A New (to me!) Machine

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Pearl the Singer (born 1950)

My lovely Singer 15K has been helping me with the Tiddleyworks leather creations for some time now and the quality of her stitching is superb.  However as she’s basically a domestic machine (albeit a tough old cookie!) it’s not practical to try and sew more than a couple of thicknesses of leather together.  Hazel has already upgraded to a semi industrial machine and I have been mulling over the choice of an industrial machine for a couple of months now.

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Photo from Hartley Sewing Machine’s website

So today we returned to Hartley Sewing Machines in Butts Road, Walsall to check over and try out a second-hand but good machine.  I was amazed at how powerful this Adler is, compared to the machines I’m used to.  Yet it will still stitch slowly, which of course is what I need.

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Adler 69-562 (picture by Hazel)

The new to me machine will be arriving at the weekend and I’m busy clearing the space in the workroom to accommodate it and the table.  Very excited!  Thanks to Hazel for the pictures.

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Adler 69-562 (picture by Hazel)

The Workroom

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Re-organised work room

I spent the day last Friday having a serious tidy-up in the workroom.  It may not look very tidy from the picture but at least I now know where everything is.  I’ve also found all those small, essential little things that Willow cat thoughtfully chased into the most inaccessible corners.  There’s even been hoovering involved!

Our home is beautiful and old with cottagey type windows.  Like all lovely things, there is a downside to this.  Little windows mean not a lot of light.  For this reason I’ve placed the table against the window, and of course, I have the twinklies!  All my work lights have LED bulbs so are reasonably guilt free on the energy bills.  Another bonus to having the table against the window is that I can be distracted by the narrowboats on the canal outside.  The boaters are well used to me jumping up and down waving to them at the window.

There is another reason for having a good clear round.  I am hoping soon to have a new-to-me industrial machine for sewing leather.  Industrial machines come with purpose built tables, so I have to know I can fit one in!

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Reorganised workroom (2)