A couple of options I see:
1) Go to walmart, buy something like the Brother CE-5000PRW, which
has every basic thing I think I'd need, and appears to do automatic
buttonholes.
a) pros - cheap enough to buy another if it has problems
b) cons - not as expandable with features, no local
Don,
Sorry to hear the news.
I purchased a Brother (not sure of the model number) and not happy with how
lightweight it is. It moves all over the place when I sew. I am going back
to vintage and antique machines. The stitches are good and lots of fun
attachments...I am searching online
Get an old black Singer sewing machine, one that does straight stitch.
Cheap, and you can't kill it. A model 201 or 15-91, or 301 slant stitch.
Most couture sewing is only straight stitch with hand finishing - you don't
need fancy stitches unless you want them. This way you can continue to sew
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Don Eisele
quix...@toysmakeuspowerful.com wrote:
2) Buy a Bernina
a) pros - local repair, an attachment exists for everything
b) cons - costly
Not necessarily costly. Someone already mentioned checking Craig's
list. You can also check with sewing machine
I, too, am sorry to hear your news.
I have a Bernina and would never buy anything else. You can get a low end
Bernina. If it is new, and you buy from a dealer, it should include
classes on how to use the features. BTW, Bernina makes the best buttonholes,
if
that is important to you.
Many thanks to everyone who sent advice on this (inserting triangular gores).
I'll let you know how I get on.
Kate Bunting
Librarian 17th century reenactor
The University of Derby has a published policy regarding email and reserves the
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If you have a repair shop that is *not* a dealer - go there first. Ask what
models they recommend based on what they see in their shop. Then look
around at thrift stores, garage sales, etc.
I have a Morris (singer look-a-like) that sews straight stitch only (forward
and back), but it has a
A trick I learned from my home-service Sears man was to get a sample carpet
piece to go under the machine; it helps a lot with the 'travel bounce'. My
Beloved Kenmore of 22 years was all steel... and heavy to boot ... and
sometimes would shift under the stress of the project in hand.
I love my
Charlene Charette wrote:
And the last couple of copies I've found were in the US$2000+ range.
OK, I know it's a good book.
Is it really *that* good a book? Is there that much in there that isn't
anywhere else?
No, imo it's not worth $2000. However, I'm very happy with the $200 I
spent
how the mighty have fallen, in the 70's and early eighties , brother was one
of the sewingmachine manufatruers who had not succomed to the lets make them
disposable with plastic moving parts as well as housing planthey were
really dependable and I know people who still have the brother
Brother used to be a good brand. I loved mine. Then it got stolen. I
bought another, and couldn't bear to part with it when I got the Pfaff.
I've had a Pfaff for the last 15 years and I swear by it. You
couldn't go wrong with a refurbed one. But I heartily dislike
Bernina, mostly because
I love my Pfaff because of the even feed food (I think that's what
it's called). It's like a built in walking foot and I couldn't sew
on vinyl without it. I use it almost all the time now, since it also
sews very lightweight fabrics without pulling and puckering. No need
to reset the
I used my 1970 Singer Touch-and-Sew until I got a Bernina 930 from an elderly
neighbor about four years ago.? I took the knee lever off because I had always
had a knee control on the cabinet of the Singer and I kept raising the foot
when I thought I was starting to sew!? It took a long time
Cathy R.?
Just curious... how come your sentences all end with a .? Is that a
PC/Mac issue?
== Marjorie Wilser
=:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:=
Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW
http://3toad.blogspot.com/
On Oct 7, 2009, at 8:33 AM,
Marjorie,
It started doing that when we switched to AOL Mail inside Firefox.? We're on a
PC.?
I know.? It's frustrating to us, too.?
Cathy R.?
-Original Message-
From: Marjorie Wilser the3t...@gmail.com
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Wed, Oct 7, 2009 5:19
There¹s your issue, aol mail. Set it up as a IMAP account using windows mail
and it will all straighten out.
On 10/7/09 5:27 PM, cbellfl...@aol.com cbellfl...@aol.com wrote:
Marjorie,
It started doing that when we switched to AOL Mail inside Firefox.? We're on a
PC.?
I know.? It's
Quoting Robin Netherton ro...@netherton.net:
Charlene Charette wrote:
And the last couple of copies I've found were in the US$2000+ range.
OK, I know it's a good book.
Is it really *that* good a book? Is there that much in there that isn't
anywhere else?
Robin, so far as I know, it's the
Quoting sunshine.k.buch...@kp.org:
Charlene Charette wrote:
And the last couple of copies I've found were in the US$2000+ range.
OK, I know it's a good book.
Is it really *that* good a book? Is there that much in there that isn't
anywhere else?
No, imo it's not worth $2000. However,
DO NOT BOTHER WITH A BROTHER.
Get a Bernina, used if necessary, or an old heavy black Singer that does a
godd straight stitch.
Kim
-Original Message-
From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Don Eisele
Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 12:56
Sorry about the divorce, first.
I'd agree with going to a proper sewing machine shop and try some out.
They'll be able to advise you on what will do what you need (so do think
about what you're going to be doing with it - not just now - in the future
too).
My personal opinion
On Wednesday 07 October 2009 10:01:29 am sunshine.k.buch...@kp.org wrote:
Charlene Charette wrote:
And the last couple of copies I've found were in the US$2000+ range.
OK, I know it's a good book.
Is it really *that* good a book? Is there that much in there that isn't
anywhere
Debbie,
I saw your posts on this List, and am reminded you make historical costumes
professionally.
I have just discovered from Materials for a History of the Reign of Henry
VII, that my Persona - [Matthew Baker, a close personal yeoman servant to
Henry Tudor [ Henry VII] - was supplied with a
On Oct 6, 2009, at 10:55 PM, Don Eisele wrote:
So, the short story is that I'm getting a divorce, and her sewing
machines are not going to be accessible to me anymore (or her sewing
skills for that matter).
Read the articles here:
grin I bet! AOL is not known for good service any more. . .
probably their interface is doing it.
== Marjorie Wilser
=:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:=
Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW
http://3toad.blogspot.com/
On Oct 7, 2009, at 2:27 PM,
Just landed in my inbox this evening:
DC - Costume Sale Sunday 10/11
http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/plays/details.aspx?id=197source=l
The Ultimate Costume Sale!
Just in time for Halloween
Sunday, October 11, 2009
1 p.m.- 6 p.m.
Sidney Harman Hall
Costumes will be available from several of
OOOooops! I think you might want to take this off list.
Kimiko
From: julian wilson smnc...@yahoo.co.uk
To: Historical Costume h-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Wed, October 7, 2009 4:57:33 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Gown Doublet for a King's Servant Esquire of The Body?
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