Connie McCaffery

Connie McCaffery provides detailed instructions on how to evaluate, purchase, tune, and begin using pre-1960 sewing machines including treadle machines. The section on rewiring a potted motor for Singer 15-91 and 201-2 is particularly detailed. Plentiful colored photos and black and white diagrams accompany the text. The author blogs and offers her books at http://saratoga-rose.blogspot.com/. This site provides a link to amazon.com where the sections of the text are listed. The author also sells vintage machines and parts at http://www.thriftyfarmgirl.com/.

This book did not feature the information I was seeking on stitch length and tension, specifically how the parts should be configured, how to identify wear, and how to fine tune them. However, the author provides contact information within this book, and I will pursue these questions further.… (plus d'informations)