These are great pointers. Thank you for sharing your knowledge in the comments here.

Thank you love these tips!

I'm glad to hear it was of use.

I hope you do!

Nice, it sounds like you've got a great collection.

Yeah, they seem to be more and more of a rare thing. It's up to us to learn to care for them.

Huge congratulations on the weight loss! I've sewn since I was a child, starting with my doll clothes and in junior high I started with my own clothes. I was starting on my second project in 9th grade home economics before anyone else completed their first project. My first one ended up on the bulletin board in the hallway. It had long sleeves and a zipper in the back, and lace down the sleeves. The second project was a skirt that had inverted pleats, waistband and side zipper. I got 💯 on both. It's a good thing, because I still can't cook a decent meal!

Congratulations on the weight loss that’s amazing. I bet you love Sewing now and redoing that mannequin. I wish we would’ve seen that a video on that. I’m thinking about going out trying one of these machines and seeing how hard or easy it would be.

Thank you for sharing your store. I'm glad to hear you're continuing to create for yourself and may you make plenty more.

Very informative and entertaining.😊

Congrats on the weight loss. Enjoy sewing your new wardrobe!

It happens when we're not looking :)

That makes a lot of sense. I imagine she may also be good at dancing :)

I sewn my prom dresses and other things on treadle machine. Great machine. I have an older kenmore I see on that one Can’t beat the machine Better then the newer ones

Nice. These machines really are trusty!

Ah yes, the amount of times I've sewn things inside out :) Thanks for sharing your story and I'm glad to hear you still have your machine.

You are kind. Thank you for watching what I put out there!

Mensch?

Oh nice. Sounds like a quality machine and I hope it gets plenty more life!

Thank you for your kind words. Indeed I plan to get many years out of this machine!

Good on you and thanks for watching.

Oh wow, that sounds like a lovely collection you have there. That's awesome! Thanks for sharing.

Oh nice, hopefully he gets another whole lifetime out of it.

Thank you for sharing a bit about yourself and your machines. It's great to get to hear from the folks, like yourself, watching my videos.

Nice!

Thank you for the kind words and thanks for watching.

Oh nice, the mechanical aspects of the machine are fascinating indeed.

Ha! What's the chances of that. I look forward to getting plenty of use out of it.

Oh wow, now we're getting close to museum territory :) haha. Sounds like a lovely collection.

@@CorneliusQuiring HAHA! No, none of them are museum quality, other than in the museum of my home. I just love having them around me.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with myself and others in the comments here. 🙏🏻

Indeed. Less is more. I may donate it one day indeed.

Indeed, surprisingly simple very useful.

That's awesome.

@CorneliusQuiring She was the only owner & I'm the 2nd. I have all the attachments. Some of them are so helpful others, not so much . They made a zigzag attachment, but it's in the not so much class. Lol

Good on you. It's quite easy to do and can save a bunch over the years.

I imagine you should be able to fix it. Thanks for sharing.

I'm glad to hear you're bring old machines back to life.

I had a 1945 Pfaff that I sold to get a brand new computerized brother... I loved that machine but only lasted a few years, then I had problems with the sensors, plastic pieces broken that needed replacement, tension problems, needed to download new firmware... so on and so forth. It feels like giving up your wife of 50 years for a 20 y/old gf and then she dumping you and you miss the wife.... I miss my old Pfaff, it even had the mechanism to work without electricity 😢

Oh nice. Hopefully you get it purring and get plenty of use out of it.

I got one of those as my main machine too :)

It truly is amazing how long these machines can keep chugging along indeed!

Oh nice, good on you for figuring out how to fix the timing issues on your machine.

Oh nice, it sounds like it's served you well over the years!

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Oh nice, that's awesome that she gave you her old machine. Happy sewing.

As long as you have a machine now, that works, that's great :)

Oh nice, sounds like a lovely machine and hopefully you find the parts you need.

Indeed!

Hopefully it gets some use one day :)

Oh nice. I have full faith you can figure it out and get it running real nice again. You got this!

Nice! Enviando amor de volta do Canadá.

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I'm glad to hear it. Thanks for watching this one as well.

It sounds like you've got a couple beauties there!

Plenty of life indeed.

Oh nice, it sounds like you have a quality machine! Good on you for giving it new life.

It's difficult to leave them behind, isn't it? I'm constantly seeing machines in my local thrift store and each one of them seems like it'd be worth the save :)

Thank you for sharing a bit about yourself and your family.

haha. Okay, maybe just get one more :) It sounds like you've got a lovely collection!

That's awesome! Good on you!

It's you machine and so I say do with it as you please! Making objects our own is the best way to ensure we put the time and effort into get the most out of them :)

Oh very cool, those sounds like 2 lovely machines.

Oh nice, sounds like a quality sturdy machine!

Indeed, may you find one sooner rather than later!

Nice!

Nice, I hope you do.

Oh nice, it sounds like you have a couple quality machines. It's nice to see you in the comments again. I hope you're well.

@CorneliusQuiring I am doing great! Not sewing as much as I have kids in my life now, but living in New Brunswick. Made a ball cap recently with a properfit pattern and used my cricut to make cardstock pattern pieces.

They are great machines with little plastic in them. Clean it up and go sew!

That's awesome!

That sounds like you've got a great bit of kit! Service is quite straightforward.

Oh nice. Well hopefully you get it back to working just so and thank you.

Thank you and it sounds like you've got some great machines.

I hope you get it running.

Sounds like you've got a couple good ones!

I'm glad to hear it.

Oh nice, hopefully you are able to find one.

I just did a quick Google. She seems really cool.

Vintage Berninas are a delight to revive! I"ve unceased and own a 1943 model 117 (which is great for patchwork), a 1954 Record 530 a 196something model 700 and a 1972 Record 830. Still on my must have list are the Record 730 and Record 930 (and I wouldn't mind a model 121 either...) Along the journey of reviving those machines I learned something very important that isn't mentioned in this video: open the motor compartment and check the carbon brushes and capacitor first before plugging it in. (This is especially important with the older vintage models. I probably wouldn't have done that either with the particular Singer in this video TBH...) There can also be a huge build up of dust there that might interfere with the electric current and cause a short circuit. So first check motor, then plug it in. I didn't do that for my Record 830 and just a few seconds after I plugged it in the capacitor blew and smoke came out of the motor compartment. I immediately unplugged it. I unceased it, and then took it to my authorized dealer (to have him sort out the motor issue, and it had some issues with the decorative stitches too.) The technician told me I had the right reflex to unplug it immediately. Chances are that if I would have engaged the pedal after the capacitor blew, the motor would have been lost forever... So I dodged a bullet there. It sews like a dream and is my go to machine for most of my sewing projects. For the other Berninas I own, it was just a matter of unceasing them, letting them sit with a drop of fresh oil for a few days and that was it: none of them needed to be brought to my dealer.

Oh wow, that's quite the collection you have there!

@bartellinomathis5161 Thank you for adding the additional knowledge down in the comments here.

And thank you for watching!

I personally find it's best to taper on each side of the leg to keep them consistent. However, if you have a wide stance, maybe taper more on the inside and vice versa.

Thank you for adding your knowledge to the video here. It is greatly appreciated.

Thank you. It's also engraved with the date Oct. 28 1903 on the inside. :)

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Wow! It must be good if it's still kicking after 25 years of no service!

@CorneliusQuiring I'm guessing it's just dumb luck on my part combined with only minor occasional use. It's some no-name brand machine from a high street store I got for Christmas when I was 13!

Oh interesting. That make it easy!

@@CorneliusQuiring I assume that it has something to do with modern synthetic oils not being as likely to dry out. Or maybe they just don't expect the machine to live very long.... hmmm.

I got lucky last year, went to our local tip to get rid of trash and there sitting on the wall next to the sign was a sewing machine box, with the machine, it’s a singer not sure of the year but it could be 70’s 80’s as it had its own box bag just needs a new zipper for that and a new strap, back in the day the machine would come with its own bag, not sure of the machine, one part is cracked so now that I know of that sewing machine company I might now have a chance at fixing it after all. Not that I need another machine but if I can get it fixed it would be great for a teenager who wants to make his/her own clothes.

Perhaps one day :)

I don't have any serger videos at the moment, but perhaps in the future.

Nice, I hope you get one eventually!

Thank you, you're kind :)

Nice, I hope you get plenty of use out of them.

Hopefully you get it working again.

Yes, you can definitely take it off. You'll just need to go a few steps further than I did.

@@CorneliusQuiring Thank You - I'll try that!

That's a fair point.

Watching my videos is plenty of support :)

If it's for business, a serger is a great investment and should pay for itself in time saved. A quality used one can be bought for a couple hundred bucks. In general, these basic machines are readily available and for a cheap price. I'm not sure how to go about doing a quadruple stitch. That's something new to me. Thank you for the kind words.

@@CorneliusQuiring You rock! Thanks for the fast reply (and recommendation). LOL.... not using the right sewing term when I said quadruple stitched. That translates to four single stitches for hem, is what I meant. As you can imagine, on a huge theatrical backdrop, that takes a real long time. BTW.... you taught me some really cool hems in another video. I can do enough sewing to get it done, but with as much that I am doing any more for the business I am really trying to learn more and also truly educate myself on many levels. Thanks for be nice to a newbie (LOL). In regard to a serger machine, that seemed like the logical route. I just needed some guidance (and permission to spend). I will probably be looking at a Juki, but if you have other recommendations I'd love to hear about those as well (same with content). Thanks again for being so accessible here. I appreciate you!

That sounds like quite the collection!

@@CorneliusQuiring I know, and that's only since mid April 😂 It's getting out of hand 😁

Indeed :)

I have not used that stuff before so I can't confidently answer that.

It'd be wonderful if it got new life.

Thank you and thanks for the tips :)

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Oh interesting, an air switch control is new to me. I would need to see it in person to know what's wrong with it. What I do suggest is that a lot of these older machines come with a repair/parts manual so perhaps you could find one of those and get the parts you need.

It sounds like that is simply a timing issue and should be quite solvable. I suggest looking for videos on KZfaq here. There's all kind of videos on the topic.

@@CorneliusQuiring thank-you, I’ll give it a go. Hate the thought of something fixable ending up in a landfill

The timing can definitely be fixed. I don't have knowledge on the specifics but i imagine there might be a KZfaq video about it.

Thank you for the suggestion.

That's unfortunate. Hopefully you can get the button fixed as well.

ha! Perhaps you're the true kinfolk of this machine :)

That's an interesting machine to have!