Comments on: How To Buy A Used Sewing Machine http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/ DIY for Environmentalists: Crafting, Making, Project How-to's, and more! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jean http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-64036 jean Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:02:54 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/#comment-64036 I too love the old machines, however I bought a new Singer Futura embroidery machine this fall that I am crazy about. I'm looking for an old Viking to buy for my granddaughter. I too love the old machines, however I bought a new Singer Futura embroidery machine this fall that I am crazy about. I’m looking for an old Viking to buy for my granddaughter.

]]> By: Andy http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-46611 Andy Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:40:12 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/#comment-46611 All the advice above is very good advice. I started sewing when I was in my 30's and my mother refused to hem my pants any longer. She said: "You have job. Go pay someone to doe it or I will show you how to whip in a hem or do it on the machine!" I thought she was kidding so I took the chanllenge and learned how to sew. That was only the begiining. I have stitched all sorts of things from home dec to clothing. I had to develop my skills of course and I took a couple of courses at a local sewing shop to fine tune them. I used my mother's Singer Featherweight for a while and then bought my first machine for $50. It was a good machine, but all it would do was straight stitch. Then I bought one that did a little more and hung with this machine for a quite a few years. The author gives good advice. Buy a machine with the functions you think you will use. I have an upper-end machine now that has a lot of features I don't use. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Happy sewing! All the advice above is very good advice. I started sewing when I was in my 30′s and my mother refused to hem my pants any longer. She said: “You have job. Go pay someone to doe it or I will show you how to whip in a hem or do it on the machine!” I thought she was kidding so I took the chanllenge and learned how to sew. That was only the begiining. I have stitched all sorts of things from home dec to clothing. I had to develop my skills of course and I took a couple of courses at a local sewing shop to fine tune them. I used my mother’s Singer Featherweight for a while and then bought my first machine for $50. It was a good machine, but all it would do was straight stitch. Then I bought one that did a little more and hung with this machine for a quite a few years. The author gives good advice. Buy a machine with the functions you think you will use. I have an upper-end machine now that has a lot of features I don’t use. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Happy sewing!

]]> By: Andy http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-106853 Andy Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:40:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/#comment-106853 All the advice above is very good advice. I started sewing when I was in my 30's and my mother refused to hem my pants any longer. She said: "You have job. Go pay someone to doe it or I will show you how to whip in a hem or do it on the machine!" I thought she was kidding so I took the chanllenge and learned how to sew. That was only the begiining. I have stitched all sorts of things from home dec to clothing. I had to develop my skills of course and I took a couple of courses at a local sewing shop to fine tune them. I used my mother's Singer Featherweight for a while and then bought my first machine for $50. It was a good machine, but all it would do was straight stitch. Then I bought one that did a little more and hung with this machine for a quite a few years. The author gives good advice. Buy a machine with the functions you think you will use. I have an upper-end machine now that has a lot of features I don't use. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Happy sewing! All the advice above is very good advice. I started sewing when I was in my 30′s and my mother refused to hem my pants any longer. She said: “You have job. Go pay someone to doe it or I will show you how to whip in a hem or do it on the machine!” I thought she was kidding so I took the chanllenge and learned how to sew. That was only the begiining. I have stitched all sorts of things from home dec to clothing. I had to develop my skills of course and I took a couple of courses at a local sewing shop to fine tune them. I used my mother’s Singer Featherweight for a while and then bought my first machine for $50. It was a good machine, but all it would do was straight stitch. Then I bought one that did a little more and hung with this machine for a quite a few years. The author gives good advice. Buy a machine with the functions you think you will use. I have an upper-end machine now that has a lot of features I don’t use. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Happy sewing!

]]> By: Andy http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-108424 Andy Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:40:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/#comment-108424 All the advice above is very good advice. I started sewing when I was in my 30's and my mother refused to hem my pants any longer. She said: "You have job. Go pay someone to doe it or I will show you how to whip in a hem or do it on the machine!" I thought she was kidding so I took the chanllenge and learned how to sew. That was only the begiining. I have stitched all sorts of things from home dec to clothing. I had to develop my skills of course and I took a couple of courses at a local sewing shop to fine tune them. I used my mother's Singer Featherweight for a while and then bought my first machine for $50. It was a good machine, but all it would do was straight stitch. Then I bought one that did a little more and hung with this machine for a quite a few years. The author gives good advice. Buy a machine with the functions you think you will use. I have an upper-end machine now that has a lot of features I don't use. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Happy sewing! All the advice above is very good advice. I started sewing when I was in my 30′s and my mother refused to hem my pants any longer. She said: “You have job. Go pay someone to doe it or I will show you how to whip in a hem or do it on the machine!” I thought she was kidding so I took the chanllenge and learned how to sew. That was only the begiining. I have stitched all sorts of things from home dec to clothing. I had to develop my skills of course and I took a couple of courses at a local sewing shop to fine tune them. I used my mother’s Singer Featherweight for a while and then bought my first machine for $50. It was a good machine, but all it would do was straight stitch. Then I bought one that did a little more and hung with this machine for a quite a few years. The author gives good advice. Buy a machine with the functions you think you will use. I have an upper-end machine now that has a lot of features I don’t use. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Happy sewing!

]]> By: Susan http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-16975 Susan Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:33:18 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/#comment-16975 A new website has just been created just for used sewing machines and accessories: you can visit www.SEWUSED.com It is a new site, we hope you support it by posting your used sewing machine for sale. They will be traveling the quilting tradeshow circuit and gaining popularity fast! It's a great way to recycle your sewing machine to someone looking for one! A new website has just been created just for used sewing machines and accessories: you can visit http://www.SEWUSED.com
It is a new site, we hope you support it by posting your used sewing machine for sale. They will be traveling the quilting tradeshow circuit and gaining popularity fast!

It’s a great way to recycle your sewing machine to someone looking for one!

]]> By: Susan http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-106852 Susan Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:33:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/#comment-106852 A new website has just been created just for used sewing machines and accessories: you can visit www.SEWUSED.com It is a new site, we hope you support it by posting your used sewing machine for sale. They will be traveling the quilting tradeshow circuit and gaining popularity fast! It's a great way to recycle your sewing machine to someone looking for one! A new website has just been created just for used sewing machines and accessories: you can visit http://www.SEWUSED.com
It is a new site, we hope you support it by posting your used sewing machine for sale. They will be traveling the quilting tradeshow circuit and gaining popularity fast!

It’s a great way to recycle your sewing machine to someone looking for one!

]]> By: Susan http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-108422 Susan Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:33:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/#comment-108422 A new website has just been created just for used sewing machines and accessories: you can visit www.SEWUSED.com It is a new site, we hope you support it by posting your used sewing machine for sale. They will be traveling the quilting tradeshow circuit and gaining popularity fast! It's a great way to recycle your sewing machine to someone looking for one! A new website has just been created just for used sewing machines and accessories: you can visit http://www.SEWUSED.com
It is a new site, we hope you support it by posting your used sewing machine for sale. They will be traveling the quilting tradeshow circuit and gaining popularity fast!

It’s a great way to recycle your sewing machine to someone looking for one!

]]> By: Susan http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-108423 Susan Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:33:00 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/#comment-108423 A new website has just been created just for used sewing machines and accessories: you can visit www.SEWUSED.com It is a new site, we hope you support it by posting your used sewing machine for sale. They will be traveling the quilting tradeshow circuit and gaining popularity fast! It's a great way to recycle your sewing machine to someone looking for one! A new website has just been created just for used sewing machines and accessories: you can visit http://www.SEWUSED.com
It is a new site, we hope you support it by posting your used sewing machine for sale. They will be traveling the quilting tradeshow circuit and gaining popularity fast!

It’s a great way to recycle your sewing machine to someone looking for one!

]]> By: Crafty Convo: Chatting With Seamstress Clare Bare : Crafting a Green World http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-3846 Crafty Convo: Chatting With Seamstress Clare Bare : Crafting a Green World Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:12:27 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/#comment-3846 [...] really sew again until high school when a relative passed away and left behind an amazing old Singer home machine with a sewing table and an entire sewing kit full of fabric, thread and trim. I had a friend whose [...] [...] really sew again until high school when a relative passed away and left behind an amazing old Singer home machine with a sewing table and an entire sewing kit full of fabric, thread and trim. I had a friend whose [...]

]]> By: goodkarma http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-607 goodkarma Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:51:42 +0000 http://craftingagreenworld.com/2008/03/06/how-to-buy-a-used-sewing-machine/#comment-607 i'm all for buying old machines. i don't think i'd use one of new, plastic, computerized machines if you GAVE it to me. the old ones are metal, and made to last. every machine i've bought (and there's been a lot. it's a bit of an addiction) had been older than me and i haven't paid more than $35 for any of them. all from thrift stores and rummage sales. just plug them in and make sure the motor runs. a couple of mine have needed new belts, but that's no big deal to do yourself. (don't be afraid!) advice for ANY machine: keep it clean, get the lint out often, and keep it properly oiled. and happy sewing! i’m all for buying old machines. i don’t think i’d use one of new, plastic, computerized machines if you GAVE it to me. the old ones are metal, and made to last.

every machine i’ve bought (and there’s been a lot. it’s a bit of an addiction) had been older than me and i haven’t paid more than $35 for any of them. all from thrift stores and rummage sales. just plug them in and make sure the motor runs. a couple of mine have needed new belts, but that’s no big deal to do yourself. (don’t be afraid!)

advice for ANY machine: keep it clean, get the lint out often, and keep it properly oiled.

and happy sewing!

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