Eureka!

The Singer 66 my husband brought me didn't have a case, cabinet or foot pedal. He built a box to put it in so I could oil it and free it up but I had no way to see if the motor ran.  When I was cleaning off the table Monday, I was putting the Singer 306K away in its case and had to unplug the power/foot controller. I stood there for a few seconds staring at the plug in my hand. Then it hit me… it would fit the 66. I hooked it up and plugged it in and bingo! The motor runs great and the machine hums right along.

Tuesday was town day. When you live where we do, you don't just "go" to the store, it is usually a planned day trip. I warned all participating parties it would be a quick one, no dawdling. We went in and hit both thrift stores, the dollar store (aka. Robbinsville Walmart). Ingles was the last stop and then home. We set a record arrival home time of 1:30 pm which left me time for the shop downstairs.

Check out that bobbin winder...and the dirt...it needs a new tire. I wanted to see if it sewed FIRST.

While I figured out how to wind a fresh bobbin and replaced the needle, DH Earl found a nail the correct diameter and touched it up with the bench grinder to provide a spool pin. I dug some denim out of my stash of old bluejeans and I began to wing a pair of work gauntlets for Earl. The poor guy always wears a long sleeve work shirt but he still tears his arms up. I made one with heaver denim that is stiff and one with stretch denim that would be less constricting. He will test them today.

Right off the bat, that machine sewed. I think the top tension was fiddled with or bumped because I had to increase the top tension quite a bit but it now has a beautiful stitch. It sewed through up to sixteen layers of denim over the seams and never slowed down. I am so delighted with this machine! It's a keeper.

Happy Wednesday! Sue