What names have you used for your sewing machines? I know Jesse has one named Pearl. Anybody want to add to my list?
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What names have you used for your sewing machines? I know Jesse has one named Pearl. Anybody want to add to my list?
I named my Blockrockit "Windwalker"
What the heck is a Blockrocket?
It's my new mid arm machine.
I have a Janome 6600 that stays home and a smaller, lightweight Janome for classes, retreats etc. I call my smaller one Mini
I have named my featherweight, her name is Mariah Carry. She is a small singer that I take everywhere.
My Janome 7700 is called Ruby, she has a beautiful shiny red front.
My Featherweight is Patsy Cline, because she's a real singer.
I have a treadle named Doris (after her original owner).
I also have an older Singer that I call Bernice (after her original owner).
My Viking is called Victor or Victoria - depending upon what mode he/she is in.
My serger is Sergio.
I've downsized and sold several so the others are currently nameless.
Matilda, Cookie, Jack, Jill, Nellie, Sally, Audrey.....those are the only ones w/names. In order, 30" Pfaff, Featherweight, Juki, Babylock, Necchi, Singer Quartet, Babylock.
Vivian and her Little Brother
I haven't named any of them but I have been known to call them nasty names at times!
My machines are called: The Old Machine, The Expensive Machine, The New Machine and ummm . . . no name so far. I suppose I will have to rename the New Machine since it isn't the new one anymore. Or maybe my newest could be New Machine: Episode II: Attack of the Amazon Nighttime Deals.
My old New Home is Mr. Butta' - because he sews so smooth. My Singer Featherweight 221 is Lucy. I have a Janome 6600 that remains nameless - but I use her all the time. :)
My Janome 8900 has been christened Blanche.
I have a new (since November) Juki F600 that I call Hazel. It seemed a given since the full model name is Juki Exceed HZL-F600. I have a Singer which is nameless, poor thing!
Clever names you have going on out there. I have three machines. One I keep for winding bobbins, one my grandmother got for me was I was just 10 (all metal construction), and then my mom gave me her Janome. I have never ever thought of naming them. Hmmmmm....I will have to think about this.
"Lil' B" for my newer Brother machine and "Cranky Girl" for his older sister who doesn't like me very much.
My travel machine I call "my little brother David" and my Pfaff I call Portia.
My order Kenmore is called Old Jalopy, my viking is called Louise. My daughter's Brother is called Ta Lula and her brother PE770 is called Periwinkle.
My new Janome 12000 is named Jewel; the Janome 9500 is Lola; the Janome 4000 is Maude; and my Featherweights are Lucy, Ethel & Carolyn.
humm I never really thought about it, but I'll name them now. Viking... Rose. Brother...Shirring. Babylock embroidery... Elle. Babylock serger... Mr eight.
How's that?
My Featherweight is Emma; Pfaff Ambition - Phoebe; Serger - Polly (after the lady I got it from); the Brother my boys gave to me in the 90's - Bro (of course); a Dressmaker we found in the basement of my sister-in-laws after she died - I called Agatha - for Agatha Christie because it's a mystery as to why my sister-in-law had a sewing machine - she never sewed a stitch. I also have a Singer that was my Aunt Anna's that I call -- wait for it -- Anna. :lol: And there is a White sewing machine still at the house I grew up in that was my paternal grandmother's which I call Bertha because that was her name. The last two don't work -- or at least I can't get them to work yet.
My Juki 2010 is named Beatrice. She is so helpful to me!
I have three sewing machines and one embroidery machine. The only one I have named is my Featherlite 221, she is Bernice Jean. I have never thought about naming the others.
MY Viking is called Baby, Janome I call Kitty because my granddaughter decorated her with Hello Kitty stickers, old Singer from the eighties is Pinkie because she is pink and my old Singer from 1960 is Old reliable. My New Royal from the eighteen hundreds I haven't named yet because am still in process of restoring her. My serger is just Serge.
I don't have names for mine yet, as I don't name things. Yep, my car and laptop are all nameless objects also. We did name our servers at work - I named all mine after the monsters in Ahh! Real Monsters (Ickis, Oblina, Krumm, Gromble, Snorch, Zimbo) while the guys named their after cars or Star Wars characters.
But it would be nice they did have names. Then I could say Antonio and I are in the car. I gotta tell you what Fabio and I did last night.... I just got to find names now....
I've never named my machines. 1 janome 6600, 1 janome embroidery machine, 1 janome serger.
I need help!!
Singer 1930 handcrank is Sophie
Singer 1910 handcrank is Edna
Frister and Rossmann 1933 handcrank is Viktor
Singer 1935 treadle is Eleanor
Singer 1952 model 128 electric is Phyllis
Singer 1957 Featherweight is Ellie
My Janome 7700 is named Darcy. My Janome Memory Craft 350E embroidery machine is named Elizabeth. However, if either one starts to give me trouble I may have to temporarily rename it Wickham!! Fans of Pride and Prejudice will understand...
I had never named anything inanimate till I came here, you all are such influences you know? it started with my new machine I got for Christmas a babylock Jane. Since I now had two I started saying to DH oh I am working with the Baby Jane right now when he would ask. My Pfaff 2140 started being naughty and I told it since it was being such a @H@H I would just go play with Jane. Then I started giggling about about having fun with Dick and Jane as I had just seen that movie the other night when I was flipping channels and then I was like oh heck I just named the Pfaff Dick!
Its off to be serviced but now every time when I start to talk about it I no longer refer to it as the Pfaff lol
Toooooo funny, now that had me ROTFLMAO
DH named my Janome VEST, short for 'very expensive stipple thing'. I also call her Ferrari sometimes. The smaller Brother machine is just called little brother. The poor serger doesn't have a name yet.
My Necchi never had a name. She is 30+ years old. My two oldest sons were 4 & 2 at the time and were fascinated with her. I was busy with their newborn brother when they placed Smurf puffy stickers on her. They were so proud! The stickers are still there with the exception on Smurffette who fell off years ago. I think of her as The Smurf Machine although the name was never official. My Brother SE400 named herself. I pulled her out of the box and I swear she said, "Hi! I'm Anna Sophia! Wanna play"?? It was love at first sight and she is always happy to give me great stitches. My Juki was different. She wouldn't tell me her name until I proved myself worthy. Finally after two weeks of daily sewing, she stopped in mid-stitch and said very quietly, "My name is Ellie Bleu. Now lets get back to work." Every time I think of adding a fancy, expensive machine to our family, I realize all my needs are met and another is not necessary.
Ah ha! I have the same machine and named her Ruby Jane. Love that beautiful red front.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cathy F
Phoebe Pfaff is my new machine. She and Bettina Bernina are getting along just fine.....
1980's Kenmore - Kenny
1950's Morse machines:
Blue - Donnie Blue (my Dad's name was Don)
Pink - Marilyn Rose (Mom was Marilyn - her grandmother that taught her to sew was Rose)
Lighter Pink One - unnamed as yet
Green - Lilly Mae (after her original owner)
Grey - Evelyn (her original owner and my grandmother's middle name)
a Singer 301 I do not yet own will be "Jean" (Mine and my Mom's middle name and the model of machine she taught me to sew on. And besides, everyone knows Jean is a Sewing Machine!)
I've never named any of my machines. They are just the new Pfaff, old Pfaff, the white in the closet, old serger, new serger.
Names? Its a sewing machine, not a pet.
There is no harm nor foul in having a little fun. If I want to be criticized for having a little fun all I have to do is re-visit my childhood and I think NOT!Quote:
Originally Posted by shirleyknot
My Baby Lock is called: My Sewing Machine. My Bernina, which I won, is called: My New Sewing Machine. Is there a prize for the least original? I think it is a hoot that so many of you name your machines. I just never thought of doing so. But, maybe, someday I will get inspired and give them names.