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rowe1311
Singer Stories Festival
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May 05, 2018, 20:49:03 PM »
I have just had a lovely day cycling on the canal to Clydebank with a friend and my daughter. The festival was at the Cyldebank museum which isn't huge but a good size for me, and a nice chilled out atmosphere.
https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/singerstoriesfestival
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A lot of work had has been put into archiving stories local people might still remember from the Singer factory, and I drooled over a few machines. Some of the paintwork on the machines was very pretty and delicate. They had a nice green 319k on display and I was also impressed with a meteor which I had never heard of
http://ismacs.net/wheelerandwilson/images/singer-meteor-sewing-machine-305-306-decals.jpg
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They also did a ready steady sew competition. We needed to create a sporran in an hour and it just so happened that we won. There were only three teams and our attempt would make the great british sewing bee look like couture. A lady with her two boys made a much better job than we did, but I think we excelled on team work.
Overall a lovely day out, and worth the sore bum from cycling.
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May 05, 2018, 21:07:54 PM »
Well done! A prize for the TSP team - sort of...
The festival sounds fascinating, wish I was nearer by.
Any chance of a photo of the winning sporran?
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rowe1311
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May 08, 2018, 12:01:19 PM »
I don't seem to have a photo of it, but my daughter has taken a video of it to send to the family. It has just been finished to be sent as a birthday present for my 5 year old niece. I will try and get a picture before it gets posted away.
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rowe1311
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May 08, 2018, 19:43:21 PM »
Here are some pictures of the machines and the sporran. There were only 3 teams competing, and I thought one of the other groups made a much more authentic looking sporran, but who am I to question the judges!!
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Tamnymore
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May 08, 2018, 19:53:51 PM »
What a great festival and what a fantastic and highly practical sporran. Your team certainly deserved to win.
Great to think that so many of our sewing machines used to be made in Scotland and sad that none are now.
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