Vintage Sewing Machines

And Sew It Begins…

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Our Juki D555 At The Atelier

After 21 years of non-use, the Juki is once again ready for use! This machine survived the 1994 Northridge earthquake when it was thrown onto the floor by the force of the quake and the machine oil poured out, barely missing Karin’s wedding dress. We never got around to getting it fixed and for the next 21 years it followed us in several moves and more or less acted as a repository for all sorts of junk.

Well, after looking at it sitting there all forlorn and neglected, we decided that we needed to get it back into service and especially for handling some of our more heavy projects. So, it’s going to be my home for the future as I get up to speed learning its ins and out (and all of its various quirks).

Yes, 2016 is going to be a productive year! 🙂

Sewing Old School…

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Some things never change- still stitching curves on this old Singer machine. Here my Singer and I are creating tiny 1 cm lap seams on a wicked S-curve corset. 🙂

Another Machine For The Atelier

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What’s better than an Art Deco Singer 201? Two! Meet her sister, the 201K… <3 This is the English version, made in Great Britain sometime in June 1939, just on the eve of the Second World War. It still has its motor (although it’s wired for a UK electric system) and it also can work in manual mode with a treadle. It came with the original owner’s manual and some advertising literature plus there was a large number of assorted buttons stashed away in the various drawers in the cabinet. Overall, it’s in great shape and it shouldn’t take much to get it back into operation (it can be converted for an American electrical connection). This is a great find  and it will be definitely have a place in the atelier. 🙂