I purchased a 1954 Singer 66 in mint condition from a local Craigslist seller. I thought that the machine might be more "solid" than Brown Betty, not a cookie, but my pet name but for my Kenmore 117.812 (made by White, 1948). I paid $100. It was in excellent, original condition. ...
October 29, 2020
October 18, 2020
Toastmaster
No, I'm not going to speech-making school. Rather, I purchased a little bit of my history--I bought a Toastmaster griddle.I foolishly stored my Krups Belgian Waffle Maker on top of my fridge...tall side up, rather that flat side down. So a jog from the fridge door shutting sent it down to...
October 14, 2020
117.812 Kenmore Deluxe Rotary Part II
I wrote about my acquisition of this machine here. I've been doing a little sewing on it, and I wanted to provide some "fresh" observations. The person who sold this to me stated she got it from a 92 year old
woman who was the first owner. She would have been 20 when the machine
was purchased...
October 13, 2020
Kenmore 117.812: Part I
Update + Preamble: If you need a high quality manual for this/similar machine I copied a manual for a 117.551 that I received from the purchase of some Greist Rotary attachments made for this...
October 10, 2020
Upcycling
Oh yes, "upcycling" is the new, big thing. You Tube has many great vids/contributors on the glories of upcycling. I've been a "thrifter" for decades. Of course, thrift stores were not as ubiquitous "then" as they are "now". Thrifting satisfies our hunter, gather impulses--without...
October 8, 2020
CrossBody Bag
I found this wonderful video for a cross-body bag on You Tube by Kay Whitt. With my burgeoning stash of fat quarters AND some home fashion fabric that I likely will not do anything with, I...
October 7, 2020
The Little Zippered Bag
I used to write systematically. I would get up in the a.m....early .... and begin writing. As Jose Ortega Y Gasset said, "Writing is the policeman of the mind." The act of writing...
