The whole thing was so traumatic that I still won't even sew on a button myself.
She said she tried to get it fixed but wasn't able to (this was in the early 70s), and then flatly refused to buy a new machine for gawd only knows what reason, so that was the end of my sewing career. I finally took a class at school - and wouldn't you know it, the machine broke right in the middle of the very first seam I tried to sew (which followed having to buy a pattern she wanted that my teacher said wouldn't fit me, and then her not letting me adjust or cut it out myself, because OMG, I might make a mistake, gawd forbid. I do have happy childhood memories of watching her make some really lovely couture quality clothing on it, including some of my most favorite dresses ever - but it also represents her incredible impatience teaching me to sew and thus one of the more unhappy experiences of my growing up years. It is a noisy machine, this may be (like the 301) a function partly of being made of aluminum?Īgghh, the sight of this brings back some very weird memories, with a knot in the pit of my stomach! My mother had one of these, although I can't say exactly which model. The hand wheel however takes getting used to. Sewing: Having a rub wheel instead of a pulley I expected that the start up would be terrible, but no, it is quite good, even thru leather.
Just like the Lotus the bobbin thread tension is made to be adjusted instead of the "Oh my, what have I done" method used on all other machines. Without a great deal of inspection and contemplation you would never see the details of how the thread comes out of the tension spring, but once correct it is there for good. Presser foot: The presser foot uses the short shank but there is NO WAY TO ADJUST THE PRESSURE! Now, anyone using it for any fabrics I think would never miss it, however, for leather you often need to wind up the tension because the leather grips the needle on the way out and can lift the foot.īobbin load: The bobbin is standard but the access is not you have to learn the tricks of finger placement and what things look like when it's correct. Speed Control: The knee control isn't hard to get used to but I think I would miss the fine control of the foot pedal. Weight: The machine weighs only 18 lbs but the all metal case weighs 10lbs making the combination feel heavier than one would think.
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