Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for the demo! I just picked up a Singer 15-125 --- literally 'picked up'-- someone had it in front of their house with a sign "Free!". It is basically the 15-91 re-released in the 1950's... it is mint green! It sews and is in good condition and came with a box of these attachments. I will give them all a go. Very useful.
It is nice to see the presser feet in action, compared to reading how to use them in the Singer instruction manual. I have a 1948 Model 66-16 and was quite confused by it all. You made it possible for me to now use these specialized tools. Thank you.
I've just got the same model, pristine condition! I'm just about to have my first go at the bobbins after watching another video, then saw this and thought oh, that's what they are then lol. Bit daunted but these videos demystify the whole thing. Wish me luck!
Absolutely! Thank you for pointing this out. I have found that sometimes, the posts don't do the job all of the way. Some materials like to curl, or maybe were not cut 100% in the bias, so tend to pull one way or the other. While it can get more involved using your fingers as guide and tensioner, you can feel and respond as needed. Thanks again!
Thank you so much. My mum left us a whole collection of fine attachments that we have no idea how to they are used. We are amazed at the intricacy of the parts. Salute to the designers and their creative imagination inventing these attachments. We do wonder whether they came with an original manual. Do they?
They really are amazing things, aren't they?? The sewing machine manuals contained instructions for using the attachments supplied, but there was also a general manual provided by Singer in the early 1900s which covered some extras too. I recently published another video on attachments which goes into more detail than this one. It might be of more use to you :)
Your model is 15K (like mine). It was one of 225000 machines that were issued on June 11 1937 out of the Kilbowie, Scotland factory. Here is a scan of my own manual that I made available a couple of years ago. www.24washington.com/2020/07/singer-15k-80-treadle-sewing-machine-manual/ Also, here is the link to my other attachment video: ua-cam.com/video/t-P8RF56Wqo/v-deo.html I'll see if I can find the other manual for you.
thank you, I loved seeing how you worked these attachments to make masks, and even more loved that you are doing this on a machine with no reverse, I have a early 99k with no reverse and sometimes I wonder if I 'should' replace it with a newer model, but like yours it sews so nicely, smoothy and really there are very easy work arounds to lock the stitches which you showed -- so thanks
What a lovely comment! Thank you so much! I hope to prepare a more in-depth explanation of all standard attachments included with vintage machines, so stay tuned to see those. The lack of reverse has never troubled me. The only thing I ever miss is the knee-lift on my "Tailor's" model 31-15 when I switch back to my domestic 15 ... It's so convenient to lift the presser foot with a push of the knee.
Thanks a lot for your video. I adore my beautiful Singer Sphynx built in 1923 in Scottland. I' m eager yo see your next videos about vintage attachments. I'm spanish, so I don't know if my English is good enough. Keep on showing us your skills with so adorable vintage machines. They work fantastic and it's a real pitty that people don't use It.
beautiful video, however, your hand covered everything I needed to see so that I could set up the attachment and sew. Perhaps a better camera angle would help.
I apologize for not noticing the hand placement at the time. The video was recorded as an afterthought to the actual mask-making operation. Here is the description I gave to another viewer in the hope that it explains the process better: I used a pointed tool to force the end of the fabric strip through the outer portion of the attachment, as it is impossible to move it through entirely by hand. Once the fabric emerges at the end, the attachment takes care of the entire process. There's no folding or maneuvering .... All you have to do is to sew!
Thanks for the comment!! I am literally right now working on a dedicated video featuring the nine most common attachments I have found with machines. It will cover identification AND use! Stay tuned! :)
Thank you for stopping by and for taking the time to comment :) So glad to have answered some of your curiosity. I hope to do a longer video looking at other attachments in the future.
Whats funny is i came to see how to use the feet ,but noticed you use what looks like a screw driver to guide the fabric into the ruffler , then realized thats the pointed one that came with all my attachments , not a screw driver , just got more info then was looking for 👍
@@24Washington i thought someone made it to clean the feed dogs , nope its a tool not some home made thingy , maybe ill make a video discussing the tools that come with the vintage machines , seems nobody talks about it ...
Thank you for the much needed demo of the attachments. Do they require assembling first? I have a box of bits and unsure if they make up one attachment. Kind regards
It's difficult to say for sure. I've been hoping to make a larger attachments video to explain more details, but from what I've seen there are only one or two attachments that have screws on them (more for adjustment than for assembly)
Oh no! I made a mistake in the description! The ruffler is part 86642 or 87642 (I have both), and binder 160359! Thank you for asking this question, and I will correct the description.
Hello!! You can definitely find them on eBay, so maybe there will be a seller who can ship internationally. I have also seen reproductions. Good luck!!
Hello Alyssa. These three are very common to find in group lots of attachments on eBay, but you can search individual part numbers, too. I have seen sets at estate and garage sales too. They will work on your 12, as it is also a "low shank" machine. The older sets of attachments did have some variations as changes to sewing styles meant that certain things were in more/less demand. A comparison demo is yet another video that I'd like to present ... but alas ... the time... ! Please let me know if you have any further questions and I'll do my best to guide.
The hemmer is adjustable. Does anything from a 3/16" to 15/16" hem in its normal configuration, but you can swing it fully open to do hems larger than 15/16"
You are correct that my hand does obscure the initial loading of the attachment. I apologize for not noticing this at the time. All that I was doing was using a pointed tool to force the end of the fabric strip through the attachment, as it is impossible to move it through entirely by hand. Once the fabric emerges at the end, the attachment takes care of the entire process. All you have to do is to sew.
I think this video was very helpful except your choice of camera position was almost the worst possible place - your hands blocked what you did at every step:-(
Thank you so much for the comment. The video was recorded on the fly, and the set up was indeed unfortunate. I hope the more recent attachment video offering at ua-cam.com/video/t-P8RF56Wqo/v-deo.html provides all of the concealed angles and more.
Absolutely fantastic. Thank you for the demo! I just picked up a Singer 15-125 --- literally 'picked up'-- someone had it in front of their house with a sign "Free!". It is basically the 15-91 re-released in the 1950's... it is mint green! It sews and is in good condition and came with a box of these attachments. I will give them all a go. Very useful.
How fantastic!!! Congratulations on a wonderful find, and I'm so pleased that my video was useful to you.
Good luck!!!
Really clear demonstration of the different attachments. I can’t wait to have a go with mine now!
Yay!! So glad that you're inspired to have fun with yours. :)
It is nice to see the presser feet in action, compared to reading how to use them in the Singer instruction manual. I have a 1948 Model 66-16 and was quite confused by it all. You made it possible for me to now use these specialized tools. Thank you.
So glad to have been able to help.
I've just got the same model, pristine condition! I'm just about to have my first go at the bobbins after watching another video, then saw this and thought oh, that's what they are then lol. Bit daunted but these videos demystify the whole thing. Wish me luck!
Wonderful!! Best of luck, but I'm sure you'll be fine :)
Thank you for the demo of the attachments! I had NO idea how to use them, or how to put the parts of them together!!
You're very welcome
The two post in front of the binding foot are to feed the tape at the proper angle and tension.
Absolutely! Thank you for pointing this out.
I have found that sometimes, the posts don't do the job all of the way. Some materials like to curl, or maybe were not cut 100% in the bias, so tend to pull one way or the other.
While it can get more involved using your fingers as guide and tensioner, you can feel and respond as needed.
Thanks again!
This is so beautiful, I hope I can acquire an old singer ❤️
Ebay best place to buy one
Unless you can find one locally :)
Thank you so much. My mum left us a whole collection of fine attachments that we have no idea how to they are used. We are amazed at the intricacy of the parts. Salute to the designers and their creative imagination inventing these attachments. We do wonder whether they came with an original manual. Do they?
They really are amazing things, aren't they??
The sewing machine manuals contained instructions for using the attachments supplied, but there was also a general manual provided by Singer in the early 1900s which covered some extras too.
I recently published another video on attachments which goes into more detail than this one.
It might be of more use to you :)
@@24Washington Thank you. It would be a blessing to find these old manuals.
Is it a Singer machine? If you tell me the serial number, I can try to find additional information for you.
@@24Washington Yes, Singer. The serial no. EB182552.
Your model is 15K (like mine). It was one of 225000 machines that were issued on June 11 1937 out of the Kilbowie, Scotland factory.
Here is a scan of my own manual that I made available a couple of years ago.
www.24washington.com/2020/07/singer-15k-80-treadle-sewing-machine-manual/
Also, here is the link to my other attachment video:
ua-cam.com/video/t-P8RF56Wqo/v-deo.html
I'll see if I can find the other manual for you.
thank you, I loved seeing how you worked these attachments to make masks, and even more loved that you are doing this on a machine with no reverse, I have a early 99k with no reverse and sometimes I wonder if I 'should' replace it with a newer model, but like yours it sews so nicely, smoothy and really there are very easy work arounds to lock the stitches which you showed -- so thanks
What a lovely comment! Thank you so much!
I hope to prepare a more in-depth explanation of all standard attachments included with vintage machines, so stay tuned to see those.
The lack of reverse has never troubled me.
The only thing I ever miss is the knee-lift on my "Tailor's" model 31-15 when I switch back to my domestic 15 ... It's so convenient to lift the presser foot with a push of the knee.
Thanks a lot for your video. I adore my beautiful Singer Sphynx built in 1923 in Scottland. I' m eager yo see your next videos about vintage attachments. I'm spanish, so I don't know if my English is good enough. Keep on showing us your skills with so adorable vintage machines. They work fantastic and it's a real pitty that people don't use It.
Your English is perfect. Much better than my Spanish :)
beautiful video, however, your hand covered everything I needed to see so that I could set up the attachment and sew. Perhaps a better camera angle would help.
I apologize for not noticing the hand placement at the time. The video was recorded as an afterthought to the actual mask-making operation.
Here is the description I gave to another viewer in the hope that it explains the process better:
I used a pointed tool to force the end of the fabric strip through the outer portion of the attachment, as it is impossible to move it through entirely by hand.
Once the fabric emerges at the end, the attachment takes care of the entire process. There's no folding or maneuvering .... All you have to do is to sew!
Thank you so much. I’ve got these old tools,but I have no idea how to use them😏
Thanks for the comment!!
I am literally right now working on a dedicated video featuring the nine most common attachments I have found with machines. It will cover identification AND use!
Stay tuned! :)
Awesome! You can also use prefolded bias tape of different sizes through the little slots on the cone part.
If you get bias tape makers, you can easily make your own with an iron.
Absolutely!!
Exccellent video! I was wondering what all those weird feet were for.
Thank you for stopping by and for taking the time to comment :)
So glad to have answered some of your curiosity. I hope to do a longer video looking at other attachments in the future.
Whats funny is i came to see how to use the feet ,but noticed you use what looks like a screw driver to guide the fabric into the ruffler , then realized thats the pointed one that came with all my attachments , not a screw driver , just got more info then was looking for 👍
Yes!! The stiletto point has its uses :)
@@24Washington i thought someone made it to clean the feed dogs , nope its a tool not some home made thingy , maybe ill make a video discussing the tools that come with the vintage machines , seems nobody talks about it ...
Thank you for the much needed demo of the attachments. Do they require assembling first? I have a box of bits and unsure if they make up one attachment. Kind regards
It's difficult to say for sure. I've been hoping to make a larger attachments video to explain more details, but from what I've seen there are only one or two attachments that have screws on them (more for adjustment than for assembly)
Love it! Thank you!!!!
You're welcome! :) It's always fun to use old sewing machine attachments!!
Is the ruffler and binder feet the same number?
Oh no! I made a mistake in the description!
The ruffler is part 86642 or 87642 (I have both), and binder 160359!
Thank you for asking this question, and I will correct the description.
@@24Washington Thank you!
So happy to see your channel. And I want to look for the ruffler and the other tools, if I get it here. Hello from Indonesia.
Hello!! You can definitely find them on eBay, so maybe there will be a seller who can ship internationally. I have also seen reproductions.
Good luck!!
@@24Washington Thank you!!
Where can one obtain these attachments. I also need for my 1882 model 12k.
Hello Alyssa. These three are very common to find in group lots of attachments on eBay, but you can search individual part numbers, too.
I have seen sets at estate and garage sales too.
They will work on your 12, as it is also a "low shank" machine.
The older sets of attachments did have some variations as changes to sewing styles meant that certain things were in more/less demand.
A comparison demo is yet another video that I'd like to present ... but alas ... the time... !
Please let me know if you have any further questions and I'll do my best to guide.
Yes perfect. Could you share the dimensions of the fabric for the face mask? How much to cut each piece. Thank you. :)
I'm sorry to take so long in replying. The main portion of the mask is 8 inches wide by 6 inches high.
Does your hemmer also do different width hems--it looks as if there is at least one more "ledge: to make a wider hem.
The hemmer is adjustable. Does anything from a 3/16" to 15/16" hem in its normal configuration, but you can swing it fully open to do hems larger than 15/16"
Unfortunately, your hand covers the binder presser food and is impossible to see the process
You are correct that my hand does obscure the initial loading of the attachment. I apologize for not noticing this at the time.
All that I was doing was using a pointed tool to force the end of the fabric strip through the attachment, as it is impossible to move it through entirely by hand.
Once the fabric emerges at the end, the attachment takes care of the entire process. All you have to do is to sew.
Your Singer was made between 1910 and 1920, wasn't It?
This model (model 15) was in production from 1895 for approximately 100 years.
The machine in this video was made in 1934.
You rock! I could be married to you! 🤣
😂
I think this video was very helpful except your choice of camera position was almost the worst possible place - your hands blocked what you did at every step:-(
Thank you so much for the comment.
The video was recorded on the fly, and the set up was indeed unfortunate.
I hope the more recent attachment video offering at ua-cam.com/video/t-P8RF56Wqo/v-deo.html provides all of the concealed angles and more.
Your hands were in the way all the time Berry not so good video
Thank you for your observations.
For this reason, I created an updated video: ua-cam.com/video/t-P8RF56Wqo/v-deo.html