tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666967515349969783.post4381741656960855589..comments2023-03-21T08:23:00.585-07:00Comments on Hedgehog Corner: Sewing machines old and newSue Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241004957937461106noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666967515349969783.post-26577434747077316772014-07-06T14:13:26.792-07:002014-07-06T14:13:26.792-07:00I think over the 50 years we have been channelled ...I think over the 50 years we have been channelled to think that 'old is bad' - get a new whatever, that old thing should be thrown out. Those old machines were meant to last and stitch perfectly weren't they? I love the feeling of 'slowing down' at the weekend and making items without worry about the time. Now, that overlocker is feeling very sad and neglected!!! Do get it out and play with it - it is really brilliant to be able to overlock seams. Just be careful not to snap the threads - it is that bit that I hate. Good luck and tell him not to glower at you.Sue Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13241004957937461106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666967515349969783.post-7234387717871810972014-07-06T10:57:44.554-07:002014-07-06T10:57:44.554-07:00Those lovely old treadles are amazing - real piece...Those lovely old treadles are amazing - real pieces of quality wood furniture. I so wish Mother hadn't consigned hers/Grandma's to the scrap yard.<br /><br /> I have had several modern machines over the years but really fancy a good old Singer hand machine. If I'm honest, my new overlocker is a terrifying monster - it has been sitting under the little-better-than-a-cheap-carrier-bag cover glowering at me for months. I shall have to buy a book to learn how to use it - after 50 years of using machines I need a 'how to' book! (Why do modern machines come with a vinyl dust cover instead of a sturdy protective one?)jenannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321001863688006661noreply@blogger.com