Now, WHO is wanting to camp and sew??
A special THANK YOU to my sister who sewed this adorable pillow for me!
This pillow sums it up for me as a seamstress, as I am wanting to take my sewing business on the road. That means work camping, off-gridding, boondocking, sewing out in the boonies, you-name-it!
This hand-crank beauty I had purchased a few months back can handle no electricity. She's over 100 years old and very low maintenance! Just give her a little oil here and there, turn her wheel, and she will hum and tap dance all day long.
But there are times when I love using my electric machines...
When I had first purchased my Aeiusny Portable Generator, it didn't dawn on me I could plug into a sewing machine...
So this week, I'm sharing my experience sewing without electricity, using a small portable generator.
I'm hooked up to a Singer Quantum Stylist 9960 with 600 computerized stitches at 55 watts --- a pretty decent sized machine.
I plugged my Singer into the portable generator at 100% charge and kept a diary of every. single. second.
For the first 3 days, I sewed off and on with several miscellaneous items, documenting on the sheet the exact duration and remaining % of charge. I ran the machine a combined total of 4 hours...
At 85% charge, I realized I had a deadline looming on getting something HUGE sewn for a festival.
I figured a picture is worth a thousand words.
With 28.5% charge remaining, I had sewn a full sized historical gown without electricity.
I now have confidence that I can tackle any sewing project with a portable generator!
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