Thursday, September 17, 2015

Singer 20U33

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  I have an industrial 20U33 that I like to sew on.  It is smooth, strong, and quiet and makes a perfect stitch.  It also has a 9mm zig z...
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Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Singer Auto-Reel

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  This week, I had the pleasure of working on the first model of Touch & Sew made by Singer.  It is a model 600 but the model number...
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Friday, September 04, 2015

Singer 6267

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Yesterday, a friend gifted (cursed?) me with a Singer 6267.  She said it had been in storage for some time and then left in a hot ca...
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Monday, July 27, 2015

Loops or Knots on the Underside of the Fabric

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Another in the series of troubleshooting tips.  Tips are not in order of most common to least common and do not need to be performed in sequ...
Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Ankers Aweigh!

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Ankers Aweigh! In my effort to downsize, I have been culling through my stock of sewing machines with an eye to disposing any that don...
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Friday, July 10, 2015

Signature URR277E :UPDATE

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While trolling through thrift shops in the Harrisburg, PA area, I found a machine that had been eluding me for years.    The Montgomery...
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Friday, April 24, 2015

Orphan Needle Plates

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Today, I need some help.  Over the years, I have acquired hundreds of sewing machines.  Some of them are not worth rehabilitating, so I salv...
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Thursday, April 09, 2015

My Machine Turns Heavily or Jams

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Another in the series of troubleshooting tips.  Tips are not in order of most common to least common and do not need to be performed in sequ...
Saturday, March 28, 2015

My Machine Skips Stitches

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 This is the installment for "Skipping Stitches", one of the most common problems.   Not all steps apply to all machines (if a bob...
Thursday, March 05, 2015

Folded Seams

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I have been having a problem occasionally with seams folding over as they run under the presser foot.  Not all the time, just some of the ti...
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