AND if you're addicted to magnetic pin-and-stuff-holders (like I am) your computerized machine will fry from the magnet. Ugh. Give me the old machines, any time.
LuAnn > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 09:17:33 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Query on sewing machines > > For a while in the 80s it seemed like fancy computerized sewing machines > were a status symbol among my costuming friends. It seemed like they all > had to have the latest and greatest (and most expensive) electronic sewing > machines out there. Some of their machines did cross stitch almost as nice > as mine, so they were very impressed that I did mine by hand. In fact I > became known for my handwork. > > This handwork is only partly because I discovered embroidery, and ethnic > surface decoration back in my Hippie days, before some of those folks were > born, and partly because I have the patience to recreate it. But it's also > because I could never afford such a fancy machine, preferring my old, > all-metal machine that did nothing but sew. I learned that I got more > control when I held the needle. I learned things that a machine still can't > do, like putting the needle in one place and bringing it out another. And I > learned to be more content with things that I had than things which money I > didn't have could buy. > > Get a reconditioned workhorse of a machine and it will outlive you. > > > The old straight-stitch machines are great workhorses, to make just about > > anything you could imagine. > > If you look, you can find specialty feet that do all sorts of things-- > > Hemming feet that turn in a tiny hem & hold it for the sewing, > > Gathering feet that put in tiny pleats after a set number of stitches, > > Bias-feeding feet that help you put bias binding onto a piece of fabric, > > Buttonholer, etc. > > > -- > Carolyn Kayta Barrows > -- > “The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed.” -William > Gibson > -- > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
