Members Sheilajeanne Posted April 25 Members Report Posted April 25 (edited) What a beautiful, but sad story! And what beautiful craftsmanship! Homecrafted: Decor, Garden, Kitchen Maey Mary · sSeodtponru8gm04if930a9cc29i2gh33talmcut93a8g16chhtmu6hgu72i · This chair isn’t just a chair. It’s where grief turned into something beautiful. A few months ago, after my mother passed, I went back to her house after the funeral. I walked into her sewing room — the one she practically lived in — and was immediately overwhelmed. Her Singer machines were still sitting there. Half-finished pieces. Ribbons. Patterns. A little notepad with her Tedooo app order list still open beside her machine. She sold so many beautiful handmade things on there. And it hit me... I couldn’t keep the machines as they were, and I couldn’t let them go either. So I brought them home. Not to use them, but to honor her. I built this chair — from her old Singer bases, her favorite reclaimed oak. I even tucked some of her machine attachments into the design. I wanted something I could see every time I opened my eyes in the morning and closed them at night. A reminder of her strength, her hands, her art, her legacy. Edited April 25 by Sheilajeanne Quote
Contributing Member Ferg Posted April 27 Contributing Member Report Posted April 27 What a delightful story and fantastic woodwork. Have often wished I had saved my mom's old Singer Quote
Members dikman Posted April 28 Members Report Posted April 28 Impressive workmanship and very creative! Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members Handstitched Posted April 30 Members Report Posted April 30 That is just so beautiful ' sob sniff' , very well made. HS Quote ' I have a very gweat friend in Wome called Biggus Dickus, He has a wife you know, do you know whats she's called? Incontinentia.......Incontinentia Buttocks '
Members Sheilajeanne Posted May 1 Author Members Report Posted May 1 I just wanted to clarify I made a mistake with the title. It should have read 'Singers', plural! Seems that everyone who gets seriously into crafting things with sewing machines winds up with a whole bunch of them. The lady who previously owned the house I'm living in did a lot of sewing, and one of the neighbours told me she had FIVE sewing machines! I'm getting there, I'm afraid! I have 3 already: an old Singer I'm planning to refurbish (it's a domestic, not a leather machine) the Seiko I bought from Ferg, and my mother's fancy domestic machine that does all sorts of things like buttonholes, zig-zag, etc. and claims it will do light weight leather. Have yet to test that out... Quote
Contributing Member fredk Posted May 1 Contributing Member Report Posted May 1 28 minutes ago, Sheilajeanne said: . . . Seems that everyone who gets seriously into crafting things with sewing machines winds up with a whole bunch of them. The lady who previously owned the house I'm living in did a lot of sewing, and one of the neighbours told me she had FIVE sewing machines! I'm getting there, I'm afraid! I have 3 already: an old Singer I'm planning to refurbish (it's a domestic, not a leather machine) the Seiko I bought from Ferg, and my mother's fancy domestic machine . . . I think I have 3 Singers, 1 Singer clone, and 2 others - I think *must get more* Quote Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Members Sheilajeanne Posted May 4 Author Members Report Posted May 4 On 5/1/2025 at 12:30 PM, fredk said: I think I have 3 Singers, 1 Singer clone, and 2 others - I think *must get more* Yeah, you must try harder, Fred! Quote
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