#4463

Don't worry -- I won't call you out by name, and make you stand up
and tell us about yourselves.  ;-)

But if you feel like introducing yourself, and as importantly, a machine
or two, I'll bet no one here would mind!  It's not like we're suffering
from too much traffic.  :-) :-/  And we all like looking at pictures.

(It really does seem like FB has sucked much of the life out of mailing
lists / forums like this one.  You'd never know there are almost 450
subscribers here!)

paul
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 paul fox, pgf@... (arlington, ma, where it's 43.0 degrees)

#4464

Hi Paul!?

I'm not a fan of FB, so I'm here, instead. ??

I've been sewing for many many years but collecting machines only since 2016. I try to be selective due to space. I have 40ish machines, only 2 are duplicates, 15 have tables. I got rid of my modern machine several years ago once I realized it was literally collecting dust.?

I have a 1909 Singer 9W treadle (bagel bobbin with W&W serial number), an 1872 W&W #3, head only, that had been parted out before I got it, and an 1869 #3 compete in table.

I'm focusing more on portables atm due to space, but I can fit in a few more tables if needs arise. I can't say no to some!

I'm going on a road trip soon. I'll be picking up a few portables that are waiting for me in a couple different states. Who knows what else I may find along the way?

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On Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 1:55?PM Paul Fox via <pgf=[email protected]> wrote:

Don't worry -- I won't call you out by name, and make you stand up
and tell us about yourselves.? ;-)

But if you feel like introducing yourself, and as importantly, a machine
or two, I'll bet no one here would mind!? It's not like we're suffering
from too much traffic.? :-) :-/? And we all like looking at pictures.

(It really does seem like FB has sucked much of the life out of mailing
lists / forums like this one.? You'd never know there are almost 450
subscribers here!)

paul

#4465

Aloha all,

I'm Josh & I live in Hawai'i. I've been sewing since middle school about 30 years ago & finally got my 1st treadle sewing machine as a bday present. It's a wheeler & wilson D9 with singer printing & original table & one needle & one bagle ufo bobbin. Just got new needles in hopes that the shank will be small enough to replace the original rusy needle till i can clean it. Getting ready to make bergandy leather chap pants with no inseam I'll post a picture of my sewing machine & chap pants when i start sewing them up.

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On Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 10:12 AM Agatha Harkness via <lacunasubs=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Paul!?

I'm not a fan of FB, so I'm here, instead. ??

I've been sewing for many many years but collecting machines only since 2016. I try to be selective due to space. I have 40ish machines, only 2 are duplicates, 15 have tables. I got rid of my modern machine several years ago once I realized it was literally collecting dust.?

I have a 1909 Singer 9W treadle (bagel bobbin with W&W serial number), an 1872 W&W #3, head only, that had been parted out before I got it, and an 1869 #3 compete in table.

I'm focusing more on portables atm due to space, but I can fit in a few more tables if needs arise. I can't say no to some!

I'm going on a road trip soon. I'll be picking up a few portables that are waiting for me in a couple different states. Who knows what else I may find along the way?

On Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 1:55?PM Paul Fox via <pgf=[email protected]> wrote:
Don't worry -- I won't call you out by name, and make you stand up
and tell us about yourselves.? ;-)

But if you feel like introducing yourself, and as importantly, a machine
or two, I'll bet no one here would mind!? It's not like we're suffering
from too much traffic.? :-) :-/? And we all like looking at pictures.

(It really does seem like FB has sucked much of the life out of mailing
lists / forums like this one.? You'd never know there are almost 450
subscribers here!)

paul

#4466

开云体育

Hello I'm Teresa I've been sewing since I was about 6 years old . I just got my Wheeler and Willson treadle 1868 even found some needles that adapt.? Soon I'll make my first treadle quilt. I've been quilting for about 50 years. Never made one on a treadle machine. I'm in for a challenge.

Teresa Orr

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Josh black via groups.io <dragonweaver1982@...>
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2025 1:04:36 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Wheeler_and_Wilson-Sewing-Machines] welcome new members!

?

Aloha all,

I'm Josh & I live in Hawai'i. I've been sewing since middle school about 30 years ago & finally got my 1st treadle sewing machine as a bday present. It's a wheeler & wilson D9 with singer printing & original table & one needle & one bagle ufo bobbin. Just got new needles in hopes that the shank will be small enough to replace the original rusy needle till i can clean it. Getting ready to make bergandy leather chap pants with no inseam I'll post a picture of my sewing machine & chap pants when i start sewing them up.

On Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 10:12 AM Agatha Harkness via <lacunasubs=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Paul!?

I'm not a fan of FB, so I'm here, instead. ??

I've been sewing for many many years but collecting machines only since 2016. I try to be selective due to space. I have 40ish machines, only 2 are duplicates, 15 have tables. I got rid of my modern machine several years ago once I realized it was literally collecting dust.?

I have a 1909 Singer 9W treadle (bagel bobbin with W&W serial number), an 1872 W&W #3, head only, that had been parted out before I got it, and an 1869 #3 compete in table.

I'm focusing more on portables atm due to space, but I can fit in a few more tables if needs arise. I can't say no to some!

I'm going on a road trip soon. I'll be picking up a few portables that are waiting for me in a couple different states. Who knows what else I may find along the way?

On Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 1:55?PM Paul Fox via <pgf=[email protected]> wrote:

Don't worry -- I won't call you out by name, and make you stand up
and tell us about yourselves.? ;-)

But if you feel like introducing yourself, and as importantly, a machine
or two, I'll bet no one here would mind!? It's not like we're suffering
from too much traffic.? :-) :-/? And we all like looking at pictures.

(It really does seem like FB has sucked much of the life out of mailing
lists / forums like this one.? You'd never know there are almost 450
subscribers here!)

paul

#4471

I'm certainly glad I spoke up!  John -- that no.5 is fanstastic!  So,
it can sew the side seam on a sleeve, but not the cuff.  Usually it's
the other way, right (unless you have a 29-4 ;-), so that's pretty
cool.

And I have to confess, I can't decide which I'm more interested in: 
pictures of Ozzwill's hot rod Fords, or Josh's leather chaps!  :-)
Clearly we need both!  Plus the results of Agatha's road trip, of
course.

Nice to hear from you all.

For my own part, as much as I love all three of my W&W machines
(numbers 9, 8, and 3, of course), I sure don't spend enough time with
them.  Maybe I just need to invest in more bobbins, to reduce
the temptation of "just grab a singer 15 bobbin for the Necchi", or
"just grab a spool" for the chain stitchers, or "it's a boot patcher,
of course black thread is fine!".  If I had a couple of Wheeler
bobbins in neutral thread already wound for all three machines, I'll
bet they'd get used more.  Sounds like a project all in itself.

Josh -- what kind of needles did you get for your 9?  As far as I recall,
the Singer 9 takes a 127x1 (or modern MY1014) just like the other #9
models.

paul
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paul fox, pgf@... (arlington, ma, where it's 31.0 degrees)