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Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 9:03 am Post subject: sewing machine nerd.
BA and I were watching old episodes of Doc Martin last night. Is it sad that I was eyeing up Aunty Joan's singer in the back of her living room?

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9717
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 9:04 am Post subject:
nope. that's normal.

Luath

Joined: 03 Dec 2009
Posts: 761

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 9:05 am Post subject:
Not sad at all. I recently gave away 4 of them, and now am down to one treadle Singer................ can't beat them.

Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 9:06 am Post subject:

Luath wrote:

Not sad at all. I recently gave away 4 of them, and now am down to one treadle Singer................ can't beat them.

I don't have one and both of my brothers are broken. One is past redemption and the other can be fixed with servicing.
I *need* a singer!

Luath

Joined: 03 Dec 2009
Posts: 761

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 9:08 am Post subject:
Can look out for one for you - they appear regularly at out tip/recycling centre for a couple of pounds. The ones not sold are picked up , sorted and serviced by TFSR or similar and shipped off to Africa.

Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 9:08 am Post subject:

Luath wrote:

Can look out for one for you - they appear regularly at out tip/recycling centre for a couple of pounds. The ones not sold are picked up , sorted and serviced by TFSR or similar and shipped off to Africa.

oooh, yes please.....

Luath

Joined: 03 Dec 2009
Posts: 761

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 9:12 am Post subject:
Okey doke

Ren

Joined: 27 Jan 2009
Posts: 1782
Location: southwesterly

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 5:07 pm Post subject:
You can use mine that is at yours (old place) if you like? It's a Jones rather than a singer but happy for you to use it. (apparently one can only use one machine at a time)

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 7:14 pm Post subject:
Sadly that is true - I love my old machines

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 7:16 pm Post subject:
Hmm, I am struggling with the upper tension knob on a Made in USSR Jones. When are you visiting?

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 12 6:38 pm Post subject:
Can you post me a picture? Oh and I think I might have some Jones bits for you If it's a dial thing then typically you can unscrew and clean (making sure everything goes off and back on in the right order and direction)

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19856
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 12 6:41 pm Post subject:
I will clean it and put it back togeterh again first. I was too tired to try a few days ago. (I've got another one that isn't working coming to me this weekend. Hoping to get it going and get my neighbours young daughter playing with it. You seem to have passed on some kind of infection to me. I seem to be doing more of this than actually sewing at the moment.)

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 12 6:42 pm Post subject:
Ahem - sorry about that - there aren't any shots you can get for this sort of affliction either

T.G

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Posts: 7280
Location: Somewhere you're not

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 12 7:23 pm Post subject:

Have you been dragged kicking and screaming into meadowhell yet Nell?

My eldest forced me to accompany him there, I still shudder at the thought, anyhow don't ask me the name of the store and they're probably countrywide but one has a window display of nothing but hand-cranked singer sewing machines, fascinating to view there are so many variations, apparently its not the done thing to stand around admiring them, mum, rather one should be admiring the merchandise

Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 12 10:06 pm Post subject:

T.G wrote:

no, but clearly this should be fixed!

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