Love this! “One sewing machine, two families, three secrets, four generations and millions of stitches”.
This book was funded by readers through a new website: Unbound.com…a modern version of Samuel Johnson’s idea funding publishing of his dictionary in 1755 in today’s jargon…crowd sourcing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language
- Elfcroft loves sewing and posts about charity projects about a dozen times a year.
- The owners of this very special sewing machine kept notebooks/journals/log of every task. This created a marvelous record (including thread and fabric samples) of the needs and wants of life during the 20th century Scotland.
- I loved the inside story of Singer’s major manufacturing operation circa 1911. Sewing machines empowered their owners to unleash talent and progress.
- Natalie brings the family legacy to the present with two paths…one using the machine as is, the second-recycling machine parts into art projects.
- The personal stories are as poignant as sewing is important.
Recommended!
