<DIV>hehehe.</DIV>
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<DIV>What a great name, by the way...</DIV>
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<DIV>Damiane<BR><BR><B><I>Martinsen@atlantia.sca.org, Kerri@atlantia.sca.org, " <kerrimart@cablespeed.com>"@atlantia.sca.org</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I'll have to agree on the getting it fixed side. Also, a <BR>general cleaning (about $50) every other year isn't a bad <BR>idea either. Prevents things like having the timing go <BR>really wonky on your friend that borrowed the machine and <BR>spending $120 fixing it (my fault for not having it <BR>cleaned in 5 years- but it has now terrified her of using <BR>sergers...) All names have been removed for the protection <BR>of the innocent.<BR><BR>Think of it as an oil change for your sewing machine - if <BR>you do it, it will purr along happily. If you don't do <BR>it, you will purr along happily until it gums up and then <BR>it stops.<BR><BR>Vitha,<BR>who is scheduling an appointment for her other machine now <BR>so IT doesn't break. (Bad Vitha, Bad Vitha, no bisket!)<BR><BR>On Thu, 12 May 2005 09:05:26 -0700 (PDT)<BR>ewilmore <EWILMORE@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>> hehehehe. Well I took a
chance with my choice of an <BR>>acronym, I admit. :P<BR>> <BR>> Damiane<BR>> <BR>> Suzanne beach <RHIANNON_KILRAIN@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>> oooh! sewing machine anxiety! i must have a really dirty <BR>>mind then... :-P<BR>> definitely have someone look at it. i messed with a <BR>>piece of similar description once and it broke off in my <BR>>hands... i told the guy about it and he said he would <BR>>have fixed it for free since it would take like two <BR>>seconds but now he'd have to charge me for a new part. <BR>>C'est la vie. <BR>> ~ Rhiannon <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Jessica Maxson <JESSICA@SUMMERTREEMOSAICS.COM>wrote:<BR>> Greetings Damiane!<BR>> Don't worry, everyone has SMA from time to time. The <BR>>little wire thingy on yours helps keep the proper tension <BR>>on the thread while sewing. I have no experience with <BR>>White machines (mine is a Pfaff), but it's probably not a <BR>>bad idea to take it somewhere to have
it looked at. It <BR>>probably is not too complicated to fix, but I personally <BR>>would have someone who knows what they're doing take care <BR>>of it. I am not sure where you live, but there is a great <BR>>sewing machine place in Manassas that may be able to <BR>>help. Lady Sorcha de Glys can give you more details - I <BR>>copied her on this message so if she doesn't see it on <BR>>the list she will still get it. There's also a place in <BR>>Springfield which I think also services vacuum cleaners. <BR>>Lastly, Hancock Fabrics in Sterling has a guy who comes <BR>>in once a week or once every other week who can fix <BR>>machines. I've never used him except for routine cleaning <BR>>and maintenance, but had a good experience. IIRC, he <BR>>wasn't that expensive eit her. You can just<BR>> drop<BR>> off your machine there and he will pick it up and then <BR>>bring it back next time he comes in.<BR>> <BR>> Good luck!<BR>>
--Giuliana<BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>>From: ewilmore <BR>> To: The Barony of Ponte Alto <BR>> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 11:02 AM<BR>> Subject: [Ponte Alto] SMA<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Gentles all,<BR>> <BR>> I am having some serious Sewing Machine Anxiety. I <BR>>bought a nice little White almost a year ago if not more, <BR>>and in addition to just being terrified of threading <BR>>machines in general, recently the little tiny wiry thingy <BR>>(I have NO idea what it's called, but it wraps around a <BR>>knob and bounces when you put the thread through it and <BR>>up over into the next whole before threading the actual <BR>>needle) has gotten bent. I wonder if it is bent beyond <BR>>repair. But it is such a small piece that I'm sure there <BR>>must be some way to repair it...aside from that problem <BR>>the machine is probably in very good condition, next to <BR>>new!<BR>> <BR>> So I don't know what to do. I
would really like to use <BR>>it again...or at least have time to learn how, but I have <BR>>to have this fixed first. Does anyone know anything <BR>>about sewing machine repair? Should I look into <BR>>professional services, and if I do, will they charge me a <BR>>limb, literally?<BR>> <BR>> Please help me with some calming advice, so that I can <BR>>make another attempt to bond with my sewing machine...<BR>> <BR>> THANK YOU!<BR>> <BR>> Damiane<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> It is not because things are difficult that we do not <BR>>dare; it is because we do not dare that they are <BR>>difficult.<BR>> <BR>> -Seneca <BR>> <BR>> ---------------------------------<BR>> Yahoo! Mail Mobile<BR>> Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile <BR>>phone. <BR>> <BR>> ---------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Ponte-Alto mailing list<BR>>
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