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HeatherStiletto

I am a nurse, and enjoy most fabric/needle crafts. I restore vintage and antique machines as a hobby, but I am not a "flipper". I restore them for personal use. I haI am a nurse, and enjoy most fabric/needle crafts. I restore vintage and antique machines as a hobby, but I am not a "flipper". I restore them for personal use. I have sold a few, but mostly the ones given to me that are not going to remain in my collection. (Read more)

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1956 Singer 319W made in Germany for the British marketplace. - Sewingin Sewing
Webster Tatting Shuttle Sterling Silver - Sewingin Sewing
1950's White 1305 Vintage Sewing Machine - Sewingin Sewing
1950's Kenmore 158.521 Domestic Sewing Machine with pattern cams - Sewingin Sewing
1940's Casige Chain Stitch Toy Sewing Machine - Sewingin Sewing
1920's Damascus Treadle Sewing Machine with Custom Wood Inlay - Sewingin Sewing
1950's Adler 87 Portable Sewing Machine with "Tailor's Case" - Sewingin Sewing
1918 Singer 43-5 Cylinder Bed Industrial Treadle - Sewingin Sewing
1945 Singer 111W117 Walking Foot Industrial Sewing Machine - Sewingin Sewing
1920's L.O. Dietrich Vesta Hand Crank Hand-Painted Machine - Sewingin Sewing

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  1. @britinpa - It did a little when I first gently polished it, but I used a simple heavier cotton thread - almost like the stuff you'd tie a turkey up with - that soft stuff that'd let me create the kno...
  2. Beautiful! Love the color. Some collect based on color, and if it is a Toyota, there are some that love just that aspect!
  3. Go to ismacs.net and date it with the serial number. It is beautiful. Love the fiddle bases. I was able to identify both of my old fiddle bases through ismacs.
  4. It is STUNNING! <3 HOLY COW I'm envious!
  5. If you go to ismacs.net you can get the date, model number, and info. about the Singer machine. There's tons of records and lots of groups dedicated to vintage Singer machines. They're some of the eas...
  6. If it's a Singer, then you can go to ismacs.net and get a date, model, etc. by using the serial number that should be on the lower right corner of the flat surface - below any badge it may have. I can...
  7. Thank you very much! It's been rewired, cleaned and polished top-to-bottom. It's actually FUN to sew on. I never would've guessed.
  8. Hi and thank you for the nice words. And a reliable Bernina is a good thing, indeed. I have one I inherited and still want to go through and make sure it is running tip-top now that I've learned. You...
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