New Machine

A dear friend was at a local thriftstore this week, and came across what she called "a weird looking machine". Called me up and emailed me a few pictures, and to my delight she'd stumbled upon a Stitch-Line blindstitch machine. I ran right over and snapped it up. Another piece of my production line puzzle has been added, I'm just thrilled! The table and motor were included, what a find.

The machine head is currently at Indianapolis Sewing Machine for a bit of rehab and some minor repairs. I want to make sure the timing and all bits & bobs are working properly.

Many thanks to my friend Amanda for spotting this beast in the wild. I can't believe someone would just hand over such a valuable machine to the mission store. However - perhaps they have a heart for the mission and knew this would give them a nice chunk of change. Definitely the most I've ever spent on something at a thrift store! At least I know it's going to a good cause.

Oh yes, and this is one was made in Japan, it's a 718-2. Every other machine I've looked at online was made in Taiwan and the price point is much lower (new) - which I don't see as good thing. All in all I'm very pleased that I got this particular machine.

Blog and Etsy Treasury Feature

How exciting is this? My pretty hand-embroidered Queen Bee shirt is featured in a Kustom Kulture treasury on Etsy, by Mercurios Jewels! Awesome! Check out the blog feature here, and Mercurios' Etsy shop here. Beautiful jewelry, with a gorgeous earthy touch!  Below is a quick pic of the actual treasury page:

I've got a lot going on in the real world too. I will be setting up a booth at the Beatersville Car and Bike Show in Louisville, KY on May 30th. My friend Cynthia of Saved Industries will be sharing the space with me, so please do stop by and see us! I'll be selling pretty skirts and pretty dresses - woo!

Other than that - my brain is chock full o' business at the moment. I'm going to be visiting the fine folks at Indianapolis Sewing Machine Co. this week to chat about a new overlock machine, and possible a blindstitch. I never thought I'd find machinery quite so enticing... but it is! I'm also planning on attending SPESA in May, so if any of you out there are also going, give me a shout! I'm planning on meeting up with quite a few Fashion-Incubator peeps, it should be a good time.

Back to work!

New Shop Baby (and an old one too!)

bout two weeks ago, I welcomed a new machine into my life. While browsing our local Craigslist, I came across a great looking Juki straight stitch, exactly what I'd been looking for. The price was good, so my husband and I made a very quick 2 hour trip to the machine's location, handed over cash and hauled it back. The Juki is practically brand new, and I'm so happy to have it.

I'm also on the lookout for a Juki overlock, a Merrow machine, and perhaps a blind hemmer while I'm at it. I'm so pleased to be moving forward with my machine "collection" - I worked exclusively on industrial machines in school, and it has been very frustrating for me to work on domestic/home machines ever since. Now I have a permanent shop space to use for my equipment, as well as the funds necessary to aquire said equipment - we're movin' on up!

This is my other shop baby, Reggie - who likes to eat thread if we don't watch him closely. He's down to about two lives at this point, and he drives me to madness half the time. But he's a great companion and injects a lot of life into our little household.