For the past month my sewing machine has been in for a service. It started making a loud ‘clunking’ sounds and I decided that it needed to go in for a service. I returned it yesterday for the third time, now actually broken. This has really knocked my production and noticeably, my stock. I have been borrowing sewing machines left, right and center and learning to appreciate my mom’s very expensive buy 18 years back. Here are the things I miss most about my mom’s sewing machine:
- The magnetic foot. With a magnetic foot the fabric does not move as much. You can line two pieces of fabric up and they stay lined up.
- The needle that stays down (as an option). This allows me to stop, move the fabric and continue sewing without having to wind the needle up or down.
- The rabbit - tortoise speed feature. I have never made it to rabbit speed and for making the little bird pouches I like to sew like a 100 year old tortoise. Now I have no option but to go fast, hold my breath and hope I still have 5 fingers on each hand at the end.
- The zip foot.
- The easy top loading bobbin.
- The adjustable foot tension. This makes a big difference when I want to sew over, for example: a zip and I do not want the stitch to stop.
- The sensitive reverse button.
As you can see, I am using a VERY basic sewing machine at the moment. Please bear with me for just a little while longer till I get my sewing machine back and I promise I will make a flock of bird pouches first.
Here are a few bags and one cute little bird I have been able to make for this week’s shop stock.
