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ms liberty

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7. I have my mother's first sewing machine that she bought between the wars

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 03:21 PM

9 hrs ago

The WW's, lol. I also have her second machine, which she bought when I was about 12. Soon I'll have at least two more machines, from my husband's mother's house. An embarrassment of riches, and I never have time to sew.

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"This brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 16 hrs ago OP

Isn't that fun? Nittersing 16 hrs ago #1

How awesome is that! And that machine is very old, so he obviously knows what he's doing! ms liberty 16 hrs ago #2

The machine probably belonged to whoever taught him to sew. patphil 13 hrs ago #3

I still have my grandmothers old Singer. sheshe2 13 hrs ago #4

My sister has our grandmother's old Singer sdfernando 13 hrs ago #5

Yup.... mine is a treadle. sheshe2 12 hrs ago #6

I have my mother's first sewing machine that she bought between the wars ms liberty 9 hrs ago #7

They sure built things to last back then! sheshe2 8 hrs ago #8