My grandmother has a mini handcrank Singer sewing machine which will be inherited by one of my relatives. I enjoy handcrank knitting machines and hate my brother sewing machine so this could be good right?
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It turns out the machine is known as a Singer Sewhandy Model 20 and in working condition they range from $125-$250. Claims of "Not a Toy, But a Working Machine!" abound. Okay, so it makes a real stitch, so what? You can bake a cake with a lightbulb in a pink plastic housing but that doesn't make it a chef's tool. |
I've now done enough research to realize that I don't want one, at least not at the going prices. That's the same as a real, full-size antique or vintage sewing machine so it needs to do more than a chain stitch. Jay called it a novelty item. Though a chain stitch does have practical uses such as temporary seaming to adjust fit for tailoring, closing feed and seed bags and ornamentation, (ex: embroidery) it isn't enough for me. Anyone still in the market should check out Alex Askarov's post on the Singer Sewhandy to learn what to look and look out for.
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