RE: Needlework Monday - My Newest Tool - Vintage Singer 201K2 Sewing Machine
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Thank you ! They are amazing machines, and the quality of engineering just can't be matched nowadays. Modern sewing machines might have lots of gadgets and frills, but they're plasticky and nasty - it's crazy that Singers that have been around for nearly a century give a better stitch.
Sooner or later I'll get around to repairing and refurbishing the old 99K hand-cranked one I've got, and my first 201K will still be used for lighter fabrics - it's a bit tatty because I got it from a chap who ran a business making saris, so it had pretty constant use for decades and needed some work to get it going again.
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Lovely, thank you for the background as well, really useful reference information. One day (!), I might look around for a hand machine. There was something very soothing about using one of those. I had a lot of accessories, I didn't think they'd be any use to anyone, but I put them on freegle and a woman came round the next day for them. I was pleased about that, saving them from the recycling centre.