Late Night Sewing

I’m a night owl. Night time sewing hits different.

Thea Starr sewing with a vintage Singer 301 sewing machine.

I haven’t loved a couple things that I’ve made recently, so I haven’t shared them. The fit is off or I screwed something up. You know how it goes. The past few days I’ve been sewing on my favorite 301 after sewing on my 201 for a bit. Both are superb machines. However, that 301 slant needle just adds a little magic to sewing for me. I figure I could use a little magic for my projects and maybe something will turn out as I want it to.

I have been enjoying tossing a show on the tv in my sewing room and going through the motions of working on a project. Cutting, ironing, sewing. The vibes are good even at 12:30 am. I feel super productive. Do I wake up at 7:30 every morning to go feed my chickens? Yes, I do. But I’ll keep staying up late to sew though.

I’ve uploaded a little 10 second video I took last night here. The machine is a workhorse and just wants to sew. I love it so much. I have a few more videos planned for the Signer 301s, so stay tuned for those. I basically want to exhaust all that I know and can do with the 301 and share with everyone. Because Featherweight - schmeatherweight - go for the 301 instead.

I’m working on a dress from a 1940s pattern and I’m using some vintage 1990s rayon fabric. Hopefully, I’ll be sharing the finished product next week.

I just wanted to do a random check in here to get into the habit of posting here. :)

xo-Thea