30-01-2022, 08:15 AM
Exciting day ahead for me!
My ancient Husqv blew a transistor or something equally stinky some years back and has been sitting idle in the top cupboard ever since waiting for me to get it repaired. It was the first gift my darling brought me with his first pay when we got back to NZ in the 70s so I am emotionally attached to the beast, but it is heavy, has no case, and seeing repair people are a long way away getting it done has just been one of those Too Hard things.
And last night I found a Singer Genie listed on TM and impulse bought it, and the seller is delivering it to my door later today. They are such solid little machines, a sort of good inbetween design between the gorgeous black 201s that many of us learned to sew on, and the dreadful lightweight modern creatures that are the budget machines of today. I cannot jump to a computerised machine, that is one leap too far, so I am hoping this retro baby will be just right for my much smaller needs these days - just the odd bit of plain or zig zag will do me.
I guess it was an inevitable next step once I started going through the fabric stash with the intention of decluttering. There are some pieces I just cannot pass on, and if I can't then I have to get sewing...
And now, I can!
My ancient Husqv blew a transistor or something equally stinky some years back and has been sitting idle in the top cupboard ever since waiting for me to get it repaired. It was the first gift my darling brought me with his first pay when we got back to NZ in the 70s so I am emotionally attached to the beast, but it is heavy, has no case, and seeing repair people are a long way away getting it done has just been one of those Too Hard things.
And last night I found a Singer Genie listed on TM and impulse bought it, and the seller is delivering it to my door later today. They are such solid little machines, a sort of good inbetween design between the gorgeous black 201s that many of us learned to sew on, and the dreadful lightweight modern creatures that are the budget machines of today. I cannot jump to a computerised machine, that is one leap too far, so I am hoping this retro baby will be just right for my much smaller needs these days - just the odd bit of plain or zig zag will do me.
I guess it was an inevitable next step once I started going through the fabric stash with the intention of decluttering. There are some pieces I just cannot pass on, and if I can't then I have to get sewing...
And now, I can!