ButtonLady Posted May 24, 2021 Report Posted May 24, 2021 16 minutes ago, Kwaaked said: Gold Star carries the ones I use. Do you mean these? Quote Sewing Machines: Juki DNU-1541 and waaay too many home machines and sergers... Button Machines: Osborne, Wade, Defiance, Maxant, Handy Jr. #1 and #20, Fasnap PM5 (and too many dies to count)
Members Kwaaked Posted May 24, 2021 Members Report Posted May 24, 2021 Yup. Those are the ones. Quote
ButtonLady Posted May 24, 2021 Report Posted May 24, 2021 Okay, so not so unholy... Quote Sewing Machines: Juki DNU-1541 and waaay too many home machines and sergers... Button Machines: Osborne, Wade, Defiance, Maxant, Handy Jr. #1 and #20, Fasnap PM5 (and too many dies to count)
Members Kwaaked Posted May 24, 2021 Members Report Posted May 24, 2021 Not too bad. Just a bit more fiddly then rivets or snaps because of the size. About the same as an eyelet cam for fussy. Quote
Members regius Posted May 25, 2021 Author Members Report Posted May 25, 2021 On 5/22/2021 at 11:21 AM, Kwaaked said: I learned to sew on my Mom's 201 and got it when she died. If I'm in a hurry, it's the machine I go to in my shop for alterations and it sews better then my industrial Consew. May I ask what the "201" and your other machine, refer to? sorry for the ignorance. Quote
Members Constabulary Posted May 25, 2021 Members Report Posted May 25, 2021 1 hour ago, regius said: May I ask what the "201" and your other machine, refer to? sorry for the ignorance. 201 is a Singer domestic sewing machine Quote ~ Keep "OLD CAST IRON" alive - it´s worth it ~ Machines in use: - Singer 111G156 - Singer 307G2 - Singer 29K71 - Singer 212G141 - Singer 45D91 - Singer 132K6 - Singer 108W20 - Singer 51WSV2 - Singer 143W2
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted May 25, 2021 Moderator Report Posted May 25, 2021 1 hour ago, regius said: May I ask what the "201" and your other machine, refer to? sorry for the ignorance. the 201 refers to a much sought after Singer 201 class domestic sewing machine. It has drop feed, a flat foot, side loading horizontal axis bobbin and a pod motor. It has a longer body than the 15 class machines that came first and fetches a higher price. Th 201 was produced from 1935 through 1961. Here is the Ismacs page about the Singer 201. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz 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.
Members Kwaaked Posted May 26, 2021 Members Report Posted May 26, 2021 It is a Singer 201. Not a leather machine, but largely considered one of the best Singer put out. My other machines...my day job is clothing alterations and sewing. Mostly I do bridal and formal wear with a healthy dose of everything and use a Consew 7360r-2ss for the majority of work. I also have in use a Singer standard no 3 for leather work and Carhartt heavy denim and work coveralls, 2 over lockers (one industrial and one domestic), 3 treadles (one specific for bespoke men's shirts since it does the right spi), a Singer 99 set up as a button hole machine with the attachment and a Pfaff domestic for lingerie since it is the only zig zag machine. I am a full set up shop with all the dodads for bridal and tailoring from busks (vacuum form to shape suit coats), steamers, grommet press and a small fortune in hot fix rhinestones plus stuff no one here would care about even less then this. Also why I knew about the machine and why it got off subject so bad. Quote
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