To get to know your sewing machine better, you need to find its model number. How can you do that? Every sewing machine has its own model number by the help of which you can identify a Singer machine, find suitable parts and tools for it. Sewing machine models manufactured before the 1960s have their […]
Manuals
How to Reverse the Stitch on a Singer Sewing Machine
On this sewing machine you can find a button that looks like the letter “U”. Today I will tell you what it is for and when to press it. The reverse stitch button will help you to back up over the stitches and lock them in. This is what it looks like; or it can […]
How to Thread a Sewing Machine
If you ask me, threading a sewing machine is the final and the most important process that you have to complete before starting to sew. By guiding the threads around corners and through different holes, we prepare our sewing machine for creating something new and gorgeous! I have a Singer Quantum Stylist 9960 sewing machine […]
How to Use an Automatic Needle Threader
Sometimes you have to strain your eyes to thread a needle, especially if you want to work on the sewing machine when it gets dark. Yes, sewing machines are equipped with LED lamps, which is very good, but sometimes it is still difficult to thread the needle. An automatic needle threader comes to the rescue. […]
How to Make a Buttonhole with a Sewing Machine
Buttons are not only clasps for your products, but they are also adornments. Every time that we buy buttons, we select its size, color, shape, so that everything matches with our piece of work. The product takes on a new, interesting look with the buttons attached. When we sew something that’s supposed to have buttons, […]
How to Sew a Straight Line
It’s difficult to immediately get a perfectly straight line when using a sewing machine for the first time. My first lines weren’t ideal, but after a lot of practice you begin to notice how much easier and better it gets. You obviously want the workpiece to be done in a masterly way and to be […]