A couple months ago I heard about this documentary on antique and vintage sewing machines. Heard about actually means I saw a clip on facebook about it and it looked cool. You can either rent it for online streaming or buy it on dvd. If you really like vintage machines then you will probably want to buy it.
It starts off a bit slow with some of the earliest machines. It quickly picks up and starts covering the more modern machines that most of us may know.
I loved hearing the stories from the participants such as the woman who worked on a machine and ended up getting it stuck in reverse. I actually had that happen with a Viking sewing machine that I was once given but it turns out it had a major issues going on and couldn't go forward. I enjoyed the story about the man who bought 50 dismantled sewing machines from another person and he spent a year putting them back together.
There was plenty of sewing machine eye candy such as those 1950's Japanese imports that looks like they belong to a 1950's car. Of course, I now have a desire to own a Necchi Supernova.
All in all it was a great program for someone who likes vintage sewing machines. There is actually a coupon code for a discount on the dvd if you want the entire Necchi clip.
You can watch more clips here http://stillstitching.com/video-clips/ and you can also order the dvd or find out more about online streaming.
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