Post #1509885
2026-04-21 03:47 UTC
This makes me feel SO happy. I just found a home for my late mum's precious old 1960's era #Elna #sewing machine - it's gone to a fashion designer in Melbourne. My mum who would now be 108 was a classy lady who made most of her own clothes and she would be SO pleased to know it was going to be used by someone creative 🤗
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@frogglin@theblower.au 2026-04-21 04:00
@ecoscore Oh looook. I have Mum's Zig Zag from 1968. The new owner will LOVE it, these things are beasts!
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@david_coombe_cbr@aus.social 2026-04-21 04:02
@ecoscore Well done! I had similar ambition recently for 90 y.o. Mum’s Elna Lotus. The local Elna sewing people here couldn’t replace the motor, so I donated the machine (and it’s apparently rare user manual) for parts, etc.
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@lerxst@az.social 2026-04-21 05:56
@ecoscore a little routine maintenance and that will still be running in the 2060s.