tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281440633440788632.post661742444595384098..comments2023-08-04T08:27:36.849-07:00Comments on Creating Interest: Sewing Machines, Madness?Maire of Thistledownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04485576055107782389noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281440633440788632.post-50012468617891357762014-03-21T13:40:04.887-07:002014-03-21T13:40:04.887-07:00Ahh! That sounds about right. I never thought of t...Ahh! That sounds about right. I never thought of that since I've never had a machine that used cams. Thanks for solving that mystery. I believe the cut out was probably for an old Viking machine as they have that edge around the base and there's a clamp for that. ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719256884560998071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281440633440788632.post-62867367901751475042014-03-21T10:56:48.994-07:002014-03-21T10:56:48.994-07:00Oh gosh, I think they might be for cams? I don'...Oh gosh, I think they might be for cams? I don't know what kind of machine it held, but sometimes the cams are odd shaped and they sit on a kind of spindle? and would be stored on top of the dowel... I'll look at some of mine and see what they are sitting on. I have a couple of Kenmore that take the cams, a White and another that I couldn't tell you what it is! I have not had some of the machines out in a while. I used to take them out and touch them and sew a bit on each one, but I just don't have the time anymore. Sad....Maire of Thistledownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485576055107782389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281440633440788632.post-48178116128693026042014-03-21T01:24:40.872-07:002014-03-21T01:24:40.872-07:00I was going to send you a photo of the cabinet but...I was going to send you a photo of the cabinet but couldn't find an address. Inside the right door, there are slotted places to hang scissors, and 2 spool shelves near the bottom. Just above the shelves there is a row of fat dowels- each about an inch and a half tall by 3/4" across mounted vertically. Do you have any idea what that would have been used for? ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719256884560998071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281440633440788632.post-43919822450348849682014-03-21T01:07:19.995-07:002014-03-21T01:07:19.995-07:00I was going to send you a photo of the cabinet but...I was going to send you a photo of the cabinet but couldn't find an address. On the inside of the right side cabinet door, there is a slotted place to hang scissors at the top, and 2 spool shelves near the bottom.. but above the spool shelves there is a row of thick dowels mounted vertically. I still haven't figured out what they are for. They are each about an inch and a half tall and about 3/4 inch across. Any ideas of what they are for? Thanks.ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719256884560998071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281440633440788632.post-1674454251332976262014-02-21T10:48:25.077-08:002014-02-21T10:48:25.077-08:00I know, the Kenmore Sensor Sew 70 is just a sturdy...I know, the Kenmore Sensor Sew 70 is just a sturdy, fun machine to use! I think the tension is one of those things that kind of varies from machine to machine, and what thickness you are sewing and all... I use between a 2.5-3 on the tension, but it does vary from each sewing since the jeans do vary in weight. The presser foot is variable as well. I kept a journal for a long time on each weight that I would sew. It would be handy to just take some fabric and sew with different settings to find out which one works best on your machine. <br />Your parson's table sounds like a dream! I bet you could find someone to put in the lift for you at a nominal charge and it would be better than moving it all the time. I had to move my machines every week for classes at the college, they finally cleaned out a closet for me to store them in... I think it is hard on them to be moved a lot, but I still move them more than I think I should. Best of luck on sewing!!Maire of Thistledownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04485576055107782389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281440633440788632.post-5340969327763609952014-02-18T03:14:00.968-08:002014-02-18T03:14:00.968-08:00I got my first machine at a thrift store for $25.....I got my first machine at a thrift store for $25.. a Kenmore convertible freearm 158.1125 I believe.. I never had machine sewn and always planned to get one if i ran into the right one..I must have had some memory from fashion mags in the 70's and seen it - but it was "the one".. something about the sound of a Kenmore that I love too. Then i started cruising ebay for deals.. maybe something with more options.. and found my Kenmore Sensor 70. It did not work as promised when I got it.. it was stuck in reverse. I was refunded but they let me keep it since it would have cost to return it. A year later I got around to taking it to a shop for repair.. cost me $100 and they went over the whole thing. Love that you just hit the codes and go.. no touch screens etc. Did my first machine hemming on some jeans the other night. The manual was a little vague about the presser foot dial on top.. am I to understand that when sewing layers of heavier materials you set the dial to 3-4? What would you set thread tension at? I managed to get thru it with decent enough results. I wanted to take a class when i got my 158 but when I went to the local shop they weren't versed in the settings on Kenmores so I've been going it alone. Found a beautiful oak parson sewing cabinet. The cut out seemed to be for a Viking machine so i just take the cut out off and set it on the inner shelf just below. Would love to convert it to an electric lift and save myself hauling the machine from the back room each time. ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719256884560998071noreply@blogger.com