Today I felt like a man. I mean that in the 'mechanical' sense. You know how men like to get all grubby tinkering with cars and motorbikes. So.....
Here are my tools
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Along with my dirty rag, and my nuts
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A rusty piston ..
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a wheel
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Chrome accessories which need to be polished shiny shiny
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And the all important badge ...
before
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... and after
No tinkering would be complete without a manual
And here, in all her glory, is my machine ...
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rescued from the shed after nearly 10 years.
(I know, don't hate me for it)
There is still much polishing to do!
18 comments:
That is a beautiful piece of machinery!
Oh wow ... she's wonderful! x
Lovely, I've got two old Singers, I use one of them to do all my sewing, they are soooooo lovely, mine is called Myrtle. What's your called?
Twiggy x
Now that does sound like a fun way to spend your day! Beautiful sewing machine! Lucy x
I agree with Gina. Lovely. Just think of all the items that 'she' has made and all the hands that have used her. If only 'she' could speak. I have a hand singer sewing machine that sits on the table. I made my first ball dress on it!
Hey, at least you held on to her and didn't send her to the dump!
That looks very much like the Singer I grew up with. What a beauty!
so lovely! my sewing machine sits on a singer table, the machine had been thrown away (I know, how could anyone) but we rescued the table, and so now I have a mix of old and new..........
Oh my! What a lovely machine. I must raid my Nana's loft at some point, I think she might have an old Singer tucked away somewhere. I think it was adapted and has a handle now though as the Singer table ended up as my folks garden table ... many a happy hour spent peddling away!
Wow Julia... !!! That's amazing! I love it love it love it!! wish I had one..
ohh lovely! i still have my nana's 1968 singer, its a lovely retro cream color!
i have a man with a dirty rag and rusty nuts most weekends! What great fun having a proper tinker and tarting up your old machine... is she purring yet?
That is beautiful...And she must have a name! My sewing machine's name is Lucy. When you spend so much time sewing, a name comes in handy ;o) Happy Days ((HUGS))
One of my regrets is that I didn't have the foresight to take the singer my mum offered to my years ago. :(
The job is a civilian job with the police, similar line to what I used to do pre-kids.
Oh that's wonderful - can't wait to see what happens when you put some fabric through her!
Oh my, how fantastic! I can't believe you have had such a beautiful machine hidden in the shed!
Anne
I have an old singer too, and lots of vintage accessories. Thats what you get from having afamily of dressmakers!
Clare
I have one of these! Yours looks so much nicer then mine though. :(
Jo
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