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| Kathycarp 2005-12-30, 5:56 pm |
| My soon-to-be-6-year-old granddaughter shows a lot of interest in sewing and
even designing clothing. She made her sister an outfit with just scissors
and tying it. So, I bought her a child's sewing machine for Christmas. She
is in love and hasn't stopped sewing. But this is really a rinky-dink sewing
machine, and I was wondering if anyone knows if they make a child's *real*
sewing machine. The only thing I worry about is the needle. Do they make a
guard so that you can't get your finger under the needle? Her "play" one has
a guard over the needle, so I was thinking that maybe they make the same
thing for a "real" one.
TIA
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Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
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| DJGordon 2005-12-30, 5:56 pm |
| I don't remember about the guard, but my mom is a seamstress and in trying
to interest her daughters in the same thing she once bought me a "real"
child's sewing machine which I still have, so I know they make them---or
did, but I'm sure they still do. But I don't know about the guard. If no one
else has any ideas, I will be seeing my mom at seven and I'll bet she can
tell me where to have look at them.
Dani
"Kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcast.com> wrote in message
news:qLOdnebeH82JKijeRVn-pg@comcast.com...
> My soon-to-be-6-year-old granddaughter shows a lot of interest in sewing
> and even designing clothing. She made her sister an outfit with just
> scissors and tying it. So, I bought her a child's sewing machine for
> Christmas. She is in love and hasn't stopped sewing. But this is really a
> rinky-dink sewing machine, and I was wondering if anyone knows if they
> make a child's *real* sewing machine. The only thing I worry about is the
> needle. Do they make a guard so that you can't get your finger under the
> needle? Her "play" one has a guard over the needle, so I was thinking that
> maybe they make the same thing for a "real" one.
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Kathy
> www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
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| You could also try a quick call to your local Sew & Vac shops, I bet they
would know.
"Kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcast.com> wrote in message
news:qLOdnebeH82JKijeRVn-pg@comcast.com...
My soon-to-be-6-year-old granddaughter shows a lot of interest in sewing and
even designing clothing. She made her sister an outfit with just scissors
and tying it. So, I bought her a child's sewing machine for Christmas. She
is in love and hasn't stopped sewing. But this is really a rinky-dink sewing
machine, and I was wondering if anyone knows if they make a child's *real*
sewing machine. The only thing I worry about is the needle. Do they make a
guard so that you can't get your finger under the needle? Her "play" one has
a guard over the needle, so I was thinking that maybe they make the same
thing for a "real" one.
TIA
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
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| Kathycarp 2005-12-30, 5:56 pm |
| Thanks, Dani.
This "play" one that I bought her doesn't have a bobbin, it just has an
upper thread and it sews in that kind of stitch that is across flour
sacks... know what I mean? IOW, unless you lock it at the end, it will tear
right out.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:cHitf.21569$Lb1.9910@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
>I don't remember about the guard, but my mom is a seamstress and in trying
>to interest her daughters in the same thing she once bought me a "real"
>child's sewing machine which I still have, so I know they make them---or
>did, but I'm sure they still do. But I don't know about the guard. If no
>one else has any ideas, I will be seeing my mom at seven and I'll bet she
>can tell me where to have look at them.
>
> Dani
>
> "Kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcast.com> wrote in message
> news:qLOdnebeH82JKijeRVn-pg@comcast.com...
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| Kathy, what a great hobby to begin at almost 6! I've never seen a sewing
machine for a child. My almost 6-year-old granddaughter sits on my lap and
helps to guide the fabric while I work the foot petal. I picked up a huge
bag of fabric scraps on our local FreeCycle and all we've done to date is
practice making straight rows of stitches. If you find a child's machine,
please let us know. I'd love to buy one!
"Kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcast.com> wrote in message
news:qLOdnebeH82JKijeRVn-pg@comcast.com...
> My soon-to-be-6-year-old granddaughter shows a lot of interest in sewing
> and even designing clothing. She made her sister an outfit with just
> scissors and tying it. So, I bought her a child's sewing machine for
> Christmas. She is in love and hasn't stopped sewing. But this is really a
> rinky-dink sewing machine, and I was wondering if anyone knows if they
> make a child's *real* sewing machine. The only thing I worry about is the
> needle. Do they make a guard so that you can't get your finger under the
> needle? Her "play" one has a guard over the needle, so I was thinking that
> maybe they make the same thing for a "real" one.
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Kathy
> www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
>
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| DJGordon 2005-12-30, 5:56 pm |
| Right. Well, the one my mom got me when I was about 12 was a real sewing
machine but was geared towards children and had a bobbin, foot pedal, the
works. I still have it in its original box in mint condition as I am a
person who had her mom do her final in Home Ec (my mom's college major LOL)
because I ruined my attempt and it was a simple pair of sweatpants.
dani
"Kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcast.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks, Dani.
> This "play" one that I bought her doesn't have a bobbin, it just has an
> upper thread and it sews in that kind of stitch that is across flour
> sacks... know what I mean? IOW, unless you lock it at the end, it will
> tear right out.
>
> --
> Kathy
> www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
> "DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:cHitf.21569$Lb1.9910@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
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| DJGordon 2005-12-30, 5:56 pm |
| Here you go, a whole page of "real" children's sewing machines. I read a
bunch of them but without luck in regard to a guard.
http://www.therightstitch.com/c138.htm
dani
"Liz" <lizhug1@mycomcast.net> wrote in message
news:sP6dneIT5sAeIyjeRVn-tw@comcast.com...
> Kathy, what a great hobby to begin at almost 6! I've never seen a sewing
> machine for a child. My almost 6-year-old granddaughter sits on my lap
> and helps to guide the fabric while I work the foot petal. I picked up a
> huge bag of fabric scraps on our local FreeCycle and all we've done to
> date is practice making straight rows of stitches. If you find a child's
> machine, please let us know. I'd love to buy one!
>
>
> "Kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcast.com> wrote in message
> news:qLOdnebeH82JKijeRVn-pg@comcast.com...
>
>
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| DJGordon 2005-12-30, 5:56 pm |
| Kathy, pfaff makes a guard you can put on any machine I think. Here is the
picture of it, and I'll put the home page link too. This place is not pfaff
but it sells these accessories.
http://www.giftedquilter.com/images...fingerguard.jpg
http://www.giftedquilter.com/pfaffnotion.html
Dani
"Kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcast.com> wrote in message
news:qLOdnebeH82JKijeRVn-pg@comcast.com...
> My soon-to-be-6-year-old granddaughter shows a lot of interest in sewing
> and even designing clothing. She made her sister an outfit with just
> scissors and tying it. So, I bought her a child's sewing machine for
> Christmas. She is in love and hasn't stopped sewing. But this is really a
> rinky-dink sewing machine, and I was wondering if anyone knows if they
> make a child's *real* sewing machine. The only thing I worry about is the
> needle. Do they make a guard so that you can't get your finger under the
> needle? Her "play" one has a guard over the needle, so I was thinking that
> maybe they make the same thing for a "real" one.
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Kathy
> www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
>
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| Kathycarp 2005-12-30, 5:56 pm |
| Yes, I saw most of these, and some look promising, but I just need to have
that needle guard. I think I'll visit some local sewing shops. Surely I'm
not the first person to want this.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Icjtf.21789$Lb1.21072@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
> Here you go, a whole page of "real" children's sewing machines. I read a
> bunch of them but without luck in regard to a guard.
>
> http://www.therightstitch.com/c138.htm
>
> dani
>
> "Liz" <lizhug1@mycomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:sP6dneIT5sAeIyjeRVn-tw@comcast.com...
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| DJGordon 2005-12-30, 5:56 pm |
| I think you'll also like this article about grandparents urging their
grandchildren to sew and it talks about a finger guard made by Bernina:
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.as...892&nav=menu7_8
Dani (I'll quit inundating you with info now--going to have a night out and
see King Kong - yay!) lol
"Kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcast.com> wrote in message
news:qLOdnebeH82JKijeRVn-pg@comcast.com...
> My soon-to-be-6-year-old granddaughter shows a lot of interest in sewing
> and even designing clothing. She made her sister an outfit with just
> scissors and tying it. So, I bought her a child's sewing machine for
> Christmas. She is in love and hasn't stopped sewing. But this is really a
> rinky-dink sewing machine, and I was wondering if anyone knows if they
> make a child's *real* sewing machine. The only thing I worry about is the
> needle. Do they make a guard so that you can't get your finger under the
> needle? Her "play" one has a guard over the needle, so I was thinking that
> maybe they make the same thing for a "real" one.
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Kathy
> www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
>
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| Kathycarp 2005-12-30, 5:56 pm |
| AHA! That's just what I need. I'll let her practice on her toy one for a few
months, but I see a real one with this guard in her future!
Thanks!
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Lhjtf.21823$Lb1.16373@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
> Kathy, pfaff makes a guard you can put on any machine I think. Here is
> the picture of it, and I'll put the home page link too. This place is not
> pfaff but it sells these accessories.
>
> http://www.giftedquilter.com/images...fingerguard.jpg
>
> http://www.giftedquilter.com/pfaffnotion.html
>
> Dani
> "Kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcast.com> wrote in message
> news:qLOdnebeH82JKijeRVn-pg@comcast.com...
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>
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| Kathycarp 2005-12-31, 12:55 am |
| That's a good article. Thanks!
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"DJGordon" <danigordon@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:Fkjtf.21843$Lb1.12738@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
>I think you'll also like this article about grandparents urging their
>grandchildren to sew and it talks about a finger guard made by Bernina:
>
> http://www.wate.com/Global/story.as...892&nav=menu7_8
>
> Dani (I'll quit inundating you with info now--going to have a night out
> and see King Kong - yay!) lol
>
> "Kathycarp" <kathycarp@comcast.com> wrote in message
> news:qLOdnebeH82JKijeRVn-pg@comcast.com...
>
>
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| Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to send 2005-12-31, 10:56 am |
| Children's sewing machines these days are junk. The recommendations
from the sewing newsgroups are generally to get a child a hand-crank
machine if you are afraid of them running over their finger and
something like a Singer 66, 99, 185, 194, 201, 400 series, or 500
series, or really any machine from the 40s, 50s, or 60s that is in
decent condition -- there are lots out there that are in excellent
condition -- if you think she is past that level.
If she is responsible enough to not run the needle into her finger and
you can spend more money, a Janome Gem model (about $250 at the discount
places or on Ebay) or the Sears Ultra Mini model that costs about $100
are decent, albeit lightweight and limited, machines.
My daughter started sewing at 6 years of age under direct supervision
with a regular machine and by age 8 was using it by herself. Ditto for
two of my other children. My oldest never really was interested, but I
made him learn how to use one as part of his life skills.
And please, when you have a budding seamstress at that age, do all their
ripping for them when they start out so they don't burn out on frog
stitching (i.e. rippit, rippit, rippit) and don't have the chance to get
the joy of sewing.
And look online for free sewing projects -- the non-clothing projects
tend to have a better success rate because you don't have to fit a garment.
Kathycarp wrote:
> My soon-to-be-6-year-old granddaughter shows a lot of interest in sewing and
> even designing clothing. She made her sister an outfit with just scissors
> and tying it. So, I bought her a child's sewing machine for Christmas. She
> is in love and hasn't stopped sewing. But this is really a rinky-dink sewing
> machine, and I was wondering if anyone knows if they make a child's *real*
> sewing machine. The only thing I worry about is the needle. Do they make a
> guard so that you can't get your finger under the needle? Her "play" one has
> a guard over the needle, so I was thinking that maybe they make the same
> thing for a "real" one.
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| Kathycarp 2005-12-31, 10:57 am |
| Thanks, Melinda. Good suggestions. I do want to make it as enjoyable for her
as possible. I think I will get her a good machine, the needle guard, and
lots of supervision with a fun project.
--
Kathy
www.ambergriscaye.com/villadelsol
"Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to send" <mmeahan@TRASHsonic.net> wrote in
message news:43b62ebc$0$96014$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
> Children's sewing machines these days are junk. The recommendations from
> the sewing newsgroups are generally to get a child a hand-crank machine if
> you are afraid of them running over their finger and something like a
> Singer 66, 99, 185, 194, 201, 400 series, or 500 series, or really any
> machine from the 40s, 50s, or 60s that is in decent condition -- there are
> lots out there that are in excellent condition -- if you think she is past
> that level.
>
> If she is responsible enough to not run the needle into her finger and you
> can spend more money, a Janome Gem model (about $250 at the discount
> places or on Ebay) or the Sears Ultra Mini model that costs about $100 are
> decent, albeit lightweight and limited, machines.
>
> My daughter started sewing at 6 years of age under direct supervision with
> a regular machine and by age 8 was using it by herself. Ditto for two of
> my other children. My oldest never really was interested, but I made him
> learn how to use one as part of his life skills.
>
> And please, when you have a budding seamstress at that age, do all their
> ripping for them when they start out so they don't burn out on frog
> stitching (i.e. rippit, rippit, rippit) and don't have the chance to get
> the joy of sewing.
>
> And look online for free sewing projects -- the non-clothing projects tend
> to have a better success rate because you don't have to fit a garment.
>
> Kathycarp wrote:
>
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