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Is a pattern like this just luck? Really like it.Bumping this. Here's one I did a while ago. I've since bleached the whole thing and am thinking about painting it black.
I do not but that is a great looking machine man!
Thanks for the advice!I don't think the it would work for the trench coat as it is a poly cotton blend. When dying or bleaching jeans it doesn't work on the thread which I believe is made of polyester. So if you bleach or dye blue jeans with orange stitching for example, the orange stitching will still be there.
Has anyone got any experience re: mounting an old sewing machine into a table?
I've been practicing my sewing for about 6 months or so and a couple months ago I came across a very nice old machine which only needed a little bit of tuning up to be completely functional. It's this Pfaff 130 from 1952:
Straight stitch and zigzag only, but the stitches are incredibly strong (I watched one of the ladies at the shop sew through about a quarter inch of leather with this machine). Guess that's what you get when you buy a machine from the time when people actually made a lot of clothes instead of just doing occasional repairs
Anyway, sewing on the machine is great, but I don't like having to sew up to the platform, so I'm planning to router out an old desk I have so the machine can sit flush with the desk surface. However, I don't really want to have to fumble around under the desk every time I need to change the bobbin. (The desktop is also thick enough that it would be tough to get to the bobbin without moving the machine out of the hole anyway.) I know that most of these came mounted in tables originally, and there are two holes in the back of the machine with tightening screws, which I assume used to hold the machine to the hinges that let you tilt it back so you can access the bottom.
Has anyone here tried anything like this? Where should I look for the right kind of hinges? I'm planning to ask in my local sewing shop, but it's a good long drive away so I thought I'd try the very knowledgeable people here first. I will take a picture of the back of the machine and what I think are the hinge mounters in a few hours and post that as well if it's helpful Much obliged to anyone who can share info on this!
Hi Fire fly
What ever made you start sewing? Your new machine looks much like mine. Pictured in my avatar, But its much older than yours, built them to last back then.
the mounting of industrial machines from the front of the table to the front of the machine platform is usually about 3 1/2 '. leave at least 6 ' space from the right edge.
You need that for holding things handy that you need, thread clipper, bobbins, pins, coffee etc. The space to the left is to hold the bulk of your work.
Look at the back edge of the platform. If there are two holes drilled horizontal into the edge of the platform, they would be for the hinges.
There are a number of industrial sewing machine dealers on the internet that supply parts. Prices are usually fair but shipping costs are not.
Feel free to ask me questions. I will help if I can.
Good luck and have fun.
Alex