tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post3471170745387432174..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Are You a Button Presser or a Knob Turner?Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-14737719308692626982010-02-12T18:00:25.749-05:002010-02-12T18:00:25.749-05:00Goodness, I missed this post! Yey, congratulations...Goodness, I missed this post! Yey, congratulations - I've been wondering since reading the mechanical machines post what you went for! I hope you will be very happy with your 1008. And knob turner all the way. It feels more real in some way, a direct corralation between the action and reaction.indigorchidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406905989519231924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-22475884398457026032010-02-11T19:54:57.752-05:002010-02-11T19:54:57.752-05:00I grew up on the farm and I was forever hearing th...I grew up on the farm and I was forever hearing that when you add electronics to a machine, it is one more thing to go wrong!! My experience is that the machine part tends to far outlast the electronics part and so I would have to say that I'm a knob turner until they can make a better button to press. I would love all the bells and whistles... but I can't afford to fix them when they break. Knob turning it is!!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00307218499668491498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-51199715216684827122010-02-10T15:19:15.631-05:002010-02-10T15:19:15.631-05:00I have just found your blog. Not really since last...I have just found your blog. Not really since last year when I travelled to 1955, did I find the joy that is sewing. Now I have on its way my coveted vintage sewing machine dream, the 1959 Singer 500 'ROCKETEER" which I am so excited about. IT has every foot imaginable and can do so (or should I say SEW) many things. I have a website now and have started to focus on one vintage minded blogger a month, though feg and march are taken, how would you feel about being interviewed and such for APRIL? Love your blog and idea. (oh the site is www.theapronrevolution.com thanks)50sgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250940806307766624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-5502957502585704632010-02-10T11:48:53.759-05:002010-02-10T11:48:53.759-05:00knob turners ftw!!!
I guess it doesn't help t...knob turners ftw!!!<br /><br />I guess it doesn't help that i learned on this incredibly ancient thing in my Gma's basement though...melissa rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639667231369574236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-21937829754055635472010-02-09T20:38:36.948-05:002010-02-09T20:38:36.948-05:00I am totally a knob turner! My mom has that same B...I am totally a knob turner! My mom has that same Bernina, and I have her old Singer from when she graduated from high school.Emily Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034592586881248036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60146465673097824452010-02-09T11:54:46.885-05:002010-02-09T11:54:46.885-05:00I'm a button presser. Congrats on your new mac...I'm a button presser. Congrats on your new machine! :)amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029076436322883513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-13270535403034663132010-02-09T05:11:36.198-05:002010-02-09T05:11:36.198-05:00I'm a button pusher. It always feels more accu...I'm a button pusher. It always feels more accurate for me, and very familiar since it's similar to my computer which I'm on almost all the time lol.Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01702745937207929017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-8884087773937871692010-02-09T02:26:58.101-05:002010-02-09T02:26:58.101-05:00Another hand up for the knob turner team. I have a...Another hand up for the knob turner team. I have a Bernina 931 Record and my favourite thing is the knee lever. (I think I could swing both ways though if I had the option of a machine with buttons.)Distracted by Yarn https://www.blogger.com/profile/03552075152435488507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-76330293232087381852010-02-08T15:34:54.168-05:002010-02-08T15:34:54.168-05:00I'll take knobs over buttons any day! They...I'll take knobs over buttons any day! They're much more satisfying. :) I have my mom's old Singer, from the 60's, love it - used my MIL's new machine the other day and all the button pressing drove me crazy, and for some weird reason I was terrified I would sew through my fingers the whole time....katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707070199537198107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-36930348651757164282010-02-08T12:42:05.394-05:002010-02-08T12:42:05.394-05:00i didn't THINK i was a button pusher until i m...i didn't THINK i was a button pusher until i met my husqvarna 118. it was at the top end of my price range but after testing out a lot of machines i just kept coming back to the 118's "needle up / down" button. simple, i know, but it makes sewing so much easier for me.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08875882389599780064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-39394211992046481022010-02-08T11:55:21.782-05:002010-02-08T11:55:21.782-05:00I'm all knobs. There's something satisfyin...I'm all knobs. There's something satisfying about the "click click click" noise the knobs make on my machine. It's like I'm really doing something.Gorditahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507094618720828900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-20638615150794862922010-02-07T17:04:18.518-05:002010-02-07T17:04:18.518-05:00Like kiwichick I also have a 20+ year old Bernina ...Like kiwichick I also have a 20+ year old Bernina 1001 and I adore it. It's never had to be serviced (but I'm very anal about cleaning and oiling it) and it always works perfectly. You made an excellent decision my dear!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352397730365845446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-13261390990184896532010-02-07T15:55:57.638-05:002010-02-07T15:55:57.638-05:00Good choice! I have a Bernina 1001 (older model o...Good choice! I have a Bernina 1001 (older model of the 1008), love it, very simple to use. Its 19 years old and still going strong!kiwichicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-36302831147037938582010-02-07T14:54:21.073-05:002010-02-07T14:54:21.073-05:00Congratulations on your new Bernina! You will LOVE...Congratulations on your new Bernina! You will LOVE it! I am a button pusher, though!!!!!!! I have the 430 and think it is just the greatest thing ever.Kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152942097072530468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-7823599502971076482010-02-07T10:29:30.998-05:002010-02-07T10:29:30.998-05:00You will love your new Bernina! Congrats. I woul...You will love your new Bernina! Congrats. I would suggest one thing...buy the zipper foot #4 that is all one piece. It is much slimmer and works much nicer than the clip on jobbie you get with the 1008. This is a great machine and Bernina still makes them because they are so popular for schools.Patchwork Architecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357351295714335638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74891363416551206582010-02-07T08:57:21.680-05:002010-02-07T08:57:21.680-05:00I'm envious...a new machine. You could say I a...I'm envious...a new machine. You could say I am a combination of being both a button pusher and knob turner. There are merits in both types of machines. Congrats on your new machine and ~Happy Sewing~.mimi ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308969238826902872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74284517154981964712010-02-06T20:07:11.909-05:002010-02-06T20:07:11.909-05:00Congratulations on your new machine! Looking forwa...Congratulations on your new machine! Looking forward to hearing all about how beautifully it sews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-58748250876189735972010-02-06T19:33:08.508-05:002010-02-06T19:33:08.508-05:00I've got both and am stalking a treadle machin...I've got both and am stalking a treadle machine (last time the power went out I nearly died!!!) I love my new computerized machine although I admit I'm secretly terrified it's brain will fry mid project someday.lorenakittynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-56181861848168866482010-02-06T15:39:56.391-05:002010-02-06T15:39:56.391-05:00I like your distinction between button pressers an...I like your distinction between button pressers and knob turners--I hadn't thought of it that way.<br /><br />I'm a knob turner--somehow I feel that turning a knob gives me more control over the machine.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14219151953729018730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-6531463259304455982010-02-06T14:47:19.879-05:002010-02-06T14:47:19.879-05:00I'm a knob turner. I get a little sense of gl...I'm a knob turner. I get a little sense of glee every time I hear the internal gears switching while I turn the dials. So I guess I'm really a sewing nerd and a knob turner.<br />Congratulations on the new machine!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007702580596202494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88933426663678778582010-02-06T13:59:46.502-05:002010-02-06T13:59:46.502-05:00Knob turner. Still going strong on a 1976 Singer S...Knob turner. Still going strong on a 1976 Singer Stylist. I... trust it. When it breaks, the parts will get replaces. Something about the computerized ones feels risky to me. Like it it breaks, it'll need to be replaced. But my sister has a button-pushing machine. So be it.FITZhttp://fitzfabulous.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88197837784369779152010-02-06T12:39:20.402-05:002010-02-06T12:39:20.402-05:00I have a Bernina 1008 and they are great for free ...I have a Bernina 1008 and they are great for free motion machine embroidery.<br />Have fun with your new machine.xMichala Gyetvai (Kayla coo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05120726257649689149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-45292081327735384052010-02-06T11:08:20.695-05:002010-02-06T11:08:20.695-05:00Presser. Fer sure.
~SewjournerPresser. Fer sure.<br /><br />~SewjournerSewjournerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623512019377468547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-26752443994437621432010-02-06T10:34:04.192-05:002010-02-06T10:34:04.192-05:00I'm a knob turner. I think it has something to...I'm a knob turner. I think it has something to do with knowing what is happening when I turn a knob and being able to turn it a half stop if needed. When you push a button... what's going on back there?! Its like those commercials when you pop something in the microwave and there is a whole team of chef's behind the scene cooking your meal... =)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139639212344356290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40750770456974535492010-02-06T10:09:55.631-05:002010-02-06T10:09:55.631-05:00Congratulations on your new sewing machine. I'...Congratulations on your new sewing machine. I'm a button presser, but don't have a problem turning a knob or two. ;-) My back up machine has knobs.Cennettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109335050044632749noreply@blogger.com