I recently added to my profile a little history of my sewing. I took a sewing class when I was ten years old and did quite well. I even received an award as the best sewer in the class. Since I was the only male, I always wondered if that was a true award or not. Anyway I didn't start sewing again until a little over a year ago. I don't know why I waited so long.
I was digging in my toy chest and found my sewing machine from when I was 6 or 7 years old. I think it was from the Sears catalog. Yes, Santa did some shopping at Sears. I haven't played with it in years. Runs on batteries, hand crank, or electric. I put a needle in it, but it doesn't sew properly. Maybe the wrong needle? It is a Crystal. Brought back a lot of fond memories.
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| Portable |
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| Everything stores neatly |
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| Ready to sew |
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| Another view |
Something else in my toy chest brought back memories also.
I am glad I saved all this stuff. Also, my mom never threw it out.
I am still working on my Argyle shirt, I will blog about it next.
Thanks for stopping.
Cool little machine! I especially like how the cover swings around to extend the sewing surface. I wonder who designed/manufactured it for Sears?
ReplyDeleteMost smaller machines used a 24X1 system needle. They can most easily be found on eBay as most stores/dealers don't carry them anymore.