher looks scary! :)
What a GREAT s...That edge stitcher looks scary! :)<br /><br />What a GREAT score for you!!!SewCraftyChemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971798108420431518noreply@blogger.com