I needed incentive to get up and go to work on Thursday. No, the paycheck is not enough incentive. I had to give a presentation. I prepared but did not feel ready. So, in order not to bail (like I would) I urged myself to get up, put on my Big Girl Panties and get to work. But I needed a REWARD. So I decided that it would be, what else, a sewing machine!
This adorable, little Elgin was 5 bucks. It came with another machine, a White Jeans Machine. They are rather like Siamese Twins; they share a foot controller. But, hey, two for ten is a decent price and they were just 40 miles away.
There is no extension table. But it has needle left, center and right; a built in button holer; all those stretch stitches. Metal shuttle gears but plastic cam stack. Can't have everything. Made in Taiwan. It is clean and ready for stitch testing.
OOPS I never noticed that crack in the stitch width selector. Epoxy rescue !!! (I also thought I had cleaned that knob. )
I rather like it. It is pretty quiet. Who knows how it will stitch? I am not fond of vertical tension assemblies. I only saw one disc so I don't know how it can hand two needles. I doubt I would use a double needle ever, any way. This machine is a good one for a beginner. Simple, I think. I'll update this later; after I sew with it.
UPDATE. It sews straight stitch and zz ok. But no stretch stitches. Back to the shop. Needs some more attention. Hey, what can we expect?
