My husband and I collect and restore old vintage sewing machines. Sometimes they are old, dirty looking machines that no one (is that in their right mind) would want. I have an appreciation for older things. That could be connected to the realization that I was born in the day of black and white television and pre computer age. These old sewing machines were always made of cast iron and extremely heavy. They don't have the nice features of the newer computerized sewing machines, but they never quit on you. They also sew through multiple layers of fabric quite easily. I recently read a quilters comment that the sewing area is also larger for handling larger quilts. That's called the harp area of the sewing machine.
Anyway, I just had to "proudly" put a pic of one of our new additions to our collection of vintage sewing machines. This one we will sell on craigslist.
It's an Arrow sewing machine, a Singer model 15 clone, straight stitch machine. I really liked the turqoise and chrome colors on the machine.
This is so awesome! I wish I knew you had this hobby when we lived closer! Where do you usually find your treasures? Thanks for sharing this post!
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