Alright, big work of the day complete. I’m going to talk about my vast array of extremely goofy sewing machines.
I own two modern machines, and the fanciest of them is the Singer Futura. Adjustable needle spacing! Embroidery capabilities! Also a needle broke inside the needle bar and it’s 2/3rd the cost of the machine to get it out!
It makes a fine paperweight. One day I will get around to doing fixing it myself, but that day is not today.
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My daily driver is this Babylock BL9. It is literally the cheapest machine that they make. It lists for $200, but stores regularly sell them for $100 because they are a dirt simple machine and an excellent way to get people started.
Also it has stiched through 12 layers of khaki with a minimum of railroading. It’s like the brave little toaster of sewing machines and I love him.
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This is my grandmothers machine, a Singer FashionMate. My parents had it serviced before they gave it to me and the technician out the needle bar in crooked so in the descent, the needle hits the outside of the bobbin case.
I keep it because of Complicated Feelings reasons, and probably always will, but don’t foresee a point of time where I get it repaired.
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This was the first sewing machine I bought. Her motor has a squirrelly brush, so I gently roll the hand wheel to start, and then she will do whatever the fuck I want. She sewed through 16 layers of denim. She is a beast and she owns my heart. Everyone else hates working with her, but she’s my tsunsdere beloved.
She’s a Necchi Supernova Julia, from the last year they were made in Italy before production moved to Thailand.
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@sashakovich =O @budgiebin@snouts.online owns a Necchi. A full cabinet dealie.
