I've been reading M. C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth novels about an easygoing policeman stationed in northwest Scotland, the Highlands. The plots aren't bad and there are lots of quirky characters. The local dialect is infectious though. Hence, when it came time to name this restored and repainted Singer 201, The Wee Red Beastie came to mind and it stuck.
It is a beast, because I have upgraded the motor, hand wheel and controller from a much newer and more powerful machine. It will sew pretty much anything you can shove under it's presser foot. But it's red and white colors, I think, make it a too cheerful and friendly machine, to really qualify for the title of Beast...... So it's the Wee Red Beastie!
This one is cool-in the best sense. I really like the paint job
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