Suzi Clarke wrote: > So why do people have so many? Do you not trade in the old one when > buying a new one, which is what I do? Do you have machines that do > different things? The first machine was one my boyfriend bought at a charity sale, a 1940's vintage machine in a beautiful cabinet, with all attachments. It sewed well, but it has a rubber wheel thingy that moves it instead of a belt, and it got hard to find the part after the local shop sold us the 3 pieces they had.
About that time I inherited my grandmother's 1960's Kenmore and cabinet, and switched to that, but the old machine was so pretty I kept it. When I went on to grad school I decided I needed a newer machine that did buttonholes, so I bought a cheap Elna. I kept both machines out to use since I often worked on different projects concurrently, and didn't like to constantly re-thread the machine throughout the week. I kept the Kenmore out of sentimentality. I wanted a cabinet for the Elna, so I bought one at a yard sale, promptly took it apart and began to refinish it. That was 15 years ago, and it still isn't finished. It's in pieces in my garage. So I bought a 2nd cabinet, but this one came with a White in it. The White is in a box in the garage and I had the Elna in that cabinet for several years. Have never used the White except to test it, and it works beautifully. I keep it because it is the machine that the cabinet was built for, and if I ever get rid of them it will be as a set. (And because I can't find it it the garage). Then my husband decided that I needed a nicer machine, and took me to buy a top-of-the-line Viking after we got married. Now the Viking is in the cabinet and is my main machine, while I keep the Elna handy for traveling with, as it is more portable (and if it should get stolen out of my car I won't care as much). My grandmother's Kenmore is in my sewing room with notions piled high on the table, and I use the vintage machine in the nice mahogany cabinet as an entryway table. My husband inherited his mother's 60's era machine a few years ago, but we decided to sell it to a friend's mother who needed a backup machine. Dawn _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
