Don’t be too impressed. 
The back skirt/tails have Confused me entirely lol
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SPOILER ALERT. I did it wrong picking it out now
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Ah, well it’s fancier than mine – a 413.
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If it helps, I don’t understand it beyond sewing forwards and backwards 
the fanciness evades me.
I am actually looking forward to giving it a proper cleaning and learning how to do maintenance on it.
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Do you have the manual? Looks like it’s available online for free.
I don’t think mine is going to have any parts that you could use. Yours has the distinct advantage of having mostly metal guts instead of plastic ones!
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That does make it quite fancy! I’m sorry yours isn’t working as well as it should be 
I do have a manual! I seem to also have a wire brush and various other small instruments that I have no idea what they’re for, but I’m sure I can find out.
Oil is arriving next Sunday!
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Mine is just plain worn out re: the stupid plastic guts – there’s a plastic gear on which the little teeth are basically worn smooth.
It may be I can replace the stupid gear. If not, this is a fatal flaw since without it the spindle doesn’t turn and so there is no bobbin thread and thus no stitches.
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Y’all are making me very grateful that I somehow stumbled upon a pretty good one almost 20 years ago when my sister and I pooled our money to buy mom a $100 sewing machine. It’s all metal on the inside and this thing has held up through all sorts of crazy things, especially back when I was doing cosplay.
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Oh, the world owes me exactly 0 good sewing machines. The old treadle Singer 66 that I posted a picture of above cost me $40 at a swap meet for machine, table, treadle with three original leather belts, a couple of bobbins, and all. I brought it home, oiled it, and got to work.
ETA: oh, yeah, and a couple of cool old cards of trim in one of the drawers.
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I got the skirt back … Closer. The split is turned and half pressed. But I am not happy with how it sits. I’m supposed to hand sew it into place but being a grumpy panda about how messy it looks.
I feel better about it
It’s not perfect-- I mangled the corner so I had to round it out here. But it’s good enough to move on. Coat tails are I think next!
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Oh my these look like complicated pocketses.
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Literally applauding you. I hate welt pockets with a passion. Hate hate hate. Yours look beautiful!
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I’d never done them before!! They’re WEIRD. I had to read the instructions like 8 times before I had the gumption to cut the fabric lol. They sit so lovely and flat, though!
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When you get them right they’re lovely. It always takes me 47 tries to get them right though.
When I made H’s wedding suit my aunt was helping me and she sewed both pockets in upside down, twice. They’re tricky little bastards
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HEHE.
I’m lucky that the instructions for the pattern are really well written. 
I had to be like “WHAT THE FUCK IS A WELT” a few times but 
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I got a cat mask from Etsy, but it’s gigantic. Trying to sew one from a fitted sheet. I will let the group draw its own conclusions about whether I have a) a sewing machine or b) any kind of sewing knowledge whatsoever.
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HAHHA
Oh bud. The good news is if it covers your face you are a WINNER.
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