tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post8749735967773340837..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Oh, Brother (LS-2125), not again!Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-63061120006312474852016-08-18T13:44:03.236-04:002016-08-18T13:44:03.236-04:00I do not recommend paying to get this fixed. I...I do not recommend paying to get this fixed. I'd invest in a new machine.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-75761319402866685662016-08-18T10:55:04.509-04:002016-08-18T10:55:04.509-04:00I have this same model but it was in storage for s...I have this same model but it was in storage for so long that it rusted over so badly that now it wont sew. The light turns on and it wants to sew when i push the peddle but its rusted shut so it cant. Do you recommend getting it fixed or buying a new one. Im thinking for what i'd spend gettig it fixed i can probably just buy a new one. MeteoricMarlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09341617645161561994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-72523160252316976452010-08-04T20:20:41.939-04:002010-08-04T20:20:41.939-04:00Love that you found it on the street! Great little...Love that you found it on the street! Great little machine. I would have snapped it up as well. Thanks for the photo gallery.<br /><br />Jennifersplanetclaire.blogspot.comJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11229492390012519321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-54526775423316055782010-07-29T11:55:28.166-04:002010-07-29T11:55:28.166-04:00I just bought that exact machine! I love it - and ...I just bought that exact machine! I love it - and you are right - that was definitely not junk you found! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-76277043306144915852010-07-28T18:06:31.598-04:002010-07-28T18:06:31.598-04:00I am from Aussie and have a collection of machines...I am from Aussie and have a collection of machines that just manifested too! I have a beautiful singer featherweight 222k that I found in an abandoned shed A singer treadle I bought at a garage sale for $60 aussie dollars in perfect working order the feather weight is too complete in lovely box with all accessories including an embroidery foot and a ruffler, an antique oil can and several wooden spools of thread. I have a Bernina Sport someone was throwing out and just recently I cam across a modern machine I believe is an Aldi brand Mezzo I googled and think its a cheap version of a phaff I found it in a house people had moved out of and just left it It works so I may give it to my daughters to keep them off my more prized machine :PJulieThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284419743769712682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-46348206619223487082010-07-27T18:56:31.037-04:002010-07-27T18:56:31.037-04:00My oldest son's girlfriend wants me to teach h...My oldest son's girlfriend wants me to teach her to sew, just a little, so I'd have picked it up, and upon finding it worked, I'd gift it to her. My kids laugh because I won't throw anything out. My father in law's Depression era motto says it best: "Eat it up, wear it out, make do or do without." I'm not broke, but that attitude is one reason why.Marjiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950085029835332900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-14393602774610864672010-07-27T16:41:39.901-04:002010-07-27T16:41:39.901-04:00I cannot believe your luck!I cannot believe your luck!Karynhttp://www.noeysmommyknits.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-72246892387489309062010-07-27T04:24:49.902-04:002010-07-27T04:24:49.902-04:00That's quite a find. I think I'd have take...That's quite a find. I think I'd have taken it home as well, but unfortunately you don't see a lot of sewing machines in the trash here. I did however get an old Singer through the local Free Cycle Yahoo Group a couple of weeks ago. Basically Free Cycle is people giving away things their old stuff for free instead of giving it to a thrift store. This sewing machine I got is a lovely Singer 367 which is in ok condition (I still need to get rid of some oil in its guts), but it makes a whole lot of noise. I had to get rid of it's case because there was some rust on it. But it still makes perfect stitches, so I can use it as a spare machine.Kathleenhttp://kathleen.bubble.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-88543383719317302422010-07-26T19:33:41.926-04:002010-07-26T19:33:41.926-04:00I'd totally pick up a machine out of the trash...I'd totally pick up a machine out of the trash. I can't believe your amazing luck!<br />Here, people put their giveaway stuff in their apartment garbage room, leaned up against the garbage can. But it's usually boring stuff like lamps and giant big-box TVs. Never sewing machines!<br />I probably won't get much sewing done this week, as I'm going on vacation in a few days! (Yay!)Tasiahttp://sewaholic.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-50528231098953720662010-07-26T18:14:15.320-04:002010-07-26T18:14:15.320-04:00I'm happy for your good luck, but I do hope th...I'm happy for your good luck, but I do hope that this particular manifestation of sewing machines has not been brought about by someone else's bout with a wadder or two! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-8765278773960924732010-07-26T17:56:22.743-04:002010-07-26T17:56:22.743-04:00Dang it, why can't stuff like that happen to m...Dang it, why can't stuff like that happen to me? I just paid $100 for a used Janome 3128 for my 8-year-old son's birthday. It would've been the cheapy $25 Singer chain-stitch machine, but I gave that to my niece and heard later it wouldn't sew at all. (And my son actually wants to make a tent and some pj's.) I did feel like you when I brought this 3rd machine in the house, but the 1st one is broken in the attic, so I don't feel spoiled yet. (Not that you're spoiled by any means! And my first 2 were Brothers - welcome to the club.)Dr. Fun (AKA Sister)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07332652703590699186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-32014629788673455882010-07-26T17:23:38.138-04:002010-07-26T17:23:38.138-04:00Ooh how I envy your dumpster finds! I have never o...Ooh how I envy your dumpster finds! I have never once been able to find anything vaguely useful poking out of a skip or wheelie bin here in London, although in some places we do have local authority rubbish depots where you can pick up all sorts of things for a bargain price...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-9721892076545843252010-07-26T15:31:05.410-04:002010-07-26T15:31:05.410-04:00I can relate. I rescued a kitten from a busy stre...I can relate. I rescued a kitten from a busy street today. I need a cat like you need another sewing machine. I have two cats and a dog already. Sometimes you just can't leave them.BeckyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978486228919306813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-80035934876722207922010-07-26T15:23:12.473-04:002010-07-26T15:23:12.473-04:00Soon we are going to see sewing machines piling up...Soon we are going to see sewing machines piling up in the background of your photos, as you run out of room.....!Sheryllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460472835794108787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-21731513515205736162010-07-26T15:01:03.743-04:002010-07-26T15:01:03.743-04:00"it does seem like I've been manifesting ..."it does seem like I've been manifesting sewing machines lately" <br /><br />Oh yes! They will come to you, and they will keep coming long after you've stopped looking for them. LOL! I don't know how many I had before I started sending them away. Now they don't seem to be appearing on my doorstep anymore, and it's a little sad...Beth Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734691039569936860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-77037033479885700452010-07-26T14:50:07.551-04:002010-07-26T14:50:07.551-04:00So, IF I saw a sewing machine just lying there, of...So, IF I saw a sewing machine just lying there, of course I would pick it up. Not likely to happen where I live in the burbs, not to mention it is too bloody hot to walk anywhere (as if anywhere was close enough to walk to here), but still.<br /><br />As to what I'm sewing... awaiting a vintage buckle to arrive from an etsy purchase and then a fun summer knit dress will be finished, and another cotton summer dress is ready to be cut out. I'm having a body image crisis, and apparently I am better at fitting things that hang from my shoulders than sit at the waist, as evidenced from my denim skirt and shorts fiasco.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191713016037761271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-7122395832864325202010-07-26T14:40:15.735-04:002010-07-26T14:40:15.735-04:00I'm laughing about the sewing machine from the...I'm laughing about the sewing machine from the trash because my husband does that with computers. He's taken things left for the garbage men to pick up and either made them work or was able to get working parts from it. I guess it really is a case of one person's trash is another person's treasure.<br /><br />I do personally prefer my machines to have not taken a trip through the dumpster, but call me picky. I'm rocking my 3 year old Kenmore with a Rebecca Taylor Vogue dress and Today's Fit top (both just finished and reviewed) and three more tops and a jacket on the pile to sew. Plus, I want to do a Rachel Comey (Vogue) skirt and start my DD's fall clothes.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890008405738438915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-1208364837755952392010-07-26T13:38:16.434-04:002010-07-26T13:38:16.434-04:00In the U.S., Ann Arbor, MI, to be exact, I found a...In the U.S., Ann Arbor, MI, to be exact, I found a Brother machine (can't remember the model) next to a dumpster some years back. Of course, I brought it home -- even though it had no power supply. I kept it for a couple of years (intending to reconstitute it) and then gave it to a friend who wanted to start sewing. She ordered all the necessary parts (cord/pedal, etc.) and last I heard was doing quite a bit of home dec sewing on it. Here in Napoli, Italia, garbage is almost always garbage, and it gets plenty of time to ripen on the side of the road. I did pick up a child-size, wooden beach-chair frame in perfect condition last week and stitched a new seat for it. However, most of my "finds" are flea market ones . . . fabric, buttons, trims, etc. . . I go religiously to mine every Sunday. Since I love my machine, I don't think of acquiring another . . . my money pours from my wallet for more fabric, more ribbon, more more more more of all sewing supplies until it's spilling out of bins and closets -- twenty-five years of collecting plus a few bins of grand pieces from my seamstress grandmother. I almost never buy fabric with a specific project in mind. . . it's just "I like it, how much of it can I afford?" But good free stuff on the side of the road . . . I always grab it. I can tell my story about the couple boxes of books I picked up on a dark night that earned me several thousand dollars on eBay and a story on the BBC -- oh, but this is a sewing blog.Erzulimojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475371609166418042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-25114698752035320372010-07-26T13:35:48.293-04:002010-07-26T13:35:48.293-04:00I have never heard of anyone here in Denmark who f...I have never heard of anyone here in Denmark who found a working sewing machine in the garbage. Lucky find, I must say. :-)Anne Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814583669172755167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-65226422695569682962010-07-26T13:18:36.941-04:002010-07-26T13:18:36.941-04:00I will have you know that my sister in law, a prof...I will have you know that my sister in law, a professional fashion designer and lifelong seamstress, chose that very machine for my first sewing machine! It has enough variety without being excessively complicated. I've made many, many things on my Brother LS-2125. It's a great find. So glad you picked it up!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135444907838712405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-22894704714356015972010-07-26T13:15:06.188-04:002010-07-26T13:15:06.188-04:00You truly have a sewing guardian angel looking out...You truly have a sewing guardian angel looking out for you. I wouldn't trust the chewed up cord, but other that - good find!Elarayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487492651398001387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-44640570169793110362010-07-26T12:51:44.805-04:002010-07-26T12:51:44.805-04:00It's New York - of course you can find anythin...It's New York - of course you can find anything in the trash. But why don't you put this one up on eBay and make someone else happy? Before the wire shorts and burns down your place..Marie-Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-61426062875340824992010-07-26T12:50:55.821-04:002010-07-26T12:50:55.821-04:00Gosh, you have the best luck. Perhaps it's th...Gosh, you have the best luck. Perhaps it's that you live in NYC, so more people equals more discarded items, thus better dumpster-diving, but *still*. Are you going to keep it? Why don't you sell it on Ebay/Craigslist? Hey, even if you get $25 for it, it would be a windfall for something you found in the bin. Free money!<br /><br />$25 would buy an awful lot of $2/ yard fabric!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-44964321386705458092010-07-26T12:12:26.293-04:002010-07-26T12:12:26.293-04:00Pierre, I'm jealous! I still don't have a ...Pierre, I'm jealous! I still don't have a vintage machine despite my dedication to hunting one down, posting ads on Kijiji and Craig's list. I phoned the local Singer dealer and he wanted $300+ for a 1960's model (300, 400 or 500 series), is he off his rocker?! I almost had one until the owner (her deceased aunt's machine), who know NOTHING about sewing machines, decided she wanted more money for it. I told her good luck and walked away.<br /><br />I'm beginning to hate my Viking 850 -- no I don't, I'm just angry and bitter and jealous.<br /><br />Ah well, I'm making my Mother-in-Law a tunic, Vogue 8504, we're going to visit her in Bremen, Germany in October. I purchased a light cotton green floral pattern as well as a green and white piece for a scarf. I plan to make the undershirt in a white batiste, I think she'll love it. <br /><br />I'll try to get my butt in gear and post the fabric this evening.<br /><br />You need to learn how to crochet, it's not hard and you can whip up a little clutch like that sexy black one in no time at all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-40578299481698030182010-07-26T12:05:31.733-04:002010-07-26T12:05:31.733-04:00In last year alone I found 2 sewing machines in a ...In last year alone I found 2 sewing machines in a trash, one a vintage Bagat (ever heard of it?), and the other one was a plastic Elna. Both seemed to be in a pretty decent condition, but I had to leave them there, my place is way too small for too many sewing machines. <br />I'm jealous of your growing collection, I only have 1 sewing machine and a serger, but if I could I would happily adopt every machine I could find in a trash. So to answer your question, yes seems like Europeans don't mind throwing sewing machines in trash either.Brankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853151883606096742noreply@blogger.com