Sewing

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No it's not. I just purchased one and it will not see a patch on a thin leather vest. The machine is a good machine but if your looking for an industrial machine this is not the one for you. I thought it was when I bought it, but for 30 bucks I still have a great machine for my lite work!

As you are sitting looking at the sewing machine as though you were going to use it, the hole should face you, i.e. you should be able to see through it.

Yes, it does

The screw that tightens to hold the needle in place, and loosens when you want to change the needle.

I am assuming by manual you are talking about a non-electric sewing machine. These are the old treadle Singer sewing machines. They are good for their purpose. If you live in a community where the power goes off, obviously you can still sew when you can't do much else. An automatic or electric machine is far superior for what it can accomplish.

If you are asking about electric machines, but are talking computer generated machines versus plain electronic machines, it is definitely preference. The computer machines are amazing, but can cost as much as an average car. They require a fair amount of training, but then the results can be very professional. If you are a garment sewer or a quilter, the computer may not be of as much use to you. A zig-zag and straight stitch are basically what you need with perhaps an overlock stitch. Even my old Kenmore from 1960 has attachments that will allow me to do rolled hems and gathering. You need to weigh the costs versus what you want to accomplish.

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try searching eBay and craigslist, or just Google it with the area you live in (to prevent getting your hopes up when you find it, then realize it is waiting for you half-way across the country.) That should work, I guess.

the sewing machine impacted America and New York because if the sewing machine was never invented, we would still be at the basics of making clothes. The need for clothing was needed for soldiers during the Civil War increased the use of the sewing machine in both factories and homes.

5/12 of the squares, which is 4+1/12.

There are tons of things! It is good though, if you are a beginner and you have someone with sewing experience to help you pick out a pattern and with the rough spots. You may want to sew a beautiful dress or maybe you just want to do some patching, it is good if you know al the basics anyway. Your first time you should pick out something that does not have lots of frills, ruffles, or zippers. No embroidery, fancy stitching, or button-hooks and/or clasps of any sort. A good pattern is pajama pants. They are fairly simple and you can wear them a lot. Some good places to look for patterns are Hobby Lobby and Joann's. There will be books and cabinets. Look first in the books and pick it out then remember the number and company. Go to the cabinets and look under the right company and numbers. it should be right there. Use the size chart on the back too se how much material you need. The directions are inside if it is a simple pattern it should be pretty clear. Remember: measure, measure, measure! And have fun!

Sewing machines are really quite simple machines, and as long as they have been cared for during their working life, then they should give many years use.

To service your machine you'll need:

A little light machine oil, like 3in1, don't use a spray oil like WD40, it gets everywhere, and isn't meant to take the machine loadings that a sewing machine will have at full chatter.

A couple of basic tools like screwdrivers etc.

A brush for cleaning (one of those short stiff bristled ones, or ar a push a cheap toothbrush)

A pack of fresh needles.

BEFORE YOU START MAKE SURE THAT THE MACHINE IS NOT PLUGGED IN!

Start by turning the handwheel that cycles the machine through its full motion. Feel for any roughness in the movement, it should have a little resistance as the bits in the machine move over, but be generally smoothe. If all feels good then basically the machine is good to go, just a little bit of work should keep things running smoothely.

Remove the needle, and discard it. Every time you start a new project you should be doing this as a normal part of your setup routine. Needles bent even just a little are nothing but heartache, and good quality needles cost pennies, so you've no excuse.

Next remove any easily accessible covers and parts of the casing, and use your brush to clean out any bits of thread, fluff, fuzz etc that will undoubtedly be lurking within. Any bits that move and have metal on metal will need oiling. Dont go crazy here, one drop is all the bearings and moving components need, any more and you run the risk of an oil slick on your nice new material.

You've cleaned, you've oiled, now have a look at the drive belt, any cracks or damage on the surface of the rubber belt mean you'll have to replace it. If you're confident you can do this, then crack on, otherwise ask a friend who is confident, failing that, take it to a sewing machine repair and service centre.

So far, so good. Now plug the machine, is the light bulb working? Change if needed. As you've not run it up for a while, set the machine up for a long length straight running stitch. Slowly start the machine to turn over using the foot pedal for about 30 seconds. This will get that lovely oil you added to work in to all the bearings. Foot off, work the machine slowly in reverse for a few seconds.

Everything good so far? Run the zigzag stitch slowly for a few seconds to get the side to side bits working. Now let rip, gradually increasing up to full speed.

If everything is running fine, then nows the time to fit your shiny new needle, and once again turn the machine over slowly a couple of up and downs of the needle. Thread up the machine, and have a practice run over some scrap material.

If its all running fine now, then ker-pow you're ready to stitch. If anything seems wrong at any time during any stage, then take it to a professional to have a look at the machine. 9 times out of 10 its something simple and easily sorted out, but for that 1 time you could end up inflicting damage. Better safe than sorry like they say.

Happy stitching....

Do you plan to represent yourself or hire an attorney? Because you had better have a seriously compelling case with tons of supporting evidence to get anywhere. Most attorneys won't touch it, and if one is willing, and needs money up front to start the action, then he is probably a crook. If you have a cause that needs justice, or help of any kind, try to find help first by working IN the system instead of against it. Maybe it shouldn't be that way, but you need to consider what it is you really want and how much effort, money and time you are going to devote to it. Then ask yourself if it is going to be worth it.

wow u must be crazy bout ur hair this is a long question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just braid ur hair and look pretty and also do a regular braid sometimes french braids really dont look good

Hi,
I have this same machine and this happens from time to time but fortunately is easily fixed.

What has happened is some thread has got caught in the bobbin feeder mechanism. to fix
1. Stop everything and turn the machine off (we don't want any holes in fingers)
2. Open the foot plate and take the bobbin out, then push those two black hook/locks aside that are holding the circular mechanism in and take that out as well. There is one more piece (a semi circular silver piece) that comes out too (make sure you remember how to put these things back
3. There will be some thread stuck somewhere in the mechanism. Get some good lighting and some tweezers and search for jammed threads. Be very careful when you look because they're easily missed sometimes, and if you don't get them all it will just jam up again.
4. Once you have gotten all the junk out replace the pieces and it should work fine, if it doesn't there's still some thread stuck somewhere so go and look again
5. Make sure you don't try to sew anything if it's not feeding properly because you will just damage your fabric and the machine.

Good luck

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I HAVE A JONES VX890 SEWING MACHINE. CAN YOU TELL ME WHA SETTING THE TENSION KNOB ABOVE THE NEEDLE SHOULD BE AT AND WHAT NUMBER THE KNOB ON THE RIGHT SHOULD BE. I ONLY WANT TO DO STRAIGHT STITCHING NO FANCIES.

reference guide for super lock serger s.n 521640/1940

Singer has all the manuals for white machines and a few others.

most are free instant PDF copies.

Normally on a sewing machine, You sew in one direction. You sew seams going in one direction. If you want to make a button hole, you dial the button hole setting. Sometimes, there are little places where you want to have thread go back and forth across a few spots. At those places you use the reverse lever. It changes the direction it makes the material go through the machine.

At one time, you had to use the reverse lever to make your own button holes or to do your own embroidery.

Have the instruction book but does not mention so I have the machine and I would say same size as the singer but are metal OK ( bobbin )

Most Kenmore sewing machines (including this one) take class 15 bobbins which you can find at Joann's, Walmart, and most places that deal in sewing machines.

They come in either plastic or metal.

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1940

you have to make the sewing kit

I don't know the year they were made, but I bought mine at WalMart on February 1, 2003. I figure that would make manufacture date sometime in 2002. Still, I don't know if that was the first year they were made....