Advice on sewing machines? {Also present pictures!}

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then the second time he came he said they had stopped making spare parts for it - so now I have to wind the bobbins by hand which is a pain.

The bobbin winders on most old Singers are just friction wheels and rarely go wrong. What happened to yours? Could be easily fixable.
Dom

[Mo]

Not sure what happened except that it didn't wind. When he serviced it the first time he commented that it still worked and said a lot didn't. Not sure which of the assorted attachments I never use it is.

Would the serial number be F 7606281

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Mo,
That serial No is a Singer 66K made between January & June 1917 at the Kilbowie factory, Clydebank in Scotland.
Even the whole bobbin winder assemblies aren't that hard to come by on fleabay.
Dom

[p.penn]

F7669538

Ahhhh, haven't looked at my singer for years - its so lovely

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Ahhhh, haven't looked at my singer for years - its so lovely

It's a Singer 99k, The little sister to Mo's 66K, also made between January & June 1917 at Kilbowie, Scotland. The 99k was a three quarter sized 66K made to be more portable
Dom

[LisaB]

Ahh Perchy your sewing machine is lovely!!

And thank you so much for commenting on the JL machine, Helen. I think it does sound good enough to do what I want it to do, don't want to do anything too complicated at the moment. Think I will order that one and in the mean time I'll keep my eye out for Singers in charity shops and online. Do you think anyone would sell one at a carboot sale? My dad goes to one every few weeks, might be worth me tagging along next time :)

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We got one of our old Singers at a car boot sale.
Dom

[LisaB]

We got one of our old Singers at a car boot sale.
Dom

Oh yes you did say! Sorry, somethings just go in one ear (eye? ) and out the other

Will have a look next time

[julie62]

I've got an old singer too Lisa (like Doms) - it works perfectly and is beautiful as well (I think it is anyway) - just be aware they're blooming heavy so you wont want to be lumping it around a lot.

[LisaB]

I've got an old singer too Lisa (like Doms) - it works perfectly and is beautiful as well (I think it is anyway) - just be aware they're blooming heavy so you wont want to be lumping it around a lot.

Thanks Julie,
I'm going to probably buy the one from John Lewis for now, as I have the strength of a peanut so I'll need one I can move around on my own anyway, and will just keep my eye out for a Singer going cheap close by they are beautiful machines!

[Mo]

well I certainly wouldn't cart mine around - it's a treadle machine, like a piece of furniture.

[p.penn]

Thanks for the info Dom - sorry, I thought I had already posted a thank you but it has vanished!

Awww 1917 - nearly 100 years old now.

[Spreckly]

By coincidence yesterday my neighbour called me round to see a costume she is making for her daughter's dance troup. She has sewn it on her Janome, and I must say, I was hugely impressed. So many different embroiudery patterns, and the machine is very compact. However, it is around twenty plus years old.


Mo - nearly fifty years since I got the Singer man to overhaul my machine. He more or less said it was no good, couldn't do anything for it, etc., and I needed a new one. I am still using it, as I have said early on this thread, but recently I have taken it to a sewing machine repair shop locally and they serviced it, and it is still good to use.

[LisaB]

Well I bit the bullet and bought a sewing machine. I did want the JL one but our closest shop is quite a while away and didn't want the hassle of sending it back and waiting for a replacement if anything was wrong.
I instead bought a beldray one for now, just to get used to things and will replace it when a better one comes a long.

one thing I'm having a problem with though, when i'm sewing I keep getting gaps where it's just not sewn to the material at all for 4-7 stiches. Am I doing something wrong? Have tried all sorts but I can't figure it out and there's nothing in the booklet about it

[LisaB]

Never mind - I'm just going to take it back.
Don't like how it works at all and just doesn't seem to go smoothly like the ones I've used in the passed - the foot pedal is also rubbish.

Guess its one of them "you get one you pay for" sort of things.

Will try and find another.