Better the old school
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Is she a professional liveseamer on Stitch.tv?
thread ripper live stitch streaming rig
So much more than it seams.
Multithreaded
I don't see any cooling, it's going to catch fire once you put the pedal to the metal
Damn. Here antique sewing machine must have stopped working. For those that don't know this is a new garbage quality (by comparison) sewing machine sitting on top the table for the old one.
The old one is probably still in it. It flips underneath for storage when not in use. Most tables have an extension that folds down at the side as well. Gives you the ability to have large blankets or quilts laid flat. Though it looks like they removed it.
I'm sure Grandma misses her old setup. The quality of the old machines were absolutely beyond most anything a consumer sewing machine could do today. All metal and no garbage plastic parts that break. Not to mention the massive foot pedal at the bottom. Never having to look down to see where that stupid plastic one slipped to.
Grandma is making due with what she has. If she still sews a lot I'm sure she'd love having her old machine fixed or replaced.
4/10 for the setup. But not much of a step up from me pulling out my sewing machine from the closet and putting it on the Kitchen table. Actually looks like the same Brother model i have. It's one of the better brands these days. Singer consumer grade is mostly garbage.
Setup has huge potential though. Repair the older sewing machine and it's 9/10 without any other changes. Then, add the extention, find the missing drawers for easy access to accessories and thread, and cleanup the cable management, it's an easy 10/10 setup. 10/10 to Grandma already though for working with what she's got.
You suffer from false nostalgia. The old machine is a beast, yes, but it has a swing shuttle. It holds very little thread, is hard to wind and load, gets tangled and makes a really crappy lockstitch. Has no reverse, piss poor stitch length adjustment and not enough balls to handle any layers without the belt slipping.
The new one is a piece of crap in comparison of build quality, but in terms of function and utility it blows the old one out of the water. And price.
I have an old one and have used it lots. It's fun to use, but far from efficient. I'll keep it around for the apocalypse but I'll use a modern one from at least the 70's (the nineteen seventies).
I got this 1971 Elna machine from Goodwill for $10. Couldn't be happier. It's built like a Swiss tank, and can do a ducky stitch.
It's a beaut!
prob runs arch
9/10 for your grandma ... Looks like a dual boot setup .... a modern fast core system with multiple speed settings on top ... and an older OS that is manually operated that can be revealed from underneath (although once the power goes out, you'd have to lose the LEDs)
She got that Rip Godet Bobbin
Pftht. Show me a real pedal sewing machine or GTFO!
My grandma had one similiar to this.
With leather belt and all, still working in ~2005.
This makes me sad Grandma probably use to sew on non plastic absolute beast of an antique Singer sewing machine. Now she's got some crappy plastic one she probably hates ontop of the old table.
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5/10 table to small for sewing but lighting is pretty nice
I heard the 22 in are actually preferred for competitive gowners it reduces the amount of travel the eye has to make between stitches and minimizes hand friction.
This table is actually an old sewing machine table that seems to be missing its extention (and drawers). The extension folds at the side when not in use and basically doubles the tables size when extended. Great table if you can install the extension.
Source: my mom inherited one of these tables from my great grandma. Absolutely gorgeous craftsman ship and functionality worth restoring and installing the original model of sewing machine. Nothing like them today.