The other day I took the ferry to Port Townsend to see a guy about an industrial serger sewing machine listed on Craigslist.
In the kitchen now tinkerers studio!
A carpenter by trade, his handmade home from architectural salvage materials has been completely taken over by his post-retirement obsession: finding and restoring turn-of-last-century sewing machines.
The main room of the house/sewing machine heaven.
After 2.5 hours of eying, trying and drooling over many machines, I chose 2 to bring home to my new studio.
The dining room has been overtaken by sewing machines, ephemera & flowers.
No pics of those yet, they’re already loaded on a trailer in the barge queue waiting for the high winds to subside so we can make the crossing home to the island.
An outbuilding filled with machines.
A decade ago when i began my island journeys, I had to sell my trusty industrial sewing machines. They were too heavy and bulky to move all the time. I’m excited to have them in my life again. I have so many sewing projects lined up for my studio, home and the boat!