[Ponte Alto] SMA

[Suzanne beach]

oooh! sewing machine anxiety! i must have a really dirty mind then... :-P
definitely have someone look at it. i messed with a piece of similar description once and it broke off in my hands... i told the guy about it and he said he would have fixed it for free since it would take like two seconds but now he'd have to charge me for a new part. C'est la vie. 
~ Rhiannon 


Jessica Maxson <jessica at summertreemosaics.com> wrote:
Greetings Damiane!
Don't worry, everyone has SMA from time to time. The little wire thingy on yours helps keep the proper tension on the thread while sewing. I have no experience with White machines (mine is a Pfaff), but it's probably not a bad idea to take it somewhere to have it looked at. It probably is not too complicated to fix, but I personally would have someone who knows what they're doing take care of it. I am not sure where you live, but there is a great sewing machine place in Manassas that may be able to help. Lady Sorcha de Glys can give you more details - I copied her on this message so if she doesn't see it on the list she will still get it. There's also a place in Springfield which I think also services vacuum cleaners. Lastly, Hancock Fabrics in Sterling has a guy who comes in once a week or once every other week who can fix machines. I've never used him except for routine cleaning and maintenance, but had a good experience. IIRC, he wasn't that expensive either. You can just drop off
 your machine there and he will pick it up and then bring it back next time he comes in.
 
Good luck!
--Giuliana
----- Original Message ----- 
From: ewilmore 
To: The Barony of Ponte Alto 
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:02 AM
Subject: [Ponte Alto] SMA


Gentles all,
 
I am having some serious Sewing Machine Anxiety.  I bought a nice little White almost a year ago if not more, and in addition to just being terrified of threading machines in general, recently the little tiny wiry thingy (I have NO idea what it's called, but it wraps around a knob and bounces when you put the thread through it and up over into the next whole before threading the actual needle) has gotten bent.  I wonder if it is bent beyond repair.  But it is such a small piece that I'm sure there must be some way to repair it...aside from that problem the machine is probably in very good condition, next to new!
 
So I don't know what to do. I would really like to use it again...or at least have time to learn how, but I have to have this fixed first.  Does anyone know anything about sewing machine repair?  Should I look into professional services, and if I do, will they charge me a limb, literally?
 
Please help me with some calming advice, so that I can make another attempt to bond with my sewing machine...
 
THANK YOU!
 
Damiane


It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

-Seneca 

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