We have had...

... a difficult month. John has had a major operation, the workshop has been so chaotic that I fell over things and swore a lot, and the sewing machines have been breeding.

In the interest of not making you all gasp with horror, I won't show the chaos, but will reassure you that J is recovering, the boxes are slowly being sorted, and I can now see (most of) the floor...

And we have an honest January Sale, 25% off any order in January over £10 (excluding postage)
So, mosey along to the WEBSITE
and go a little mad...

Here's a little treat for you to dribble over.. 

Just Like Buses...

I have a liking for Willcox and Gibbs chain stitch machines - beautiful, useful, and cute..  And, like buses, they come along in bunches.. This week's intake

Treadle number 1 - a most beautiful beastie, with a convoluted and pretty iron base. It's tiny, and surprisingly heavy
Side of the irons

And the plate - it has a wooden pitman and a really nice little concealed drawer in the top for the tools. It came to me from a local contact

Number 2 has a much lighter and more elegant set of irons, and a rather crude single-layer top.

This one I collected (from a top-floor flat!) in Bedford, and for all it is lighter, not a heck of a lot lighter by landing number 3. It came with a most curious thing - a Guhl and Harbeck with a Willcox and Gibbs hand crank (loosely) attached - I think this may be a Straw Hat machine. No foot, but my box of Odds has provided a good candidate..
And then, this little beauty, yesterday

With a box, tools

and more.  Fettling time!
All three will be for sale, pretty soon