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I suspect that if there was a list for people who wanted to be apprenticed to Eric, it would be as long as the list of those who want to be apprentices at Hermes, and for the same reasons :)

btw Wiz ..noticed it now says moderator next to your name ..:) extremely well merited IMHO, read everyone of your posts that I could before I ever signed up here..Thankyou ( and Johanna , and all the other mods and experts ) for all the advice and insights..

"Don't you know that women are the only works of Art" .. ( Don Henley and "some French painter in a field" )

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4 hours ago, Wizcrafts said:

Take a job as an apprentice sewer where Eric (Gottaknow) works. You will learn what you need to know to use the machine..That is that.

And we're hiring next month!  

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6 hours ago, landrand said:

I'm not sure what a full fell folder is? Is it by any chance this gadget as shown in this video.  If so, i think I'm going to like the singer 300w as this looks very efficient and relatively easy.  I'm a novice so would i be able to get literature about how to properly "set up" a 300w? I think the 300w is already set up for 1/4 inch.  Not sure what all is involved in setting up a machine.

https://m.youtube.com/?reload=7&rdm=1yjpaw4rb#/watch?v=PIAa06VJFL4

 

 

That is a full fell folder, but the person using it needs some training. 

As I said before, chainstitch machines are not really for novices. Even though the 300w series are about as basic as they get, very different from lockstitch machines. Instead of hooks, there are loopers. There is different terminology such as looper gauge, looper avoid, synchronization, spreaders, and on and on. They are a necessity for apparel manufacturing for speed, seam stretch, no bobbin changes. They have limited use in leatherwork due to the fact that the chain is exposed and subject to abrasion. Without the theory knowledge, the manual is of little use in keeping them sewing. 

 

Regards, Eric 

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I actually have a 300w 201, and a 300u 205, and others, after 28 yrs I'm selling everything in my shop and moving somewhere warm. I have no idea how to sell this equipment,  or who buys it fast but I can't move until it's sold.  Could someone please give me some advice? 

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14 hours ago, Stitchyfingers said:

I actually have a 300w 201, and a 300u 205, and others, after 28 yrs I'm selling everything in my shop and moving somewhere warm. I have no idea how to sell this equipment,  or who buys it fast but I can't move until it's sold.  Could someone please give me some advice? 

Post an ad for these machines in our Marketplace, under Sewing Equipment > Used.

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My current crop of sewing machines:

Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.

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