Comments on Towards Sustainability: What a little beauty!

Oh Helen, how wonderful! I hope you enjoy the mac...

2010-01-25T12:49:24.840+11:00

Oh Helen, how wonderful! I hope you enjoy the machine. If you need further instructions, email me - the link is on the top right of the side bar - and I'll walk you through threading it (although it is pretty obvious if you have used a machine before).

Cheers, Julie

I was about to make your Quick lemon/orange & ...

2010-01-22T15:22:31.613+11:00

I was about to make your Quick lemon/orange & poppy seed cake when I saw your blog. After taking ages to look at different things you've written about, I saw the sewing machine. I was recently given an old one (not as good condition as yours) and I didn't realise that it could be used. When I work out how it goes, I can one day teach my granddaughters how to use it. Wonderful.

Thanking you for your blog,
Helen

Wow, someone has really taken good care of that ma...

2009-11-10T23:31:32.892+11:00

Wow, someone has really taken good care of that machine! A great gift for a child. I hope she has many happy, creative hours with it.

Hi Mia, Yes, that's what I thought :-) Hi Ste...

2009-11-10T10:27:29.340+11:00

Hi Mia,
Yes, that's what I thought :-)

Hi Steelkitten,
It would be ideal for that, but it's cute to boot :-)

Hi Olive,
Oh I do vaguely remember someone telling me about them learning to sew along lined paper too (my Mum?), now that you mention it, thank you for reminding me :-) And gosh, a needle as big as a crowbar! I'd have punctured my hand within minutes for sure LOL.

Hey Nicola :-)
I think Maggie is awesome, I can only hope my girls turn out so talented and independent :-)

Hi Hailey,
Vintage certainly has more personality & style doesn't it?

Hi PBTB,
Oh cool! Thanks for the link too, I'm off to check it out.

Hi Patricia,
Oh how wonderful! Gee I hope my daughter is inspired along a similar path :-)

Hi Paula,
Yup, sweet AND suh-weet ;-)

Cheers,
Julie

What a suh-weet machine!!

2009-11-09T14:47:32.360+11:00

What a suh-weet machine!!

I share your excitment Julie. I still have a machi...

2009-11-09T10:01:30.409+11:00

I share your excitment Julie. I still have a machine like this in its original box and treasure it as much now as I did as a child. I would have been given it when I was about ten (I am now 63) and spent hours making dolls clothes which led to me sewing all my life. I have never had a sewing lesson.
I hope your daughter gets as much enjoyment from her machine as I did.

Patricia

Back again! Not related this time, but I've ju...

2009-11-09T08:58:25.770+11:00

Back again! Not related this time, but I've just found this:
http://www.ecolibris.net/greenbookscampaign.asp
and thought that if you didn't know about it you might be interested.

Hi Julie, I don't have an mp3 player either - ...

2009-11-09T03:52:56.286+11:00

Hi Julie,
I don't have an mp3 player either - but I can play it on the computer (which is nearly 6 years old) so maybe at some point you might be able to listen to the song - it's just gorgeous!

lovely! nothing beats vintage...

2009-11-09T00:04:30.428+11:00

lovely! nothing beats vintage...

Oh that's fantastic Julie!! We all want one no...

2009-11-08T13:24:44.257+11:00

Oh that's fantastic Julie!! We all want one now! What a wonderful gift, keep us updated on her projects. Maggie spent ages making dolls blankets and pillows and dresses when she got hers- twelve years later and she's making.fantastic sundresses out of retro bedsheets and presents for us all each christmas- go the sewing revolution!

What a treasure ! I am old enough to remember th...

2009-11-08T09:40:12.202+11:00

What a treasure !

I am old enough to remember the first electric machines. I have worked as a machinist during my working years, sewing all types of material starting with Army boots in the 50's, denim jeans at Levi Strauss factory in Elizabeth (slave labour) seat covers at GMH Holden where the needle in the machine was as big as a crowbar, to name a few.

When my girls were old enough to learn on my electric machine I taught them to sew a straight line, no thread, with a page of lined writing paper, up and down the lines, guiding the paper through with their fingers well away from the needle.

Thanks for a great post Julie, it has brought back some (almost) forgotten memories.

Oooooooo....what a gorgeous little machine. When...

2009-11-08T04:24:16.540+11:00

Oooooooo....what a gorgeous little machine.

When my mother was growing up there were jobbing tailors and seamstresses who used to go from village to village with a small machine like this doing odd sewing jobs.

I love it! What a fantastic gift. Definitely worth...

2009-11-08T04:14:54.154+11:00

I love it! What a fantastic gift. Definitely worth spending the money on something so beautiful.

Hello everyone, I'm glad you all like it as ...

2009-11-07T20:45:35.735+11:00

Hello everyone,

I'm glad you all like it as much as me :-)

@ Tricia - Yes I have vivid memories of puncturing a finger when I was learning so I am very glad for the guard on this one!

@ Belinda - Well it was a quarter of the price of my own - and *very* basic - electric machine, so it wasn't that bad ;-)

@ Molly, Yes that's what I was thinking :-)

@ Playingbythebook - Thanks for the link, although I don't have an MP3 player (shocking, I know!).

Cheers everyone,
Julie

Oh that is so cool!!!

2009-11-07T20:29:28.226+11:00

Oh that is so cool!!!

What a wonderful present! If you don't know Th...

2009-11-07T20:11:27.638+11:00

What a wonderful present! If you don't know The Sewing Machine Song by TR Kelley (http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Sewing-Machine-Song/dp/B002EK4GZE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1257584982&sr=8-1-fkmr0 - although I don't know if you can download it in Australia) then do have a listen - a beautiful ballad about the life of a singer sewing machine.

I had one when I was a kid! It was ancient even ba...

2009-11-07T19:10:39.082+11:00

I had one when I was a kid! It was ancient even back then. Cool fun, though ours was not actually good at sewing it still entertained us well :)

OMG I love it! I have my grandmothers old fold awa...

2009-11-07T12:47:50.420+11:00

OMG I love it! I have my grandmothers old fold away singer treadle machine, they are just whats needed for the more difficult times to come I suspect:)

Beautiful. Lucky little girl (and big Girl) Grea...

2009-11-07T11:41:39.420+11:00

Beautiful.

Lucky little girl (and big Girl)

Great post and photos Julie.

I want one now!

Amazing Julie! what a find, better than a spangled...

2009-11-07T11:21:54.633+11:00

Amazing Julie! what a find, better than a spangled Drongo! lol.

Wow, I can just imagine the excitement when she o...

2009-11-07T10:35:24.874+11:00

Wow,

I can just imagine the excitement when she opens that one. I don't even want to think what it might have cost due to the collectability but what a functional small machine.

Kind Regards
Belinda

I have sewing machine envy! Your daugher is a very...

2009-11-07T10:30:30.010+11:00

I have sewing machine envy! Your daugher is a very lucky girl!

Absolutely perfect! What a find. She is going to l...

2009-11-07T10:09:26.396+11:00

Absolutely perfect! What a find. She is going to love it.

I think I might start looking for one - as Little eco is already wanting to sit at my sewing machine. Given that I have managed to sew my nail once there is no way she will be using it for a few more years.

I had one of these as a child in the early 70s. No...

2009-11-07T10:07:28.397+11:00

I had one of these as a child in the early 70s. Not sure what happened to it, but this brought back memories :)