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Friday, July 31, 2015

A gift befitting my age

Many of you guessed what I bought myself! Bravo to you. 




I'm not yet sure of its age but it definitely is a 66.  To change the stitch length, there's a large silver button on the right!  I have learned that the 66 was the precursor to the 201, which I love (and own two!)

I'm sure many of you know much more about this little beauty. I'll learn. For the time being, I'm going to play around with her until I learn the proper foot mechanics to run it!!

I think the one machine I still need to find is a hand-crank. My friend Claire remembered in a comment on my blog that I owned one in the early 1970s when I was in the Peace Corps in Liberia and lived 600 miles from the capital city and had no electricity nor running water. That was a great machine and I still regret not sending it home at the end of my tour. 

I'm happy with my find. I bought it from a man who restores old machines so I am confident it's in good working order!

So what a great birthday it has been!

14 comments:

  1. This is what I used at High School. Fond memories.

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  2. Randy! I have EXACT same one!

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  3. A belated Happy Birthday Randy!! Beautiful treadle machine. The perfect birthday gift!

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  4. It looks beautifully restored. Glad you got it for your Birthday!

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  5. You can download a free manual here: http://www.singerco.com/support/instruction-manuals
    I love my treadles, it took me a while to get the rhythm, I finally just grabbed someone and asked them to show me what to do, it was easy after that! LOL I put one foot at the top and one at the right. You have to give the wheel a spin with your hand until your feet catch the rhythm of the wheel, it just needs a little jump start.Check out treadleon.net for some great info. I do all of my quilting on a treadle, let me know if you need any help. You can always convert an old Singer into a handcrank. I'll convert ones that are missing foot pedals and my favorite is a 99 (3/4 size of the 66).

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  6. a peach of a gift! enjoy....and treadling is fun!

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  7. On the Singer site, you can see all the numbers under the badge !
    That's a very nice present !

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  8. Ah, that's exactly what I thought you were going to get. She's Beautiful! Let me know how she sews when you get around to it. What a great birthday gift to yourself. Happy b-day!

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  9. She's a Beauty!! and I love the 3 drawers on each side! My GGma's only has two. I'm sure you'll get the hang of it! If the stitch length is adjusted I wouldn't touch it. It's kind of like tension that way. I can show you how the foot peddles work on mine if you don't get the hang of it. Happy B-day! cheers, cw

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  10. I just got my old girl too. Thanks for sharing. Am really looking forward to spending time with her.

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  11. Lucky you! A great birthday gift to yourself. I'm so jealous. Right now, even if I found one, I just don't have room for it. They are so wonderful - I remember my Grandma using hers. Too bad the family didn't keep it.

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  12. She looks great for 66! I have my Grandmother's Singer machine and it makes me smile each time I walk past it

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  13. I love seeing antique machines!

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