Hi all,
A while back I got a Tavaro Elna and it's a really early one, they're super cute but the paint was falling off it in places and really rough in others, so I ended up cleaning it back to the aluminium in areas to make it useable.
https://db.tt/4DRkMCoaThe belt on it is a bit loose but it goes and is a lovely little machine.
My 5yo son has been asking to learn to sew for a while but I hadn't quite found a route in for him... but then
(no lightbulb) I thought we'd try the Elna.
It's very ideal for a little person, it's small, has a knee controller so he can sit at a table on a higher chair and reach it, even the slippy belt, as it slips at higher speeds, so prevented racing... It also made him be gentle with the controller. He could reach the balance wheel, the reverse switch and the presser foot lever.
He decided to make a little pouch for his sister for when she loses her teeth
he was really pleased with it and so was she!
It's a bit wonky, and one of the seams is beautifully curved and it's all bit unfinished... but he did great