tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post2869540827905168110..comments2024-03-13T16:06:11.396-05:00Comments on the anti-soma: Doll quilt...made from tee shirt scraps.Heroditus Huxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-54102840021907371072021-12-27T15:55:40.331-06:002021-12-27T15:55:40.331-06:00Autocorrect?Autocorrect?Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-12142309152949997942021-12-26T06:47:33.838-06:002021-12-26T06:47:33.838-06:00And now I have the Flash Gordon them from Queen st...And now I have the Flash Gordon them from Queen stuck in my head. :)Odysseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710666926746925370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-68993055951108396792021-12-25T14:55:58.867-06:002021-12-25T14:55:58.867-06:00Moving... sigh...Moving... sigh...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-14973760306398539302021-12-25T14:55:48.309-06:002021-12-25T14:55:48.309-06:00Yay for ming forward!Yay for ming forward!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-86240852500705571502021-12-24T09:10:59.600-06:002021-12-24T09:10:59.600-06:00No numbers on the Singer. Not on the stitch lengt...No numbers on the Singer. Not on the stitch length knob, nor on the tension knob. Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-14133009457903697132021-12-23T18:17:49.677-06:002021-12-23T18:17:49.677-06:00The White vibrating shuttle has a knurled and numb...The White vibrating shuttle has a knurled and numbered wheel that sticks up through the base, and the shaft the wheel wheel is attached to goes beneath the machine to the arm that controls the amount of movement the dogs make for each cycle. <br />Beyond that I'm still puzzling it out. <br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-80229269414201252652021-12-23T17:05:51.391-06:002021-12-23T17:05:51.391-06:00...the Singer 27 has a knob. Not an arm. An arm ......the Singer 27 has a knob. Not an arm. An arm might be easier to figure out. Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-43212557112397621152021-12-23T16:02:46.078-06:002021-12-23T16:02:46.078-06:00There is something relaxing about the rhythm of th...There is something relaxing about the rhythm of the clickety clack.<br /><br />The White Company machine has a badly worn leather or rubber bumper that somehow works in conjunction with the stitch length adjustment arm.<br />Figuring out a replacement is somewhere down the road. John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-79925138220740140642021-12-22T09:17:41.281-06:002021-12-22T09:17:41.281-06:00I *finally* got the stitch length knob moving agai...I *finally* got the stitch length knob moving again--it was frozen solid and took a few days of soaking to get it to turn. I'm learning to use this at the same time I'm re-learning how to sew in the first place. It's really not helpful to have nothing marked on either the stitch length knob or the tension knob...but I'm learning. And I've found that it works to quiet down the inside of my head when I'm stressed. Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-73777275527764626252021-12-22T05:03:04.672-06:002021-12-22T05:03:04.672-06:00I got a late 1880s White Sewing Machine Company vi...I got a late 1880s White Sewing Machine Company vibrating shuttle machine a few months ago and it's back in working order. <br /><br />I agree with your statement that I don't suck at this. <br />I looked at the manual online for your Singer machine, and your machine might have an adjustment for stitch length. <br />The manual for a Singer 27 opened to page 12.<br />https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1250568/Singer-27.html?page=12#manual<br />The link to the manual. <br />https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1250568/Singer-27.html<br />Although made by two different companies, the method of thread the shuttle and the way you operate the machine are very similar. <br /><br />I freed up my machine with Kroil.<br />https://www.kroil.com/<br />I choose a modern synthetic oil with a long applicator tube. <br />https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B003L9K9HQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1<br />And for the gears I picked this grease.<br />https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C15MUU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1<br /><br />There is a tin box with accessory feet that I am going to figure out eventually. <br /><br />It's been interesting and fun. <br /><br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.com