[Nfb-krafters-korner] Sewing Machine Guard

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wow, that's quite a selection of sewing machines...
My Bernina has something like 20 embroidery stitches that I used to love 
experimenting with, but the controls were not computerized as all -- just a 
plain old mechanical lever that I could adjust to slide in the slot of the 
stitch I wanted.  This was actually accessible as I could count the number 
of slots to get to my stitch setting.  I shuddered to think of how much Mom 
paid for it back in the 70s when we didn't have much money.  I don't know 
why she chose that as a gift, but I'm glad she did as I discovered a new 
hobby and creative outlet.
--le

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From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Sewing Machine Guard


I have several sewing machines that I use.  Like you say I do not use  any
type of finger guard.  I feel the fabric and the foot and I have made  up a
seam guard.

I wonder if they still make a Bernina like what you have.  I do have a
Bernina, a few Elnas, a Singer, a Feather weight Singer and my Mom is 
holding
on  to the old Singer treddle machine that I learned on.

I have one Singer machine that I recently purchased that I got for making
buttonholes on.  Well I have sewn overalls and then put the buttonholes on
the overalls.  It has this special foot that you drop the button into and
fslide it so the button is tight and then you set the machine on buttonhole
which I have marked in order to know where to turn the knobs to and push the
 footpeddle and walla it makes a perfect buttonhole that fits that
button!!!  I paid $118 which included shipping for this baby and it was 
well worth
it.

I use to have a Futura Singer machine when my kids were growing up and it
had this feature for buttonholes on.  The Futura died a while back so I did
a search for buttonhole foot or something like that and came up with this
newer  model machine.  It has built in stitches, but it is not computerized
and  that is perfectly OK with me.

I have my Bernina that is computerized, but when I went to buy it I did not
 get one that had a bunch of stitches as I would never remember what they
were  and I would need help in finding them on the screen.  My Bernina has
buttons and I have a list of what is what.

Joyce
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