Featherweight Fanatics List Archives
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Featherweight Fanatics
Digest of postings from Saturday, October 9, 1999
Welcome to all our new members!
To post a message - send it to: FWFanatics@ttsw.com
To post a message to the For sale list - sent it to: FWForSale@ttsw.com
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
From: AlexSussex@aol.com
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 10:43:23 EDT
Subject: ALEX EASTBOURNE
Hi All
Thanks for letting me know that the Nuns dresses are Habits. If a Monk has a
bad Habit does he need a sewing patch or guidance?
I thought it was funny when one of you said I should videotape sister Mary at
her treadle, the shock would probably kill her and all my Bless you's would
go out the window. I was at a woman's house a while back when I turned round
only to see her videotaping me fixing the machine. After I had serviced it I
then had to go through the threading up and tension adjustments for her. Her
husband had bought her the camera because she was so forgetful and it was his
solution to her problem, tape everything.
Thanks once again for all your orders for the Millennium Calendar, I will not
bank any of the cheques until the calendar is posted so do not worry if you
see it has not been cashed. I have received orders from the four corners of
the world. Today I had one from Alaska and another from Australia as well as
all the American and English ones.
Great, keep them coming.
Alex
SUSSEX SEWING MACHINES
ENGLAND
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
From: PATBERGMAN@aol.com
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 19:16:18 EDT
Subject: Slim Pickins
Yard/Garage sale day.
Could not get the men in my life to move. We go to a Mexican Restaurant for
breakfast on Saturday's.
Normally service is excellent, as is the food. This morning was extra
gorgeous, about 80 by nine o'clock. The restaurant was loaded and it took us
forever to get our food. Eating on the patio is usually a treat, today I
thought they had forgotten us.
Finished breakfast and there was one ad that mentioned a sewing machine. The
address was quite a way away, six miles. Before you all start to laugh you
have to realize that 6 miles through heavy traffic is not close or fast.
When I got to the sale, I did not see a sewing machine and figured that I had
missed it. Just on the off chance, I asked. The lady got a surprised look
on her face and said, "I forgot to put it out!" and went in and my heart beat
a little faster, "Perhaps this is my day," then I saw what she had in the
arms, and especially the price.
A Kenmore, from the 1970's and nothing special, with a big price tag of
$125.00, no cabinet, no case, no nothing.
I thanked the lady and said, "That is not quite what I was looking for, but
thank you for bringing it out."
We stopped at several sales on the way home, however, usually when a day
starts off unpromising, it stays that way. It seems that every one is in
business from their home lately. They expect to sell their used stuff at a
garage sale for as much as they originally paid for it.
My sewing machine luck is due to change, I just have to have faith and be
patient.
I hope every one else had a productive weekend, and that next week will be my
turn.
PatBergman from So.Calif that had 5 days of summer, and though the days are
getting shorter like fall, the weather isn't.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
From: KeGaR@aol.com
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 22:07:43 EDT
Subject: Universal?
Hi everyone,
We went to an auction of some elderly retiring antique collectors today.
Lots of good stuff, some sold too high & some too low.
We got a neat little aluminum machine called a Universal. It's about the
size of a featherweight, but much more "stocky." & also has a verticle
bobbin. It looks like new. It has little flower decals all around the base
& on the head. "Universal" is across the front of the arm, & across the
back, also in gold decals, is "Margaret". I don't know if that was an owners
name or a model. There is an oval plate on the front larger than Singers.
It has Mercury's head on it & says " made in occupied Japan". No manual or
attachments. It came in a light blue case.
I haven't tried to sew on it yet; altho there was a piece of stitched cloth
under the pressor foot. It looks nice, but I get the feeling that it is a
cheapy machine. Does anyone know anything about it. We haven't looked it
over much yet, but it has a funny flat coiled spring underneath. DH calls it
a clock spring, but I think it has a different name?
A well worn Singer treadle in a plain 5 drawer cabinet went for $20. There
was also a sad looking 201 portable in with the tool ring. It had a strange
little turquoise shielded light screwed to where the light should be & also
another one like it on the face plate. Also in with the tools was a Singer
treadle base set up with a grindstone & bicycle chain drive belt.
There were were about 10 orphan sewing machine drawers & we came home with 2.
GAil R
in NE Wis.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
World Wide Quilting Page * Featherweight Fanatics Page