Time to answer or then reader questions. These photos hither were sent to me past times reader Hans inward Chicago. As he writes,
In a thrift store, my married adult woman bought this Singer model 206. Our six-year-old lately expressed involvement inward sewing in addition to nosotros were looking for a auto to larn her started.
Hi Hans, I actually similar the 206 in addition to ain several. That beingness said, the 206 wouldn’t travel my transcend selection to instruct sewing to a child, for 2 reasons:
One, the zigzag adds a layer of complexity yous could avoid alongside a straight-stitch model similar the 15, 201, 99, 66 or 221.
Two, to a greater extent than significantly, the pattern of the 206 requires that the entire auto travel tilted dorsum on its cabinet-mounted hinges inward gild to access in addition to modify the bobbin. Some 206s are aluminum, rather than the heavier cast-iron, exactly fifty-fifty alongside an aluminum model, this procedure volition probable non travel slowly for a six-year-old child. You’ll besides accept to ensure they don’t allow the auto slam dorsum downwardly on their fingers.
From what I’ve read inward the forums, many people instruct children to stitch using handcrank machines. If yous become this route, I mean value the nigh economical road to become would travel to larn a inexpensive model 99 or Spartan in addition to purchase an aftermarket handcrank. Jenny at Sew-Classic sells them.
I should besides advert that I’m non a skilled seamster in addition to accept no experience instruction sewing to either children or adults. If whatever readers accept whatever experience inward this expanse in addition to tin mail away assist Hans out alongside recommendations, delight experience costless to audio off inward the comments.
More to come upward inward Part 2.
