Posted by Jost on August 15, 2006, at 12:37:41
In reply to Re: off-topic, but sewing machines » llrrrpp, posted by Meri-Tuuli on August 13, 2006, at 13:12:13
I admire you guys. I wish I could sew-- there are so many clothes that I'd like to have that I could never afford-- of course they might be hard to make-- but I could get something and adjust it, I think
I do know what a serger is-- thanks to my ex-friend-- but the guy in the store showed me how to thread the one I was going to buy (not a serger)-- I can't remember the brand. Gosh I wish I had gotten it. Wonder what the prices are, these days.
The old singer sewing machines are so beautiful-- in a way it's not just that they're of heavier, more durable (and also more attractive) materials, but that they are structured so as to have an aesthetic dimension, not as the most stripped-down utilitarian thing.
That's probably why they still work-- the fine workmanship and good materials-
Which brands are the best, of the old ones?
Jost
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