Re: [lace-chat] Re: sewing machine for artist daughter

2005-08-13 Thread Brenda Paternoster
On 13 Aug 2005, at 05:02, Tamara P Duvall wrote: My understanding has always been that they're one and the same - with Viking being made for the European market, and Bernina for the US one. Not likely - Vikings are Swedish, Berninas are Italian. The Viking my Mother had (in the 60ties)

[lace-chat] Re: sewing machine for artist daughter

2005-08-13 Thread Jane Partridge
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes At 9:45 PM -0400 8/12/05, Tamara P Duvall wrote: On Aug 12, 2005, at 21:24, Martha Krieg wrote: I've gotten simpler Vikings for my two daughters. [...] Have never tried a Bernina (though the same shop also sold them); As with

[lace-chat] Re: sewing machine for artist daughter

2005-08-13 Thread Martha Krieg
At 7:55 AM +0300 8/13/05, Pene Piip wrote: Martha Krieg wrote: Not likely - Vikings are Swedish, Berninas are Italian. I beg to disagree with your statement. I just looked at my Bernina 830 which I've had for at least 25 years, it says it was Made in Switzerland. It is all metal inside,

[lace-chat] Re: sewing machine for artist daughter

2005-08-13 Thread Martha Krieg
At 12:02 AM -0400 8/13/05, Tamara P Duvall wrote: On Aug 12, 2005, at 22:17, Martha Krieg wrote: My understanding has always been that they're one and the same - with Viking being made for the European market, and Bernina for the US one. Not likely - Vikings are Swedish, Berninas are Italian.

[lace-chat] RE: sewing machine for artist daughter

2005-08-13 Thread Joy Beeson
At 09:25 AM 8/13/05 -0400, Carolyn Hastings wrote: . . . take a look at Consumer Reports in you library, Many years ago, when I first encountered a copy of Consumer Reports, it included a review of bicycles -- which began We are going to restrict our reviews to disposable toy bicycles

RE: [lace-chat] RE: sewing machine for artist daughter

2005-08-13 Thread Carolyn Hastings
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joy Beeson Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 5:15 PM To: lace-chat@arachne.com Subject: [lace-chat] RE: sewing machine for artist daughter At 09:25 AM 8/13/05 -0400, Carolyn Hastings wrote: . . . take a look at Consumer Reports in you library, Many years ago, when I

[lace-chat] Re: sewing machine for artist daughter

2005-08-12 Thread Tamara P Duvall
On Aug 12, 2005, at 22:17, Martha Krieg wrote: My understanding has always been that they're one and the same - with Viking being made for the European market, and Bernina for the US one. Not likely - Vikings are Swedish, Berninas are Italian. The Viking my Mother had (in the 60ties) was

[lace-chat] Re: sewing machine for artist daughter

2005-08-12 Thread Pene Piip
Martha Krieg wrote: Not likely - Vikings are Swedish, Berninas are Italian. I beg to disagree with your statement. I just looked at my Bernina 830 which I've had for at least 25 years, it says it was Made in Switzerland. It is all metal inside, that was what made me decide to buy it before I