RebelDigger Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Hello there! I have to say I have been lurking around for a while and just love this forum, you folks are great! I decided to register so I could join in the fun. I am a 47 year old mother of two, step mother of two and grandma to two beautiful little girls. I live with my DH in a 118 year old Victorian house on a half acre lot in the middle of our little village. Hubby wants to move, he wants more acreage and way out in the boonies. I have mixed feelings but, since I am the one who is the prepper in the family I see the feasibility. It would also be neat to have enough land to get a cow, some pigs and more chickens (I have 13 but would love to have more). So, we shall see what we shall see. It is in God's hands, if He wants me elsewhere then the perfect place will happen. I am a Southern girl to the core of my being, with Southern roots going back to 1642 in Virginia. I graduated from Ole Miss with a degree in archaeology hence my user name and I love the old ways. I am also a Civil War reenactress and have learned a lot about living the 19th Century low tech life from that. I used to run a business called Allie's Trunk and made mid 19th Century clothing for lady's. My specialties were corsets and cage crinolines. Now, I only sew for myself and family and am getting back into quilting. I sew on a Singer 66 treadle sewing machine, my other machine is also a Singer 66 with a motor but it mostly stays in it's case in the corner since I prefer the treadle. Anyway, there are a few facts about moi Glad to be here with like minded people. Maggie Link to comment
Louis1 Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Oh my. North MS and ................ Ole Miss?!?!?! There goes the neighborhood .............. :darth duck: Link to comment
Dee Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Welcome RebelDigger. So glad you decided to join us. Link to comment
WormGuy Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Welcome! Don't pay any mind to Louis, he is the trouble maker around here. John Link to comment
Cat Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Ohhh, Cool! Someone regularly using a treadle machine who can report on it for others! Westbrook had experience with a lot of machines, but she's been gone from the boards an awful long time. Whatever you're interested in exploring, just ask. Chances are we have just what you need somewhere around here... **shuffles papers around**... Link to comment
Ambergris Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Hi, Maggie! Glad to meet you. Link to comment
snapshotmiki Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Welcome! I'm sure you'll feel right at home here! Link to comment
themartianchick Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Hi, RebelDigger! It is so nice to have you here. I joined this site recently, too! When I was a little girl, I wanted to be either an archaeologist or a paleontologist. In the end, I studied neither but I still think that those are interesting fields. I look forward to reading your posts. Link to comment
Trudy Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Welcome from the great Mississippi Gulf Coast! I know you're 'gonna love it here. Link to comment
RebelDigger Posted August 28, 2010 Author Share Posted August 28, 2010 Thanks ya'll. I figured Louis must be a Mississippi State type of person. Around Ole Miss we refer to it as the "Cow College". Cat I would be happy to help anyone out with treadles that needs it. Actually, restoring them is one of my hobbys. I am working on a Singer 27 right now. I guess the oldest machine I restored was an 1867 Florence, odd looking critter. I got it a new home in Denmark. Boy was that a heck of a shipping experience! Themartianchick, I started out with an interest in paleontology as well but then I discovered King Tut and Howard Carter. When I was 12 my parents took me to Etowah Indian Mounds in Georgia. At that time the dig was going on and the archaeology grad students let me have a trowel. After that I was a goner. Link to comment
ScrubbieLady Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Welcome. Glad to see there are more of us in North Mississippi. Pooh to Louis. Link to comment
Cat Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Whaaaaat? You don't like Pooh? Link to comment
Becca_Anne Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 So glad you're joining us! Link to comment
ScrubbieLady Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Whaaaaat? You don't like Pooh? Wrong "pooh". I guess Louis is okay. But, I kind of like my North Mississippi neighborhood. Link to comment
MomM Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Welcome, so glad you're here and posting! My DH found me a treadle in an antique store and is still tweeking it. I can't wait to play with it. My machine of choice is my Singer 221. I love it!!! Link to comment
Poohbear Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Welcome RebelDigger! I too may ask for your expertise sometime. I inherited my grandmother's Singer treadle. She used to sew my mother's clothes and make quilts with it. The last 10 years she was alive she was unable to use it due to needing repairs and no where to take it around here. Maybe if I ever get around to repairing it you can help. Not to worry though. My Granny's been passed on for 11 years and I still haven't made any efforts to fix it. Link to comment
ANewMe Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Welcome from Central MS!! Had no idea there were more MS folks on here besides Louis and I... Link to comment
ANewMe Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Welcome from Central MS!! Had no idea there were more MS folks on here besides Louis and I... Link to comment
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