You're adorable Swap places. . ...sofa/sewing machine, and you'll enjoy sewing much more 😉👍🏼 ❤❤❤❤

I've got some treadling tips for you that I hope can help - if you haven't picked them all up already. Practice to start with so that the handwheel clutch is disengaged (like you'd do for bobbin winding), the presser foot is up and there's no thread or needle in the machine. Have your right foot forward on the treadle pedal (and only push forward with it, that is - away from you) and your left foot towards the back of the treadle pedal (and only push back on the pedal with that foot). You can swap feet whenever you like but the foot to the front pushes forward only and the foot to the back pushes back only. It's a bit like pedalling on a bike in that only one foot pushes down at a time while the other has a little rest. When you stop your feet should stay put - at least one of them so the inertia in the machine doesn't keep moving the machine and pedal. Often as not it wheel "roll" backwards just to spite you. :-) Learn to treadle s-l-o-w-l-y so you can figure out where the "dead spots" are on the treadle pedal. You might be lucky and have two but if you're like me you have three (pedal all the way forward, dead level and all the way back). You don't want to stop at those spots because if you do then you need to use your hand on the handwheel to get it going again and it's just harder to get it going again. When you do need to use your hand on the handwheel to start grab it firmly and pull towards you with a bit of vigour. "Stroking" the handwheel is a bit too gentle to efficiently overcome the inertia in the machine. Your handwheel should only ever come towards you (even for reverse if a machine has it - machines don't "wind backwards" to stitch in reverse). If when you stop your right foot was pushing forward then when you start again if you carry on with the right foot pushing forward the machine wheel will turn the same it was going when you stopped. It's the same principle if you were pushing backwards with your left foot. Play around with it and observe what happens to the direction the handwheel turns when you stop and then re-start treadling. You'll soon see what I mean if I haven't explained it well. With practice (and going slow to start with) you'll get the hang of starting up after stopping with the handwheel always coming forward. The moment you see it going the wrong way when you start up again you know you've recommenced treadling with the "wrong foot". Swap to pushing with the other foot immediately and it will go in the right direction again. After you've got the hang of this engage the clutch again so you can get used to it with the "heavier foot" required to move the whole mechanism of the machine. When you can stop and start pretty much at will (and use your hand on the wheel to do a "decisive stop" when you need to) and always (nearly always) start in the right direction you're ready to put a needle in the machine and practice sewing on paper. Once you're able to stop and start where and when you want (hint - slow the treadle down as you make the approach to anywhere you want to stop) and guide the paper around corners and curves adjusting the speed as needed with your feet to suit the path you're navigating then you thread her up with a new needle, grab your fabric and sew like a pro! For any precise sewing it is not cheating to just manually turn the handwheel. Nor is it cheating, if you have a hand-crank on the machine as well, to use that when and where it suits you. Treadling is great for fast sewing and long seams but that doesn't mean you're obliged to use it exclusively before you can call yourself a treadler. :-) Finally - thread nests under the throat plate are often caused by incorrect threading (eg the thread is not fully between the tension discs, not properly going through all the guides or checkspring) or the handwheel going backwards. If ever you get those loops or nests in random places on a seam rather than all the way along when you haven't even changed the tension on the machine check those two things first.

And that cabinet is awesome, Too

That was so enjoyable, watching you struggle and then get the hang of it and getting excited. Good luck with your channel.

I have a Singer 115 in original cabinet. I struggle with it going into reverse on me. But I love it and am determined to get the hang of it. Your machine is in pristine condition! Just beautiful!! Thank you so much for this video.

Thank you I have one of these in the shed that I have not got round to trying. Let’s hope I have as much luck as you well done for persevering

That is a gorgous Singer 15. The Sphinx decals look close to immaculate! And she sews beautifully :D The only thing I'd suggest with the tension, these old ladies like you to hold the threads to the back when you start sewing a seam. It stops the threads getting pulled into the bobbin area. She really is beautiful. 😀 Thanks for sharing

incredible machine!

you are a scientist for sure! good job teaching you self how to use the machine! try to use a threading tool for the needle. I've seen some use both feet to treadle. may save just one leg from getting tired. Not many know that the bobbin tension can be adjusted as well as the upper! I'm in the middle of reconditioning a 1927 singer 66 myself and also have a treadle that I will use for it. (not as fancy as yours though!)

Just learning to use my husband’s great grandmother’s 1908 treadle. Watching you was so fun… like a replay of myself 😂 curious are you still using it at all. ❤

Love it❤

Nice machine I love it 😊 is it around 100 pounds? Thanks I love your clothing in the video.

You did a great job. It will take a little while for you to get to know each other. You will be making garments on it in no time!

always barefeet sewing girl