Im sure you're not going to believe that Im actually doing any knitting, but I am! Im finishing a pair of socks and I finished 2 dog hoodies for Milla AND I finished the chocolate pair of alpaca socks I was toiling on, like, 4 ever. I thought I would indulge you in a little bit more of sewing machine porn. I had a few people ask to see the whole collection, so here they are.
This is Dahlia. The very gorgeous "Black Dahlia" named after my Grandmother. No, her first name isn't black, but it is Dahlia. ;0) She is a 1950 Singer Featherweight 221. This is the crown of my collection. I am so very happy to own a 221. They only weigh 11 pounds! Great to take on the road. At some point I'm going to pimp her out with a custom paint job. (using auto grade paint). I'm thinking pink or maybe a mirage type paint where it looks different colors in different light. Like a hot rod. Some folks consider that sacrilege,but these gals were made by the millions and mine being painted up ain't hurting a thing. She's not for resale anyway. She has some imperfections in her paint that would be helped by a paint job.

This is Eleneor. She is a Singer 185J. Straight stitching and the neatest old jade green color. She needs a cleaning and a check up with the sewing machine man. But all in all, a tight little 3/4 size machine that is portable and has stood the test of time. Great for a quick patch up job or quilting.

Yoshi and Milla.....a bid for freedom????? They sit in the kitchen doorway while Sushi is no where 2 be found. I think Sushi is in the couch cushions sleeping.

This is Nadine. Nadine darling, is a 1921 Singer red eye class 66 sewing machine.

Nadine makes a lovely, near perfect straight stitch. She hails from Michigan.

But Nadine Darling has one little problem......

She is trying to catch herself on fire. Yea.....um..... we need to be serviced, have the whole thing deep cleaned, and her paint sealed. She is really sticky with 80 some odd year old oil and gunk.
She goes in next week for a fix. The brushes in her motor are so coated with "ewwww" that she is going to blow up. Well.....maybe not blow up...but you know what I mean.
;0)
I swear...next post....only knitting! lol