Unchanged
Singer is one of the oldest sewing machine companies, and their design model doesn’t change much. You know sewing machines have stayed the same for ages…unlike apple products that change and break on repeat. (I still have no idea why I yearn for the iPad….iTampon..iWhatever…knowing that its basically a laptop with a hacked off cover and no keypad, also if you’re one of those people who likes to have a million windows open between multiple apps, you can forget about “iPad” being worth $500, rather buy half a designer shoe..)
Anyway my studio is getting too cluttered with sewing machines. Its getting a little hectic in here, 1 home sewing machine, 1 industrial machine , 2 sergers, 1 Pfaff, 1 tippman and now this ancient looking thing. Just made its way over the weekend into my studio. You can see this machine has a very narrow base so I can sew tight spaces..Can’t wait to start using it!
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January 28th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Yes! Yes yes yes!! We have a beautiful Singer Sphinx we use in my family’s shop … My grandfather bought it over sixty years ago and it still works perfectly. I prefer it to our industrial machine. And I find them so beautiful.
I can’t help but want the iPad too, even though the name makes me itch. My laptop was recently the victim of homicide and I can’t decide if the iPad would count as an adequate replacement.
January 28th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
I have a Singer at home
January 28th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
What no Bernina?
January 28th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
nope!
January 28th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Good point about stuff changing and breaking over time. Singer did it right the first time and newer models are basically just an added electricity factor. I’m still at the stage of trying to figure out where exactly you’re from and what you do… Although I think I like the getting to know you more through blog bit, it’s a bit like unearthing treasure hints here and there
oh yes iPad, couldn’t they have name it iTab or… iBoard or whatever that doesn’t sound like a hygiene product…
January 28th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
wonderful! i have a singer featherweight and it is my favorite machine of them all! i’ve never had to have it repaired outside of regular cleanings and it the most simple to use of all my machines…. and the sturdiest as far as weight of fabric i can sew with it, i call it my monster. it doesn’t have all the special stitching, but i lovelovelove it! have fun!
xo
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January 28th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
This reminds me of my mother who is a seamstress!
January 28th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
wow i love that you’re letting us peek into your work space! i’ve always borrowed my mom’s singer for mini sewing projects!
January 28th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
wait, no. singer added plastic gears in the 70s to their home machines. stay away from those!
your new machine looks dope tho!
January 28th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
i wish i could use a sewing machine correctly
i purchased one to do simple alterations (hems, taking in the sides of things, etc) but everything always gets knotted up or the seams end up crooked. hopeless!
January 29th, 2010 at 2:20 am
What was apple thinking? Aren’t advertisers supposed to examine the ad campaigns they create to avoid pitfalls like menstrual humor?
January 29th, 2010 at 2:52 am
i’d love to see more photos of your studio
January 29th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
That’s designed to sew shoes, correct? So that you can get into the tight spaces of them? My cobbler has a few very similar looking ones…though they are much dirtier and not quite as “lovely” (though they are lovely in their own way) as yours.
January 29th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
I’m surprised you didn’t have one of these before. They help in really tight spots. The machine looks so sexy. The hidden power in the simple design just makes the drool run ~^_^~
January 29th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
You know..if all of those sewing machines start to be too much for you, I’d always be happy to take one or two off your hands…;)
January 31st, 2010 at 7:13 pm
i don’t know why i want one either lol. i’d never been a fan of the iphone but for some reason i can imagine myself walking around with a cute little ipad. awww cuuute!
February 1st, 2010 at 1:31 pm
I love “technology” that doesn’t become obsolete. I use a buttonholer attachment with my singer that’s from the 30s and it works like a charm.
February 4th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
*wistful sigh*
i’m sorry, what? did you say something? i’m still staring slack-jawed at those photos of that exquisitely functional piece of well-crafted machinery. not to mention that lovely old logotype.
they really just don’t make them like that anymore. i have my mother’s all-metal singer stylist from 1972, and it’s such a sturdy workhorse for a home machine. enjoy your newest, i know i certainly would!
February 4th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
I only have 2 machines and my guests complain whenever they come over that there isn’t any space! What kind of sergers do you have? Mine only does the overlock…