Here are some examples of french "huile pour machine à coudre" = oil for sewing 
machine
I use that for my Boudet's . Very usual in France .... for all mechanisms, fine 
and thin
http://www.rascol.com/mercerie/machines-a-coudre/accessoire-machine-coudre/3134.php
http://www.petitcitron.com/blog/2009/08/huile-entretien-machine-coudre/
http://www.darty.com/nav/achat/accessoires/repassage_soin_linge/accessoire_machine_coudre/index.html

Perhaps can you find the most common sewing machine "SINGER" in your country 
and all the accessories

Michel - Britanny - France

Le 10 juil. 2011 à 12:18, Neil Brook a écrit :

> Maybe someone could suggest that M Boudet could supply the recommended item . 
> This would avoid the confusion.
> On 10 Jul 2011, at 09:21, [email protected] wrote:
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>> l'huile de vaseline [3 Updates]
>>  Topic: l'huile de vaseline
>> Arle Lommel <[email protected]> Jul 09 09:17AM -0400 ^
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>> Paraffin oil (U.K.) = mineral oil (U.S.). They are the same thing, just like 
>> boot = trunk and bonnet = hood. That may be what Colin was saying (I can't 
>> tell if he means they are the same thing or if more...
>> Arle <[email protected]> Jul 09 06:26AM -0700 ^
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>> I just found that, to complicate things, paraffin oil is ambiguous in
>> UK English. It can equal (US) mineral oil (which is used as a laxative
>> and in food preparation) or (US) kerosene/lamp oil, which more...
>> cwhill <[email protected]> Jul 09 10:58PM +0100 ^
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>> In the UK, the "liquid" part is most important. Paraffin (used on it's 
>> own) is a liquid for using in lamps or heaters with a wick. Paraffin in 
>> the UK, Kerosene in the US. The suffix "oil" isn't more...
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