#vintage sewing machine

[kvroii-arts]

Antique sewing machine and vintage-style sewing kit.

[badassindistress]

Not Shure that counts course not a garment. But recently I purchased a still functioning Pfaff K from 1909. And I haven't told enough people about her yet 🥺

Hope things get better soon 🧡

Oh she's beautiful! A treadle and handcrank with transverse shuttle! And such a beautiful cap too? And the lovely roses?

The fact that its still functioning is amazing! You definitely should tell everyone about this treasure, thank you so much for showing me!

[tru-makes-quilts]

I know that painting sewing machine cabinets is extremely controversial. I brought this baby to an antique dealer/restoration guy who suggested doing so to me unprompted. Restoring it would have cost thousands, and treadle machines just aren’t particularly rare or valuable enough to make it worth it. My guy tightened things up, patched some cracks, and told me to pick a nice color. I bought new drawer pulls that honor the teardrop style of the originals. I preserved the decal on the front of the coffin.

(Please excuse the crappy hallway lighting in the after photos.)

The next step will be sanding and repainting the frame and treadle itself.

[wandaluvstacos]

I hath acquired a treadle machine! Not the cheapest one either, but the table was fully refurbished with carvings in perfect condition, and I'm more interested in rehabbing a machine than I am a table. The machine also has lotus decals, which are pretty rare in the US, at least from what I've seen thus far. Unfortunately they aren't great on the bed, but they're at least in tact on the machine itself. Much of everything is hidden under many years of varnish.

However, she rotates still-- just VERY dry, and the belt's too big and will have to be adjusted. The coolest thing is that the seller had the original manual, as well as the original bill of sale in 1907. This cabinet and machine would have cost $35-$45 in 1907.

She was commissioned in January of 1905, making her my oldest machine as of right now. For now, she's going to live at my parents' house, and I'll work on her whenever I'm over there. I was able to convince my mother to keep it because she can still use it as a table, as the people I bought it from did. At least with this one I don't have to mess around with a motor or rewiring.

[ochipi]

I’m doing a thing… don’t know if it will work

[hervey-gervey-chip]

SEWING TUMBLR HELP ME

so i just bought a singer heavy duty 6700c after borrowing my friends' for a week- over the past year or two i've gotten really good at hand sewing because i have a hand-me-down singer that needs to be taken in to get fixed after every project because it hates me. turns out its so much EASIER with a WORKING MACHINE, so the day i returned it to my friend, i went out and bought one for myself. anyway, it's already fucking my shit up- i broke 3 needles over the course of a single 12 inch seam in denim (yes i had a denim needle in, yes i adjusted the feeder foot pressure, yes i tried adjusting the tension) AND ITS SOLD AS HEAVY DUTY wtf. it's well within its warranty and i'm pretty sure the return window hasn't passed (it's been less than a month) so i have half a mind to do that... BUT I NEED A REPLACEMENT OR I'LL GO CRAZY

i'm tired of searching on google because everything is an ad - i'm super open to vintage machines because of the planned obsolescence of, like, everything made in the past 20 years (in addition to the inability make sense of doing maintenance on it myself and the clear inferiority of manufacturing practices)

i have no idea where to start please help

[averixus]

I got this ~1950s mini sewing machine when someone was giving it away locally, so I've started restoring it. This is before...

There was live woodworm eating into the wood panels, the paint was flaking off, and there were rust spots on the exposed metal. The mechanism was actually in decent working order though.

I started with the wood. For the base I just ordered a piece of plywood cut to the right size, because I don't have a table saw to easily cut down big panels.

For the table, I laser-cut layers of 2mm plywood in slightly different sizes to create the right profile in the sides of the slot. Here it is before and after sanding the edges to nice curves.

Today I got started on the metalwork. First, dissassembling everything. It was scary but I took lots of pictures to keep track of how everything goes back together, so I can hopefully retrace my steps later.

The hardest part was removing the hand-crank wheel. It was really tightly wedged and I ended up having to hammer the metal in the centre of the wheel to release it. 😬

But it all came apart with no damage eventually.

Today I stripped off the flaking paint. Just many rounds of applying paint stripper, waiting, scrubbing, and repeating. Eventually got it all cleared off though.

Next will be cleaning all the other parts of rust, and then repainting. I won't be able to exactly match the old colour so I'm thinking I might do something totally different, but I haven't decided yet.

[cedigcrafts]

Getting set up for a day of sewing!

Today I am getting the machine stitching done on the skirt and apron for my Halloween costume, after spending yesterday cutting out, pinning and hand sewing the bits that needed hand stitching (the fiddly awkward bits that a modern machines could do, but not this old gal!)

I don't have a modern sewing machine because I don't have the space for one, due to the two antique ones I already have but when we move house and I *hopefully* have a room I can dedicate to crafts, I will get one with all the modern bells and whistles!

This machine belonged to my Nain (Dad's Mum). I'm not sure when she got it, but it was made in the mid 1920s and still works! My Nain used it very often beacuse it was so reliable, and I've used it a few times since I got it. My hope is that I can keep it working as well and pass on to the next generation of stitchers!

[wacky-internet-rollercoaster]

Shot in the dark we're trying to find a manual online for the JCPenney 6050 sewing machine and struggling. Anyone have any info? We can barely find proof that it exists lol

[serendipitouscrafts]

I just saw this video about someone buying a vintage Elna on Instagram, showing off some features.

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My Elna is about 15 years newer than this one. I think it is from the late 60s if I recall correctly, but I noticed the latch cut out was the same shape!

Let’s see if they fit together!

Behold!

Will I ever use it like this? Maybe, maybe not.

But it is a very cool feature!

[kvroii-arts]

And here is my 1950s Singer sewing machine. This is also an old photo, but she was missing her bobbin, although I think she had nearly everything else. Like the others in my collection, she is a hand crank sewing machine.

[dailyfarts]

I drew this entirely on my iPad using the free brushed by Truegrit texture supply. There are some mistakes because I was not able to follow my process of creating shaped and adding textures and lines but this was extremely fulfilling. It is also my fastest digital illustration yet! I will be creating a few more pieces around sewing machines. This was made for the Make Art That Sells Challenge where I can win a 8 weeks Children's Illustration course. I love the MATS platform, and I hope to be a part of it.

[kieraoonadiy]

If you're into vintage sewing machines, or just want to know how to use a non-electric one, this may be the video for you

[wandaluvstacos]

I thought I took a pic of the needle assembly before I cleaned it but I had not, lol. Anyway, here it is cleaned up.

and with her face on:

this means she's pretty clean throughout. The biggest obstacle now is the motor, which currently has parts soaking in kerosene to remove all the grease. The soldering may take a while; I don't think I should do it at my place where I have no garage/basement/work bench, so it'll have to happen when I'm at my parents' house, maybe with my dad's supervision so I don't burn my fingers off lol

[ochipi]

I got my vintage sewing machine to work!

I’m so happy !!

[tru-makes-quilts]

Ta-da! So, the machine was not a Singer like the email originally said, but a Royal St. John. This girl is old: 1880s. Perhaps not as streamlined as a Singer, but I think the monogram crest is quite elegant.

She’s very dirty and in rough shape. Lots of stains, scratches, and chips on the veneer of the cabinet. My priority is going to be cleaning her up and strengthening the places where the wood is rickety. Longer term I’d like to repaint the treadle frame and see if I can get her working.

I just couldn’t say no to this offer! It will be my pleasure and honor to be the caretaker of this piece of history.