The model 6570 was, and still is, a fabulous sewing machine, one of the very best ever made. And it's red.
I made *everything* on this machine over the years. Clothes for me, Halloween costumes for my daughter, suits for my husband, thousands of bags and other samples for my books and patterns, industrial backdrops for business gigs... everything.
A friend of mine had this same machine, and he was fond of saying it would "sew a quarter to a 2x4." It's strong. It is one of two consumer machines that has a true low-gear for superior penetrating power (the Elna "Grasshopper" is the other).
I hired a cabinetmaker to make a cabinet for this machine, designed it according to my work habits and to accommodate all the goodies that came with the machine. As you can see, it's made of solid cherry wood, set on a base from an old Singer treadle. We got paint mixed at the hardware store to match the machine, and painted the irons.
I like to work with my pins, seam ripper, scissors, and assorted other items on my right, so designed this covered shelf for those things. That way, I can have a thread stand, a cup of tea, etc., on top of the shelf and not crowd them with all the little diddlies that will fall off.
Each of the five drawers is fitted for particular items. Just under the shelf is one fitted for bobbins, needles, feet and miscellaneous accessories.
Under that, one fitted to hold the machine cams, and zippers coiled in the back compartment.
The top drawer on the left side is fitted to hold buttons. It's my favorite drawer.
Middle left holds utilitarian stuff like snaps, hook-and-eyes, rotary cutters and spare blades, specialty pins, etc.
And the bottom drawer has a narrow compartment at right for scissors, point turners, and other long skinny things, and one for seam tape and miscellaneous scissors, bias makers, etc., on the rest.
To facilitate stitching large things, I have an English pub table (so I was told) butted up against the back of the cabinet. When not being used to support very large projects, I have my serger set up on it, behind the sewing machine. I like the way the irons of the table echo the irons of the sewing cabinet.