One of the things we do for students is check out their sewing machines.
Many of them have machines that have skipped a generation and been handed down to grandchildren. Parents want to provide the children with a working machine and especially enjoy using the ones that their parents used.
There is a large amount of sentimental value attached to grandmother's or grandfather's sewing machine. I should know, I have one.
This Necchi machine which was made in Italy is a workhorse. It came with a booklet in English, which was wonderful, as many times they come without booklets or in a language where I have to use google translate to be able to decipher anything.
![Necchi sewing machine booklet](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_337eb5df13834ba9b703a4e6581b4114~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_532,h_888,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/a27d24_337eb5df13834ba9b703a4e6581b4114~mv2.jpg)
The instructions are super clear so very easy to understand.
![Bobbin winding instructions](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_29c48001970341bc94450638e4db691c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_658,h_888,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/a27d24_29c48001970341bc94450638e4db691c~mv2.jpg)
It also has a number of feet and 1 or 2 additional accessories.
![Sewing machine feet](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_18851517ca29409faea2eaef13b3963c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_726,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a27d24_18851517ca29409faea2eaef13b3963c~mv2.jpg)
A beautiful, sturdy and heavy machine. I love the old heavy ones, they don't dance around on the table when one sews and have a strong, steady even stitch.
I flipped it up to clean and oil all the moving parts. Wonderful, all the parts are metal.
![Oiling](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_2c8a2eb6eb654c55acd42bad1de0ef05~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_726,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a27d24_2c8a2eb6eb654c55acd42bad1de0ef05~mv2.jpg)
It is in tip top shape. She should be very grateful to her grandmother for taking good care of this treasure so that she is able to enjoy it.
![Workhorse with metal parts](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_468bfee93835496c987b5ccc6c8b389a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_726,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/a27d24_468bfee93835496c987b5ccc6c8b389a~mv2.jpg)
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