Sewing Machines
The Sewing Machines in the Hackspace vary massively, there is bound to be one that fits your needs!
Please take care to not leave the industrial machines in a mess - make sure to leave them threaded for the next user!
Industrial Sewing Machine
- Main article: Toyota Sewing Machine
IKEA SY Sewing machine
- Main article: IKEA SY Sewing Machine
Industrial Overlocker
- Main article: Industrial Overlocker
Older Domestic Sewing Machines
We currently have 5 (!!!) domestic sewing machines. We (the sewing machine crew) are in the process of testing them for usability.
- Singer - working? Testing underway
- Jones 300 - problematic!
- Frister Dressmaker - testing underway
- not yet checked
- not yet checked
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Singer -
Machines x4 under table in craft room -
Frister Dressmaker -
Jones 300 -
Jones 300 in case
Pledge Drive
Interested in pledging for the NEW machines? Please check this link out here.
See Google group for original discussion.
We set up this pledge drive to buy two second hand industrial sewing machines. One is a lockstitch and one is an overlocker.
Pledge Details
| Name | Amount | Paid | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Little | £10 | Y | Paid cash when buying equipment |
| Dominic | £10 | Y | Bank transfer (GZ) |
| Rave | £10 | ? | |
| David H | £10 | Y | Bank transfer. Ref. will be "Pledge - Leeds" |
| James H | £20 | Y | |
| Kate | £10 | y | |
| Joe | £10 | Y | Bank transfer 21/1/13 |
| James F/Michelle | £10 | Y | Paid via bank transfer 15/1/13 |
| Ric | £10 | Y | Paid via bank transfer 14/1/13 |
| Wendy | £10 | Y | Paid via bank transfer 17/1/13 |
| John H | £10 | Y | Bank transfer 15/1/13 |
| Andrew A | £20 | Y | Donation in Studio box |
| Charly | £30 | ? | |
| Gill | £10 | Y | Bank transfer (GZ) |
| Kai Pays | £10 | Y | Bank transfer. Ref. will be "Sewing Machine Plg" |