The photos above are of the Singer 319 Swing Needle after a good cleaning and a rewired motor. When the 319W arrived in my shop,
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More >>Removing the tensioner from a Kenmore 117.959 Rotary sewing machine. This article assumes that you have already removed the needle bar box from the machine.
More >>Last Update: 2024-06-18 It’s not uncommon for the needle bar area on a sewing machine to have a face plate that can be easily removed,
More >>The model 221 Featherweight is probably Singer’s most iconic sewing machine. The original Featherweight was manufactured from 1933 to 1961, and the later Tan (1960-1962),
More >>The Singer Model 115, in production from 1912 to 1923, features a rotary hook mechanism derived from the Singer 9W7 and preceding Wheeler & Wilson
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More >>I bought the Kenmore 158.1262181 because it’s an odd machine. At first glance it looks pretty normal, but this machine uses a tilted Rotary hook,
More >>I’m a big fan of oddball sewing machines. Whether the oddity is technological or aesthetic, if I can manage, I like to add them to
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