tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post5479992245091899661..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Peter's New Singer + Burda Dress ProgressPeter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-52501922531102338972020-09-09T23:18:38.299-04:002020-09-09T23:18:38.299-04:00If you love the 201, you'd love the 1200 even ...If you love the 201, you'd love the 1200 even more. It's a 201 in a treadle cabinet but the treadle foot is electric. My grandmother had one and I sewed my very first stitches on it. Sadly she loaned it to her sister who gave it to her daughter who refuses to return it. Yvonne Maisonettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070164401077969278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-74423590212534155982012-11-18T16:50:06.827-05:002012-11-18T16:50:06.827-05:00Dear Peter, Just a quick one about your 201. I hav...Dear Peter, Just a quick one about your 201. I have 2 at the moment, the best one will stay as my main machine. If you look below the stitch regulator by the golden Singer seal just to the left you will see a hole with "oil" on it. If you look down the hole and can only see a brown substance and not another small hole which has a bar in it that turns when you turn the machine over via its flywheel. Then it is blocked. This is what I found on mine. You have to clean out as much as possible and then flushed with paraffin. Then add plenty of oil. This made my the machine run even smother than before and it is good to know that this fine machine has all it's oil way's in good working order. Enjoy your blog very much. Kind regards Duncan (old York UK)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887744372299820705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-60556592844582094252011-09-29T19:05:00.929-04:002011-09-29T19:05:00.929-04:00Beautiful machine, Marius!Beautiful machine, Marius!Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-2959108180105750892011-09-29T15:43:08.995-04:002011-09-29T15:43:08.995-04:00I have just bought myself a new Singer-machine too...I have just bought myself a new Singer-machine too!: <br />Here it is: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fhovedstaden.blogg.no%2F1317301866_derfor_kjpte_min_nye_.htmlMariushttp://hovedstaden.blogg.nonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-11001013750903637642011-09-15T00:56:42.397-04:002011-09-15T00:56:42.397-04:00This made me feel nostalgic and brought back memor...This made me feel nostalgic and brought back memories of sewing my aunt's usha sewing machine! lucky you!LakshmiRPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835940290122765167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-57726087530666050182011-09-14T21:52:08.946-04:002011-09-14T21:52:08.946-04:00Enjoy the 201. I consider mine to be my sewing so...Enjoy the 201. I consider mine to be my sewing soul mate.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00528252956524807597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-13227359210116373132011-09-14T19:20:44.066-04:002011-09-14T19:20:44.066-04:00That's a lovely machine, you are so lucky to h...That's a lovely machine, you are so lucky to have it. <br />Get to work on the clutter!Ustabahippienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-83701241409797319562011-09-14T17:08:24.865-04:002011-09-14T17:08:24.865-04:00I love it. And I heart the link to Rain, who I now...I love it. And I heart the link to Rain, who I now realize I have run into on the wefixit group. I got very lucky and recently found a 201 at a thrift store for less than 20.00. I had heard they were great stitchers, but I didn't realize how wonderful it is to sew with one until I revved her up. Enjoy the new toy!Sigridhttp://analogme.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-50022765186019272502011-09-14T16:37:18.771-04:002011-09-14T16:37:18.771-04:00OMG! How ironic? I just got one too. It's a 20...OMG! How ironic? I just got one too. It's a 201-2 and is being shipped to me. Can't wait to see more of your projects make with this beauty in the future!Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422326073546630756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-37444444893881984132011-09-14T16:23:47.107-04:002011-09-14T16:23:47.107-04:00Good luck with the machine! I inherited my mom’s ...Good luck with the machine! I inherited my mom’s 1957 Singer Slant-O-Matic and a Singer industrial machine that had been refurbished from I don’t know what year. Both are metal workhorses that I plan to use forever (though the industrial machine is crazy fast for someone who’s not that experienced). A few years ago, someone gave me a modern machine and it was a piece of junk. Everything was plastic and it never worked well. Never. I put it out on the curb and never regretted it. Rain is a hero for keeping the old Singers going.Robertanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-81725736660271529002011-09-14T14:32:45.737-04:002011-09-14T14:32:45.737-04:00Three words: It's about time!
I predict tha...Three words: It's about time!<br /><br />I predict that your other machines will start to feel a bit neglected now....Jillybejoyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010866113928621691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-66884316408129636532011-09-14T13:31:58.889-04:002011-09-14T13:31:58.889-04:00Oh my gosh Peter, after reading this I'm longi...Oh my gosh Peter, after reading this I'm longing for a vintage Singer!! I need a good solid machine with a simple straight stitch, these machines of today just don't compare to the vintage ones, I don't need all of that computerized embroidery crap that so many have and those vintage machines were made of metal unlike these plastic things today!scorpioninbluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12004830986247178040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-292313107906453772011-09-14T12:59:43.211-04:002011-09-14T12:59:43.211-04:00Sweet! Both the machine and the dress! Is that swi...Sweet! Both the machine and the dress! Is that swiss dot you are using to line it?Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-65747750496002762182011-09-14T11:24:28.147-04:002011-09-14T11:24:28.147-04:00I adore your new machine, my mum has a vintage Sin...I adore your new machine, my mum has a vintage Singer too, from 1950 made in Scotland. They plough through thick material like no other machine!Wag Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413624660367926798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-10717480097410087512011-09-14T11:12:50.461-04:002011-09-14T11:12:50.461-04:00I'm glad you are not only collecting the machi...I'm glad you are not only collecting the machines but putting them to excellent use. Rain is the coolest.<br />A very wise person once said "Blessed be the recyclers, the reusers and repurposers; those putterer-savants, those backyard mechanics, those genius fixer-uppers; for they shall be our salvation."Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-80601451681875311772011-09-14T10:22:33.056-04:002011-09-14T10:22:33.056-04:00Love it, and love the one I inherited from my beau...Love it, and love the one I inherited from my beautiful mother. One thing I remember is her sewing late into the night on a beautiful white satin long coat with frog closures to wear over my prom dress. Oh how I wish I still had it (the coat . . . luckily I still have the machine)!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14956702385571303197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-82778891163805395582011-09-14T10:11:52.400-04:002011-09-14T10:11:52.400-04:00It is a beautiful machine. Enjoy sewing on it. The...It is a beautiful machine. Enjoy sewing on it. The dress is looking great so far.<br />When are we going to see Cathy again?Susan's Sewing Denhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451014968008896876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-52294752576747513662011-09-14T09:39:11.776-04:002011-09-14T09:39:11.776-04:00it's gorgeous. My vintage machine works extre...it's gorgeous. My vintage machine works extremely well, but it looks clunky next to your new Singer....Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717835382469677601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-77456727690092024412011-09-14T09:35:08.546-04:002011-09-14T09:35:08.546-04:00I paid $90 for my Singer 201-2, and absolutely bel...I paid $90 for my Singer 201-2, and absolutely believe that was the best $90 I've ever spent on anything sewing related.<br /><br />But *FREE* is even better!!<br /><br />Of course, I blame you for getting me started...<br /><br />Cadienne in LouisianaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-10721841696977974912011-09-14T09:26:46.962-04:002011-09-14T09:26:46.962-04:00LOL @ "Santa's workshop if he only made s...LOL @ "Santa's workshop if he only made sewing machines and employed one short Korean elf."Bootzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664655090937726673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-15446257930300218682011-09-14T09:26:41.842-04:002011-09-14T09:26:41.842-04:00I have one and I LOVE it!!!! I will never part wit...I have one and I LOVE it!!!! I will never part with it. It is smooth and strong and just so nice to sew on. It goes through denim like butter. You will love it!Kerri Lindstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640247494016707208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-59911360852692705012011-09-14T09:20:26.369-04:002011-09-14T09:20:26.369-04:00I love your new sewing machine, and am totally cov...I love your new sewing machine, and am totally coveting it! LOL Happy Wednesday! ☺Larrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551141093395055894noreply@blogger.com