Sewing machines have always baffled and repelled me; I never could get the hang of threading them. I like to crochet, however, and also have wondered how the two interlocking stitching methods compared, which led me to this instructional video.Lots of people developed and perfected the machines, but it was Singer who figured out how to produce them at a price that ordinary homeowners might afford.I note that tailors rioted and destroyed some of the first machines.
Cool video. My wife is on the verge of addiction to them, she got an old singer treadle we rebuilt- she did the metal work and I did the wood repair- every piece of veneer on it was loose. It works fine now! An essential piece of kit for the post collapse world.. It is sort of amazing how long Singer made the same machines-and how well they last- my milling machine is 1942 vintage and it has nothing on those sewing machines!
Modern sewing machines for home makers have a self threading function. My wife's machine is a Brother which also does embroidery.
ReplyDeleteWe also have an antique White treadle machine from about 1910 that serves as a tv stand.
Cool video. My wife is on the verge of addiction to them, she got an old singer treadle we rebuilt- she did the metal work and I did the wood repair- every piece of veneer on it was loose. It works fine now! An essential piece of kit for the post collapse world.. It is sort of amazing how long Singer made the same machines-and how well they last- my milling machine is 1942 vintage and it has nothing on those sewing machines!
ReplyDeleteI note that tailors rioted and destroyed some of the first machines.
ReplyDeleteTextile workers were the original Luddites, so it's kind of continuing a tradition.
- Tom