OK, having put the faceplate back on and checked you’ve done everything on the topside of the machine, all that’s left to oil is the workings down below. This is a lot easier if you take the machine head out of the base and lay it on its back on several thicknesses of newspaper...
I think the Butterick and Vogue items labelled ‘Easy’ are actually intermediate, while the New Look and Simplicity items labelled ‘Average’ look easier than the Butterick and Vogue items labeled ‘Easy’ – ah well. The same company now owns all these pattern lines. The pattern size number...