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OH GOD MY HOUSE HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY VINTAGE SEWING MACHINES At least five in giant cabinets, then a similar number not in cabinets. If anyone wants some Italian-made Necchi porn, I have plenty. My stepmom has been scouring Ebay and Craigslists all over where she travels for work and our craft room is being taken over by machines. I used to never see quality vintage machines like this cheap, but they're multiplying, I swear. Maybe it's the big giant clunky cabinet thing like a console TV. My latest find was finding a mostly pristine Necchi BU Mira for $30 that needed a new cord at Goodwill. I looked in the cabinet drawers and immediately called my dad to bring the truck and take it home. Original manual, all the wonderwheels, two foot pedals, a giant accessory box full of various feet and attachments and a bunch of other stuff. The attachments and pedals were worth that much even if the machine was crap. The thing that stood out to me was the Christmas card from 1982 and a school portrait of someone's grandson. So, since I have a ton of sewing machines that are basically bulletproof and laugh at sewing through layers and layers of denim and time on my hands, I was thinking about making seat covers for my car. I hate how prefab ones look and they are usually flimsy and lovely, so I was thinking about some upholstery fabric/mid weight canvas and having cool seats instead of my cigarette burnt (thanks, previous owner!) ugly gray seats. Is there any kind of pattern for this, or is this more of a bullshit something together by picking apart the current cover on my seat and praying it turns out well? How do I get used to the knee pedal? I've been using a Necchi Lelia for my basic sewing needs and the knee pedal is driving me insane. I guess now that I have extra foot pedals I can figure out how to attach them, but I hate admitting failure.
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You're looking for a Howie style coat, apparently. Here's something I found that appears to be marketed as a costume by the seller but is a proper lab coat: http://www.amazon.com/Dr-James-Unisex-Mandarin-Collar/dp/B009JXM30O Apparently according to wikipedia, these are much more common in the UK due to their health and safety standards.
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