how many sewing machines have you owned in your life?

Answer 1

Lost count but at least 7. You need more than just one, or give away yours and buy a newer model, get one or two sergers (3 threads,4 threads)and trade them around, and the industrial grade heavy duty denim and leather grade machines for pants, bags,belts and other creative projects.
Dont forget the tiny portables for hemming drapes, quilting machine if you ever went into that phase.
Now, one is good enough,

Answer 2

i started sewing at age 7, using moms kenmore. then the school machines in high school, when i was 18 i got my very own sewing machine, it was made by a subsidiary of white and was called a kansas city machine, it was 79 dollars, i used that until 1976 when i got the first singer computerized machine, the Athena 2000, which i paid for myself from my craft work. it got a little moisture in it and died a rather sad death when my daughter was about 18. then i inherited moms diana when she passed , but i gave that to my daughter and got a new brother machine from walmart for about one hundred dollars, about five years later i got my second walmart machine which is a brother with a few more stitch choices, and my daughter got my used brother, she keeps it and moms diana she has one set up for zig zag and one for straight stitches since the tensions on them are both a little touchy, i also had two sergers which neither one worked worth a hoot. im not wasting money on those things any longer, and i have one complete singer 1917 treddle, and two heads, one complete and one partial, and i got an old kenmore from the 50s at a yard sale for 20 dollars, i just like collecting them since sewing has done me a lot of good for the last 50 years. I bought a toy sewing machine for my grand daughter last year, she was only 2 so it will be a while before she actually uses it, but i wanted her to join the rest of the women in our family and keep herself in stitches.

Answer 3

I had a little handheld sewing machine as a kid... I was recently given a 1913 White Rotary Sewing Machine and an antique treadle machine "theElgin" in cabinet.. it appears to work although I don't know how to thread the machine (wish I knew what year it was)...anyways...I love sewing on this machine...I'm addicted...I think about what to sew when I am not sewing....
Hope I answered your question.

Answer 4

None until 2 years ago when I became a sewing machine technician, then a collector. I have over 30 machines (collectables). It becomes a sickness (always on the lookout) but a fun one.;

Answer 5

I've got a Singer that is older than I am (50+) that I use regularly. I bought a new machine in 1977 and sold it 2 years later. When I married my husband in '81, his mother had owned a fabric shop and had several machines left when she retired, so I got another fancy, new machine from her. I eventually gave it back to her and went back to my trusty old Singer. I doubt I'll ever own another sewing machine.

Answer 6

3. All Singers, too.
I know it is wierd for a man to own a sewing machine, but my Mom taught me how to sew a long time ago, and I never have given it up.

Answer 7

4 antique or vintage Singer machines; 1 Athena 2000; 1 Pfaff; 1 Necchi; 2 Kenmore machines; 1 Viking Rose; 1 Brother BAS-??? commercial embroidery machine. I'm still using a Kenmore, the Necchi, and I use my Rose on a daily basis.

Answer 8

6. I have my grandmothers Singer Featherwieght, 2 other Singer machines, an older white machine that was in a cabinet, Singer with cams in a cabinet, White 8910, and newest is my Brother cs-6000i. The ones I still have is the featherwieght, white 8910, and the new brother cs-6000i.

My 2nd ex- husband pawned one of my old singers, I sold one singer, and the older white in cabinet (my mom and I decided to give it away). The woman who got it was tickled to death since she didnt have... even though it was a much older model, made me feel good.

I love my grandmothers best, it's in mint condition, hard case, and all attachments, she taught me on it as a little girl, she made clothes for me, my dolls, and household furnishings. My white is computerized with memory and 100 stitches. It's similar in features to my new Brother, but the White has 2 cams for doing monogramming.

Answer 9

Two. I purchased one that was refurbished in the mid 90s. This has been replaced by a newer machine in the past two years.

Answer 10

9 in all. The Vliking 1+ is still my favorite. I have an SE now and have had it for over a year and still don't know how to use it. Lee