I restored very similar condition 15K and a 201K earlier in the year to stop me going crazy with covid. I am 65 and a retired nurse with zero mechanical training but got both machines running like a dream. I barely use my £600 Brother machine now because these 2 beauties are SO much less fiddly and unreliable, and so much more powerful when it comes to thick materials and many layers of leather and even sheepskin. Well done for sharing.

Thank you so much for your video. The machine looks like new and you explain so well, thank you again.

Very nice two part video series, I thoroughly enjoyed watching them. I have done the same with some of my wife's machines that we've picked up over the years, however, none of them started out as poorly as the one in the video. In fact, I just finished a deep clean and service of a 15-90 today that I found on ebay that is set up in a big table for free motion sewing on quilts. She also has a New Family Model 12 fiddle base made in 1867, a 1912 66 Redeye Treadle that her Great Great Aunt made a living on for many years, two more 66 Treadles, another 15-90, two 201's, a 319 and a 320, a 99 hand crank, and a 337 that she first learned on in the 1960's as a young child. Other makes include three vintage Wilcox & Gibbs chain stich machines and several modern computerized machines and sergers. When we first got married over 40 years ago she started out with a Viking and after completely wearing two of those early cam machines out I started looking for stuff that was built to last, hence the start of her extensive collection of vintage machines. She used to have a couple of 401's, but once we got the 319 & 320 we ended up giving the 401's away to a couple of people who lost all of their possessions in the California fires a few years ago. I've modified the 319 & 320 to use regular needles, but one of them has a worn / loose cloth timing belt, my next big project...

Thank you! I now believe I can repair mine! I’ll have to pause your videos a lot but hopefully I can save my grandmothers’ machines.

Beautiful job and very well presented. Your voice is calm and nice and makes it easy to understand.

Hard to believe how meticulously these old machines were engineered and machined. Beautiful restoration job - an inspiration to watch. Thank you.

I have just used this video to clean and adjust a singer 15k from 1930. Thank you so much!!

This video is brilliant, perfect to stop and start so you can restore your own 15 machine, hope you do some more detailed tutorials with other models Tony. I think this is the best tutorial singer I've watched. And that tic tic tic sound is pure bliss 😊👍Thankyou for sharing your time and effort with us all. Brilliant

Thank you for very clear instructions. A massive help.

Thank you so much for taking the time to go through the whole restoration. I have a similar machine that used to be my Mother's and I also learned how to sew on it when I was a child. Unfortunately it has been sitting out in a shed in the hot Florida weather for probably about 20 years or more. I really would love to restore it and use it again. Thank you again. - Debbie Coffey-Boyd. They definately don't make them the way they used to any more.

Thank you so much! I recently received my mothers 15K-90 Singer in the original oak cabinet it was bought it in. Made 1949. Scotland. It has not been touched in over 30 years, I am so thankful for all the information you have offered for me to be able to clean it. I was so impressed nothing was locked up on it. So far the wiring looks good. Thanks so much!

Your instructional videos are perfect. The instructions are clear and easy to understand. You walk your viewers exactly through every step in detail. Thank you so much for covering this topic. You have helped me a lot with restoring my antique sewing machine.

I’ve just got myself a 1910 Singer machine which I need to restore. You have made it look so feasible that I can do it. My aim is to make an antique quilt on an antique machine and with your vlogs I now feel I can achieve my goal. Thank you! When I do actually manage to achieve my dream I shall share it with you and your viewers!

Wonderful, couldn't have done it without these videos, very clear, very precise.

Thank you! I am restoring a Singer 15-88 and these videos on the 15K were very helpful!

Thanks a lot for this two videos. Helpful for restoring my own machine !

Many thanks for the detailed tutorial. I believe I have just acquired a 1906 variant, minus its base. Will enjoy bringing it back to life.

Best restoration video !! All that is needed, easy to follow and extremely well explain. Amazingly done 🙂

I just bought a Singer 15 from 1934 and while its working great - its so dirty! but with your video's I will have the confidence to properly clean it and put it back together (I have experience, just not with this model!). Thank you so so much!

Absolutely fantastic video with a restful soundtrack and a very calming voice that made it by far the most enjoyable video on TLC for the 15k sewing machine I’m likely to ever need! Thank you SO much! I’m now off to explore your other videos as I have a loft full of vintage machines and somewhat lost my ‘can do’ confidence after a break of many years in cleaning them up and taking them apart. But first I’m armed with the guidance I needed to tackle my newly acquired 15k! 😊😊😊😊

Absolutely fantastic. You have inspired me to buy a neglected vintage 201k and have a go at restoring it. Your instructions are clear and concise. Fabulous!!!

This is mesmerizing! I saw this and thought, “I could never do all this!” However, I just bought one! We shall see, how brave I get after I receive it! This is a real treasure! If I never do it myself, I am glad I watched it to know my new machine!

This was a wonderful video. The filming was clear and the commentary perfect. Thank you!

Best sewing machine videos, parts 1 & 2. Totally fascinating and well done. Thank you!

Thank you so much, I'm cleaning one now, so helpful.

This was very helpful and now I'm not as scared to purchase a used oldschool Singer machine that looks like its seen better days

Thanks for Posting this Video! Good Job! God Bless you! Greetings&Best Wishes from Germany !

Thank you for sharing this video, it's very informative and useful.

What a blessing your video has been!! Thank you so much! I have just watched a man from India completely destroy an old hand-crank singer and used a wire brush, solvent, and the absolute worst paint job I have ever seen done. Then he put black spray paint on it and cheap decals. AGHHHHH!!! Then there was your precious video and my faith was restored by watching a true professional. Bless your heart and thank you so much. Great Job.

Thank you SO much for this. I have a class 15 Japanese clone and have been searching for weeks for a guide to replace the tension assembly. THANK YOU!!!

I loved watching the restoration. Those old machines are so pretty.

Absolutely fab, what an amazing man you are to share your talents with us, thankyou so much xx

I have really enjoyed seeing this old beauty restored. What a great video. Thanks for the detail. Most of what you've shown applies to most of the vintage Singers I've seen. I'm so glad to see how well she sews! I find myself turning into a vintage sewing machine geek! Can't wait to score one of these and hopefully work some magic too! I hope you do more of these videos!!

I've got a 1916 Singer 115 that runs, and 1925 15 that doesn't. Watching this makes me brave enough to tackle the 15 and get her cleaned up. Even if I don't have a power source, or know what her original power source was... but thank you for this really clear video series!

Thank you so much for this step by step video. Now I can keep my wife and mother-in-law happy when problems appear with their vintage machines.

Thank you for posting this video. I've used it to restore a mucky second hand 15k to a beautiful, working machine. Now I have to tackle the treadle table and get a belt for the wheel....the old machines are the best!

Thank you for making this video!😍

Thank you for these 2 great videos. I think all of the vintage machine restorers on KZfaq will be learning from you.

Thanks so much for this. I’ve spent hours over the past few years researching how to do this, then stalled and forgot it all! Not only have you reminded me with your videos, but also encouraged me again (I’d got a bit frit in the meantime!). It is ‘doable’ 😄

Bobbin winder assembly starts @ 4:23 Thanks ever so much! You did an excellent job. 🙏

This old lady has been beautifully restored! I found this 2 part series extremely helpful particularly (as I'm also UK based) your recommendations for cleaning products. Useful tips too about kneeling pads, trays and old t-shirts! I find the pace just right and your filming from lighting to camera angles and voice over is excellent. I look forward to any future videos and will be checking out all your others.

0:28 bobbin raise 2:10 waxing 4:24 bobbin winding assembly 8:30 tension assembly 11:15 belt guard & handwheel 12:55 back cover plate 13:05 take up leaver 13:50 pressure foot lift leaver 14:09 stitch length leaver 14:25 bobbin winding tension guide 14:55 feed dogs 15:59 pressure bar 16:32 face plate 17:07 bobbin case & cover plate 17:33 thread cutter 17:55 needle bar thread guide 18:03 needle clamp 18:20 pressure foot 18:45 spill pin

Very nicely done videos. To the point, no excess beating of the gums, nothing skipped over. Much appreciated as I have an old one on the way and will want to give it some TLC before putting it in service. Thanks so much!

Very well done! I thoroughly enjoyed watching this beauty come back to life. I was recently gifted a 1932 Singer and I hope to restore it as well as you have done. I had no idea how to start the process and this video has helped me tremendously. Thank you so much for sharing your talent.

Thank you for making this video! Really mesmerising in a lovely calm way! I am about to service a Singer 15 and so this has been immensely helpful, thanks again! :)

What a great job !!!!

Thank you so much 💞 .

Thank you so much.

Impressive. The relaxing music is an added bonus.

Awesome! I just bought a 1949 treadle machine that was siezed. I applied liquid wrench to unseize it and needed direction to as to how to disassemble, clean and reassemble. These videos are very helpful!

Wow! This was amazing to watch, just amazing. Thank you for such incredible details and video captures. Incredibly informative.

Lovely

Fantastic information

Thank you so much for this detailed video. I feel confident now to restore my mom’s 1948 15K.

Great video.

Thank you for your patient and detailed videos! I have the same series of machine and am working on it using your videos. So far so good!

Thank you very much for showing this video. Until yesterday, I believed that all Central bobbin shuttles placed vertical to the side of the needle would be a machine with a needle threaded left to right. I think most of the many machines that uses this system got it this way. But this Singer 15-91 have is treaded right to left, and the hook points to the other side. It have made me wonder, if other manufacturers using this type of shuttle hook also made machines threaded right to left.

Fantastic clear and straightforward restoration of a great machine, first class job with excellent information.

Terrific. I am going to attempt a renovation of a very old, very miserable-looking German hand-crank machine, taking a photo of every disassembling step. Already bought the materials you recommend - thank goodness I could find them on the German Amazon. But first to another 222K foot pedal with those darned wire rings!

I love it ❤

This was such a nice video to watch (both parts!) and was great to introduce me to a vintage sewing machine - I just bought the most beautiful Frister & Rossman 1920s machine and want to clean it and this was super helpful. (And I’ve been too long in the south so hearing your accent was lovely :D)

Really enjoyed seeing this beauty restored. I don’t think I’ve seen that particular decal set before. The decal set I have on mine is silver. Either that or all the gold has been worn away! Thank you for sharing...

Excellent video and beautiful machine. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks so much. Fantastic. Really enjoyed these videos. The beauties back to their original stare is just wonderful to see. 😄🇦🇺

Thank you for being so thorough

Brilliant. Very helpful.

Best restoration video I've seen yet!!!!!

Great job explaining how to restore a vintage machine! Thank you so much for the detailed help!

Well done! Thanks for sharing!

Absolutely brilliant video and sooo helpful.

Nice video you have here ! I'm your newbie subscriber from the Phil's. I'm trying to restore my Singer showing machine and this machine you're working on the video is the closest I've found similar to mine, except its thread tensioner is in front ... Thank you, this video will be good reference in restoring my own sewing machine . More power to your channel !

Great videos (Part 1 and Part 2). Thanks for putting this together.

Thank you...I have a 1927 Free Westinghouse that I would like to restore. This video is very helpful

What a gem of a video thank you very much so useful !

Yo You're amazing. Thank you so much for this

Wonderful 2-part video! I don't have a model 15, but I have a 1948 201, a 1930 model 99, a 1920 model 66, an 1895 model 27 treadle, and a 1917 Western Electric. I have three machines cleaned up (the 99 was my first one, followed by the 201, then the 66), and I pieced a quilt on the 99, in addition to sewing a couple of other projects. Love it! I've sewn a little with the 201. I most recently finished the 66, and tested it, but haven't sew a project yet. It performs well too. I'm just about to clean up the treadle machine. I've watched several of your videos, and they are all very informative. I had to laugh when, at the end of the one on buying a vintage machine, you said, "Just know that your first vintage machine will likely not be your last." So true...for me, anyway. I've watched other people's videos, and some are good, and others are terrible. Yours are among the best. Thank you. I plan to refer to your video on sizing and installing the treacle belt. Your tip on using a rubber band to hold the machine hinges up is great. I wish I had seen it before I put my 99 back in its cabinet. Take care. Renita G.

Great videos on this. I just had a friend ask me to restore the same machine for him. I’ve worked on 15-91’s before so I was familiar with most of it. The one I got was just as dirty. I hope it turns out is nice. Take care

Cheers fella, I'm just venturing into the singer 15's very helpful post. Regards Mananddogz 👍

Amazing 💖 thanks for sharing

Very good restoration. You did a wonderful job. I really enjoyed the video. I have a couple machines that need some TLC and you information will be very helpful.

This is brilliant!!! Extremely helpful and enjoyable to watch! You get right on with it! I've just acquired a 1906 28K, which works okay, but the tension spring is not right, and the stop motion knob on the hand wheel is frozen solid. After watching this, I think I might be brave enough to try to repair those two issues myself! Wish you had on on restoring a 28K hand crank model, so I could be sure!! But this is a great help! Thank you so much!

Jolly good show old boy! The calm presentation and the clearest of explanations made this 2 pt. series one of the most enjoyable viewing experiences I've seen in a while on this subject. The stunning beauty and what appears to be a relatively simple and no frills model really combine to really draw the viewer in as if he, or she were doing it themselves. Very high connectivity component and I thoroughly like what you've done here mate. From across the pond - A kindred spirit on sewing machine restoration. Mike Kirwan - Kenmore, WA

Excellent job!!!!! Thank you so much!

Perfect timing for help with my 15-30!! Excellent information and detail. Thank you! I have subscribed and will be following. You have given me the confidence to move forward!

Very interesting i like the video

Dame it man!. I love you. Best restore video ever. I am going to start on one I just bought to remember my mom by.

Well done.

Good job!

Très beau travail et très bien expliqué. Bravo et merci

amazin restoration!!! great job my friend!!

Thanks I especially liked learning about using gojo without pumice for cleaning the machine. Looks more effective than kerosine (parrifin) alone

I love this so much

Thanks for this video! Just finished restoring a 15-91 potted motor machine. The one thing I wish I knew how to do is remove the shaft that connects to the bobbin hook assembly. The machine is not mine, so I did not want to force it and break it.

Me gusta 😍😅😍❤️😊😊😍😅😍❤️😊😍😍😅 la esplicacion visual aunque muy lentamente que no importa que esté en inglés ejp el regulador del tirahilo que me regalaron una que Iván a botar porque estaba oxidada y pegada la limpie y la despegue y haora la boy a ensamblar viendo repetidas veces el vídeo para que me ayude y ante todo pintarla de blanco con espray y ponerla a funcionar y comprarle el motor la correa y el pedal Saludos en donde quiera que estén amigos hermanos paisanos de nuestro terruño inolvidable Venezuela para el mundo muchas gracias por su ayuda es muy gratificante la esplicacion Chao

This is great--it will help me with my 1906 Model 27--that is, IF I can get all the screws and bolts unfrozen!

Wish I watched this first, as 7:15 minutes on would have saved me 20 minutes of problem solving. Oh well, bobbin winder works. Thank you.

thankyou, i have a 1940 treadle machine im going to try to restore with the help of this video

Love this video restoring this old lady. However, I have a question regarding the rusted bobbin case. However did you restore that bobbin case to such a pristine condition? Thank You and do keep the videos coming.

I have a Universal sewing machine, it’s probably from the late 40s, it has a motor that has a belt and light, I wanted to preserve the decals but it’s so rusted everywhere. Found a compatible power cord on amazon (we’ll see how that works). Got it off Facebook market for $25 from this old couple. I would love to have it working again

thank yuo, repair....!!!