My feet won't fit...



Singer 66 Lotus with the back clamp
bracket.

 Not too much progress has been made on Eleanor this past weekend. I was getting really excited because my presser feet came in and I was so ready to get them attached and test the sewing. The problem is that Eleanor is so old (pre WWII) that she takes the back clamping feet, which are rare and very expensive, rather than the traditional side clamping feet that Singer started making in the 30s-50s. So, yet another part had to be found: a Singer 66 later model side clamping presser bar. Luckily, I found one for little money and as soon as that gets in, I will hopefully be able to swap them out and get everything all set up. Goodness.




An example of a side clamping foot

 In other news, the new treadle belt came in as well as the straight stitch foot and the rubber ring for the bobbin winder. I will have plenty to do getting the bobbin winder put back together before the replacement presser bar comes in. :-) Well, that plus all of the other stuff in my life that does not pertain to sewing...