Do not sew on sequin! Even if you have the right needle. The best advice i got was when using sequin fabric lay the pattern pieces on the fabric use a long hand stitch to mark the seam. Once you do that, remove all the sequin from the seam so that it's easier to sew the two pieces together and reduce bulk. I usually save the sequin i took off the seam to hand sew them onto areas around the seam that need to be filled in. This has saved my computerized brother machine and many needles.

My baby is a 1948 Featherweight. She's a simple, straight stitch only, steady beauty. Has never let me down since I purchased her over 15 years ago. I do all my own maintenance/service on her. I also have her younger centennial sister from 1951. 💖💖

Love my Sears Kenmore from 1972 because it is metal, which to me means sturdy. I recently bought a computerized Brother. Nice that its light, but that's the plastic of today's machines. 😉

We (as a family) are addicted to the Singer brand. 😇 I inherited most of them. The oldest is a - working - vintage machine with foot rocker. I use it for thicker materials to get a nice straight stitch as the machine takes it without complaining or constantly breaking thread. It is a more "modern" version as it has already a zig-zag stitch (chosen with a lever switch). I can personally decide on the speed, so that is another bonus on several projects. Next up are 3 mechanical sewing machines about 30, 20 and 10 years old. All 3 have this fancy setting for button holes 😉 and some pretty stitches like the blanket stitch 🤭😳. 1 is set up for sewing clothes, 1 for patchwork and 1 for quilting (basic in the ditch ☺), but can easily be changed for family sewing sessions. Last in the Singer sewing group is my serger/overlock ... Then there are 2 old mechanic Pfaff machines ... I don't like them as much, but they are doing their job. They are mainly used by my children, when we have our sewing sessions 🥳 and all 5 machines are humming away. All those machines never went for service as my late father kept them in shape (one of his jobs during his university time was that of a repair man ... beside radios and record players, sewing machines was one of the staples). He taught me exactly how to take care of my tools. I miss him. Take care - Europe 🌷

Sewing machines are an amazing invention. Did you have a video on where to put the oil in both mechanical and computerized machines? Thanks!

You act like we only have one machine. LOL

I have a Juki dx 4000qvp that I love and got from you all for my everyday -work. A juki dx 2000 for my travel machine. Bernina 790 pro for my long arm room and the bernina Q24 long arm . Never in my life did I think I would have four machines at one time.

I have a computerized machine, Janome Continental M7 and I absolutely love it. I clean frequently and listen to sounds before I oil. I make larger projects and FMQ so I feel like it’s fine for me to oil once in a blue moon.

I have one mechanical and one computerized sewing machines. And no, I have not had them serviced, yet! I've had my mechanical one for about 2 years and the other for 1 year. I guess I need to take them in. Thanks for going into detail about the importance of keeping them clean. Greatly appreciated.😊s🌺

Wow I never thought about how complicated a sewing machine is. This is so cool! I have a Singer Patchwork which I love and now I know it needs some cleaning and attention.

I’ve had three Berninas. I recently purchased the 770 QE Plus. I love it!!

I have a Bernette B38 and love it. I previously had a Globe 550 that I brought as a 14yr old that I used for over 40 years.

I have a Babylock Jazz II. It's a workhorse, a really big throat which is awesome for free motion quilting.

I collect vintage machines so who knows how many I have. LOL, There are 2 Necchis, many vintage Singers 2 of which are Featherweights, many Kenmores one is a Tri Span 88, a lot of badged Japanese machines, 1 Babylock emb/sewing machine, 3 Viking emb/sewing machines, 2 sergers one is a babylock with a Juki motor the other is a Brother. I have a Sailrite for heavy duty work. I have a 15 needle embroidery machine, from Bluesky. I went to a 2 day workshop and disassembled a Davis 3/4 treadle machine and put it back together. It is kind of cool cause it has that leaf spring top tension on it. This list could easily go on. LOL I alway love the vids about machine repair and maintenance, Thank you.

I have a Janome 6700P, a Janome mechanical sewist machine and my little old Elna Lotus. Love my little Elna made clothes for my husband and children over the years. Now use my Janome 6700 for all my quilting at home. Elna now made by Janome so I feel right at home

My workhorse is a Janome that is about 25 yrs old... I Love it !!! I have a featherweight I use for retreats and an older computerized (Babylock) that the screen is going on - I would not buy another computerized machine. I had a Bernina but had a really bad experience with it and gave it away.

I have three Brother sewing machines (1 mechanical, 2 computerized), a Brother serger, a Brother embroidery machine, and a Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen. Great video.

I have a Bernina 930 (?) . It's in the shop for a spa and I won't get it back for 4 weeks! I really like my 40 year old machine and hope it will last me the rest of my life. I had a house fire in 2001 and lost the Bernina I had owned for 27 years. This was the used replacement. There are new features I would love to have like needle threading, needle down in stop, thread cutting but most of all a decent lighting system. The sewing machine is one of the all time great inventions. I actually was given my grandmother's treadle as well as my Dad's and my Mom's. I am awash in sewing machines and yes I am old enough to have learned to sew on a treadle. Rural places often did not have enough people for an electric line to be run. I enjoy your you tubes.

I have a mechanical Kenmore, I purchased in the early 80's, took the class they offered when purchased. They taught us how to disassemble it and oil it. About 10 years ago I bought a Singer Quantum 9960 so I would have more stitch options, and I love it. I can't bring myself to let go of the Kenmore, it still works, and I have brought it out for some heavy duty sewing. Great video.

Thanks Teancum. I really appreciate it❤

Brother BM5200! QUESTION... 1) At what frequency do you recommend having your machine serviced? 2) What brands of machines do you service?

Mechanical! A Juki and a Baby Lock accomplish…Also a Bernina b35 that I bought from a yard sale for $60, which does more than just sew a straight stitch.The computerized machines have all the bells and whistles, but it’s difficult to know what’s going on when it’s not working properly. I love kicking it old school because it’s so much less complicated.😊Simple is best unless you’re a mechanic! I wish I had a Featherweight…Lori Holt has lots of retro machines and retro irons and she uses her skill and talent to design fabric,write books, design rulers and she uses all of her scrap fabric. I like simple patchwork blocks and quilts like are grandmas used to make!

I have a Bernina 440QE that I have loved for years. Last year my husband got me a Babylock Altair. Both are great machines that have brought me hours of fun.

I have a Bernina 590, a Bernina 1530, and a Bernina L460. I love my Berninas!

Tracie H here...Juki TL2010Q that I bought from you guys last year. I try to clean after each project. Depending on what size the project is will determine when I change the needle. No more sewing than what I do, I oil roughly once a month. I'm working on a quilt now that has quite a bit of shedding going on and my cutter just started taking a little longer to cut so I'll be cleaning before I finish this project.

Seeing that computerized machine makes me really appreciate my old 1960 Singer 503 Rocketeer and my 1954 Singer Featherweight machines.

I have a juki 2200TL and I love it. I clean and oil it regularly, no problems so far. Thanks for the reminders.😊

Thank you. I get my Janome serviced and do a good cleaning after each project. But, this is an excellent reminder to do this REGULARLY.

This was a great video. I have 2 machine both Pham one computerize and one mechanical. Love bothe of them😊

Lol…one of those who decided to tackle my computerized machine…lol …that was a huge mistake! Ty for this video!

I do the basics for cleaning. There are no reputable service companies in my area. So I run the machines till they break. Mechanical - Baby Lock Jazz 2 Computerized - Baby Lock Brilliant Computerized - Viking Opal I’m currently researching for a new machine. It’s amazing what’s out there and the price range.

I take my machines apart all the time. I can’t help myself. I still take it in yearly just to be sure it runs smoothly. I have a Juki TL2010q. I often have problems with the bobbin winder. My guy keeps fixing it. There is one guy in the whole county that has sewing machine repair service. I’ll be devastated when he retires. Thanks for info!

I love my Juki!

from Gerry- I have a 22 year old Pfaf 2030 triptronic.. It has served me so well. It has a built in walking foot, a moveable needle and can free motion easily. Blessings.

Hi Teancum. I use a Husqvarna Viking Eden Rose 250C. She was the 140th anniversary release. I got her "gently loved" from my local Viking store almost 3 yrs ago. She goes in for her yearly servicing every January. ~~ Lynne

Those computerized machines are scary looking inside. I have a Babylock Symphony but mostly stitch on mechanical vintage Singers. I have a couple of model 15’s, a treadle 66 and an electric. Then there are the model 99, 185K, 221 and 301. Love using the 301 but yearn for a 201. Have a few Kenmores and they seem a solid machine. Have a few other old Singers that am still working on to get them running.

I have a Viking Sapphire, 960Q. I've had it for 6 years and service and clean it regularly. It is a great machine. This was a very interesting episode! I would be horrified if my machine was ever that linty! These machines cost too much to not take care of them. Thanks for posting.

I have a Husqvarna Viking Designer Epic, A Juki TL-18QVP, a Industrial Sailrite Fabricator for bag making and a few other Vikings including a Serger. I am also a collector of many vintage ones that I have bought and fixed including treadles, Singer 221's, 301's General electric Model A and many more vintage. I enjoy sewing on all of them. I love all things sewing, but I really love the mechanical machines the best.

We have a full size filtered compressor. It blows everything out. I have precision nozzles. I have several machines. I keep them well maintained by me.

I have a Husqvarna Designer Epic 2. I keep it cleaned after every project and I have it serviced every year.

I have a Janome Skyline S7, computerized and I love it.

I use a brother ps500. And love her.☝️🤠

I have 2 Berninas, 2 Featherweights and 1 Janome GEM. My Bernina tech showed me how to take the front and back off of my classic Bernina and taught me how to care for.

Great video! Thanks. I have a 50s Singer zigzag in a cabinet, a 70s Singer portable, a Janome MC10001, a Janome Continental M7, and an Elnita portable. Oh I also have a German Lotus treadle that I can't find much about.

I Generally use two different Husqvarna Viking Machines. Both are Computerized. I have a Viking Ruby Designer Deluxe embroidery machine. It generally doesn't get a lot of embroidery done on it. It generally gets used for piecing quilts. My other machine is a Viking Brilliance 75Q, a patchwork/ piecing machine. It has much of the same movements of the Ruby Designer Deluxe, without the embroidery module.

I use an Elna 7300 Pro Quilting Queen. I had to get it serviced earlier this year. The technician scolded me because it was dry as a bone. (I still don't know how to oil it.)

I have a B590 (Bernina), Stellaire (XJE) and a S25 Husqvarna Overlocker. I have used all 3 this past week and have vacuumed & brushed them out & oiled the B590 & S25 as it will be a few weeks before I can use them again. Keeping my eye on the launch of the Brother Aveneer. I may be calling to get a quote after it launches because I’ve decided I’d rather upgrade Stella than Gustav, if I don’t spend it going scuba diving.

I have a brother sewing machine, it has allot of things on it. I also have a Juki for my long arm. QVP Quilt Virtuoso Pro.

Brother Vq2400 and love it

I have a Janome HD 3000, Singer Patchwork, Singer Quantum Stylist 8060 And Brother cs6000i. When I upgraded to the QS 8060 the brother was put as my backup & for postcards.

I have a Singer Patchwork that is ten years old and a Husqvarna Viking that’s older. Both are difficult to machine quilt on. I’ve had them serviced in the last year. 😊

I have 2. One singer sewmate that's computerized. My mom got it for me to learn when I was young. She works great now that I know what thread works best for her and how to prevent the thread nests. My juki tl2000qi. Mechanical. She's so easy to open up and clean.

Always been told to not use compressed air to clean machines due to it blowing particles where they shouldn’t go.

I have my dad's old Kenmore in the closet. The machines I use regularly are janome 1600p-qc, janome 9400, Brother Dream Machine, Babylock evolution serger and a travel sized Brother for classes. I also have a Singer Featherweight that I am looking to sell

I have a Juki98q, Bernina 153q and 570 and an accent Viking manual.

Multiple vintage Singers (a dear friend likes restoring them), a Brother, and my Moxie!

I’ve peeked inside my Bernina 770 QE side panel but loved seeing it without the case. I also have an Elna SU that gets called into service when the big manning is on my quilting frame. What’s the quilt behind you?

do you have a pattern for the quilt behind you in this video i love it and would love to make one i can kinda guess but would love to have the pattern

Definitely mechanical here. I have a babylock jazz ii, a 90's era brother, 60-70's era singer (inoperable), and my grandma's singer 66. My 6yo daughter has a kids singer 40k (50's model hand crank).

Bernina 790 crystal edition, Bernina 1090, Bernina L890, Bernina Q20

Baby lock crescendo. Janome 9400, baby lock brilliant. Those are my main machines.

Singer 2662 (mechanical). Would love to learn to repair machines! As a long time at home dad I’d love to start that as a gig to help with bills etc.

I have a Viking Epic 2 and a 1905 Singer.

I clean my 2 bernina machines every third bobbin, oil it, get fuzzies out. I change needles at the start of a new project.

I have a janome mc10001 computerized, singer quantum computerized, brother pr1050x computerized and a featherweight noncomputerized. I use them all for different purposes.

@SewYeah I have a 20 year old mechanical Janome machine that I clean regularly but I’m guilty of only having it serviced once just before the warranty expired 🤦‍♀️ Having said that she just purrs. I think I’ll have to see if I can find someone who services machines (in the UK we don’t have many physical places that sell machines and those that do will only service machines they sold- we have more online machine sellers but again most won’t service unless you bought the machine from them 🤷‍♀️ )

Brother Innovis. I’m really curious on how and what I’m suppose to oil. I also have a Brother serger and Coverstitch machines.

Have a computerized..i love but cant clean it good inside..a mechanical machine i love and keep serviced myself

I have a Juki. It’s getting serviced now and has thread cutter issues.

I have a Brother 4500D. It's been about 3 years since it has been serviced. I do clean my bobbin area out after every project. Trouble is I do not have a Brother service person near me. Most quilt shops near me only service the brand of machines they sell.

Juki TL 2200QVP, Juki J-150QVP (main Machine) Bernina 770 QE, Bernina 475 QE Kaffe edition (which I don’t like), Bernina Q20, 2 Singer Featherweights, Pfaff Passport.

Excuse me. I’m just going to sneak out and clean my machine now. 😉

Going to clean my machine right now.....

I have an Elna Heirloom Edition that I have had for years. I love it but would love to have a new machine.

I have several Singers, including a 401A, and several sergers. Some are mechanical and some are electronic. If you take care of them, they will last for years.

Both kinds

A B38 bernette

I have a Janome HD 1000.

I have a 16 year old Singer Simple 3116.

I have a Juki HZL computerized and a Juki 2010Q mechanical.

What’s the best machine to buy

I have a brother innovis 1350. It will not zig zag even though I have the correct needle plate installed. An I missing a computer sensor?

Janome and kenmore

Brother e1900

I have a Bernina B475 QE and a Juki DX2000QVP both machines bought from you and still have no idea as how to oil this Juki. I have asked several times but never got my answer

I have Embroidery Husqvarna Viking Epic computer machine 😊

Hi. I have a baby lock and I want to clean under the plate where my feed dogs are but on the screen it says error, should I ignore it and take the plate off so I can clean it or not? Thanks for your help.

Lets see the Bernett b08. I bought a b05, and b38. 🤺💐

Janome CM17

Babylock Allegro, Babylock Ellisamo Embroidery, Brother NS 1900 travel Embroidery/Quilt piecing, Singer Featherweight. Allegro and Brother main user's

Janome 3160qdc and a kenmore from 1960

I disagree Modern machines are NOT meant to last. The internal workings are plastics and electric that WILL FAIL.. give me a 1940s Singer any day

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Janome machine. I want to find someone to service my machine, no one here sells Janome machines. I am having trouble with my tension.

Computer baby lock Unity

I have a Juki dx 4000qvp that I love and got from you all for my everyday -work. A juki dx 2000 for my travel machine. Bernina 790 pro for my long arm room and the bernina Q24 long arm . Never in my life did I think I would have four machines at one time.