I'm looking at buying a A3D-W. Did you buy one? If so, what do you think? I need this to finish a scarf and I need it to be a purl edge. I need to find out which machine will do the work I need.
lisa
HI Toni,
Better late than never right.. First I have to say you are lucky to have received a threading diagram with the machine. The A class machines are old and usually don't come with one. You can thread this machine with ease using a…
Great video, how about one on how you get the thread through the tube on front of the older machines and into the looper. That's what Im talking about....LOL :o)
Sure --
an A-3D machine can be used to do almost anything -- it was originally setup as a 3 thread machine for thinner fabrics (due to the cam settings) -- over the years it may have been adapted to be almost anything.
I have been a sewing nut for years and just learned about the merrow shell stitch machine and am looking to own one. I have questions about the vintage models and am looking for a source to obtain information on them.
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I think I figured it out.
I start with about a 4-6" chain.
I start sewing with the edge under the needle.
No cutter,(the material is precut and fixed to a freely rotating platform)
When it comes around to the end I make sure I pull the…
Machine= MG-3DW-4 No. 5 needle, T-70 thread.What is the most attractive way to lock-in the start and finish stitching when sewing circular objects?Thanks.DougSee More