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 Pfaff purchased about 8 years ago.? It was very easy to learn the
keyboard.? This is not the embroidery model; however I can do a lot of
decorative work as needed for costume. Most of the time I finish garments by
hand.? Early on I learned to do everything for stage or rental on the machine
as the finer work was not noticed.? It withstood the cleaning process also.
Kathleen
-----Original Message-----
From: "Penny Ladnier" <[email protected]>
Sent 10/7/2009 2:38:02 AM
To: "Historical Costume" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Query on sewing machinesDon,
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 tonight to find out what all the
attachments do for a newly acquired treadle.
You might want to check craigslist.org for you location. There are sewing
machines old and new there frequently.
Penny Ladnier
Owner, The Costume Gallery Websiteswww.costumegallery.com
11 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history
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