I now have my Bernina 1008, and some of the many feet I splurged on. I
bought both Bernina feet and generic feet to use with an adapter. I have
spent decades doing most operations without special feet, but have
decided to try some new feet and see if they change my life. I also
bought an old Singer tucker that may or may not work with an
adapter--I'll find out when I get it.
My question is this: I hand baste all my seams before sewing them and
therefore, have never needed a walking foot. Does anyone here get any
better use of walking feet than basting? (The walking foot is one I did
not buy.) If so, for what?
I am going to give another try at another repair place at getting my
15-year-old Viking 400 repaired, for use as a backup machine. There is
only one other point over the decades where I have had two machines at
once (when I was in college), since it's always seemed excessive. But
being on another sewing forum with members who have collected as many as
50 machines has altered my perspective. Some people even keep four or
five of them set up assembly-line style to do different operations. The
Viking does have its virtues, one being a solid metal body and another
that it runs quieter than the Bernina, although the Bernina is not that
bad. The Viking really was a workhorse that served me well for a long
time. I have faced up to the fact that it runs a lot worse after its
recent servicing than before (hard to admit after I replaced it), and it
seems clear the repair place screwed up. Really, I'd hate to let it go.
Actually, I also have a new-in-box Singer someone gave me a month or so
ago. But I don't even count that. Singers these days are junk--I want to
sell it or at least donate it for a tax writeoff.
Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com
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