tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post1277606393950878901..comments2024-02-15T20:06:54.293-08:00Comments on Thoughts and Thimbles: Seeing Double~ Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08882650511821959701noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-45388603167244698632011-02-07T10:36:34.493-08:002011-02-07T10:36:34.493-08:00I was just looking at pictures of your beautiful w...I was just looking at pictures of your beautiful wedding dress again and clicked on your link. And so now I have to tell you that I too have a 401a and I LOVE it. My Grandad bought it for my Mother years ago but it still works beautifully!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-83048016698026622512010-02-04T11:45:05.898-08:002010-02-04T11:45:05.898-08:00Singer makes the BEST sewing machines! My maternal...Singer makes the BEST sewing machines! My maternal grandmother sews in her mother machine, which was bought for her 14th bday... in 1914! Yes, it still works, and I bargained with all my cousins a few years ago that it will eventually be mine :-)<br />i´m sure, Shannon, that your Singer will last for years to come :-)Elenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-73864697169128395342008-03-08T14:56:00.000-08:002008-03-08T14:56:00.000-08:00Amanda,Thank you for your kind words! Maria Paulin...Amanda,<BR/>Thank you for your kind words! <BR/><BR/>Maria Pauline,<BR/>I can do buttonholes on it -- by manually changing the length of the zig-zag stitch! I've actually gotten quite fast at doing buttonholes this way after five years of practice. I used to despise them for no better reason than that they frightened me. I do have an old buttonholer, but I don't think it works on my machine. I'll to check on that... <BR/><BR/>Vikings are good machines, I've heard. Just the name alone implies solidity and endurance! <BR/><BR/>Yours in Christ,<BR/>Shannon~ Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882650511821959701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-6547837063204237032008-03-07T19:39:00.000-08:002008-03-07T19:39:00.000-08:00How fun! Can you even do button holes on it? I sew...How fun! Can you even do button holes on it? I sew on a 70's Viking.<BR/><BR/>I should convince my grandmother to let me try her 65-70 year old machine when I visit her this summer. I've never actually seen it come out of it's cabinet.<BR/><BR/>Maria PaulineMaria Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185733134919640149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-80953095812550705202008-03-06T23:05:00.000-08:002008-03-06T23:05:00.000-08:00Your sewing machine is so beautiful, i hope it las...Your sewing machine is so beautiful, i hope it last you for a long time still. I admire your works and enjoy your blog thank youamandavitalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00115345406768561310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-87193347799183673542008-03-04T14:43:00.000-08:002008-03-04T14:43:00.000-08:00Lauren Christine, I agree! LOL! ;)Oh, Tilly, I wou...Lauren Christine, I agree! LOL! ;)<BR/><BR/>Oh, Tilly, I would love to sew on a 1910's machine! I hope you get it up and running. And the skirt guard is truly brilliant -- can you imagine getting your skirt tangled up in a greasy belt while sewing? Uck!<BR/><BR/>I'm starting to get used to the knee lever for the pedal, but I had a few *ahem* rapid starts at the beginning.<BR/><BR/>Yours in Christ,<BR/>Shannon~ Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882650511821959701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-23437252295096932972008-03-04T12:00:00.000-08:002008-03-04T12:00:00.000-08:00Oh, lucky you! My aunt gave me a 1910 (ish) Singer...Oh, lucky you! My aunt gave me a 1910 (ish) Singer she got at a garage sale for $25...it needs a new belt and to get fixed up some, but I think that with some elbow (and perhaps actual) grease, I just might get it up and running...it even has the manual and all the parts!! One feature that I just love about it, is the "skirt guard" to keep your skirt from getting caught up in the belt that moves the treadle! Brilliant, huh?Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573352650363400811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278139998273750963.post-152352378687808392008-03-03T18:48:00.000-08:002008-03-03T18:48:00.000-08:00It's twice as nice :) Ha ha!It's twice as nice :) Ha ha!Lauren Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14210628145740240851noreply@blogger.com