I LOVE your video…bloopers and all! Actually, the bloopers are probably the most educational part! It’s very realistic and I won’t be as frustrated knowing that it’s going to take a lot of practice!!
Recently retired and learning more about sewing. Came across an adjustable hemmer foot for my 301A and found your video. Your instruction is thoughtful, informative and thorough. As many of the previous comments iterated please continue to show the unedited process. So much value in seeing what may go wrong and how it is resolved. Thanks so much.
This is the most realistic depiction of learning to use sewing machine attachments I've ever seen. Bravo. 👏 it's good to know that I am not the only one!
I love the un-edited authenticity of this, which shows us the reality of what to expect during the learning curve. It is greatly more helpful than a polished edited version. ... thanks. 👍
I'm a man and I love this stuff because it's mechanical I bought and repaired over 30 machines in the last two years I have some of these attachments and I bought more they're so cool thank you for showing how they actually work
Thank You for your honest video. Anyone could edit it to make the task appear effortless, but that would only result in the viewer having unreasonable expectations.
Your unedited video sums up perfectly the frustrations of learning to use these vintage attachments. They require hours of practice before being used on an actual finished piece. With heaps of patience, the results can be quite amazing.
Thank you your videos of vintage attachments are a treat. Leave the bloopers in pse. I have watched a couple of videos on this hemmer and they confused me so much I put it away for a couple of years. Your explanation is just fabulous and encouraging. Great video - thank you again and again.
Thank you so much 😁😁😁 if you are not sure about an attachment, ISMACs have a photo gallery on their website to help identifying them. Or you can always take photos and message me through Sewy Thingy on Facebook messenger and I can help too 😁
I've been sewing for many, many years and have never owned this sort of hemmer foot. I've SEEN them, wondered how they work and was a little intimidated by them. I HAVE tried the narrow hemmers as you showed there a couple of times -- those are horrible and I've never been able to get one to work properly for me. They're all aggravating and frustrating, so I'm happy to stay with my vintage machines having a built-in blind hemming function - those are easy. Even so, I really appreciate how this device works, it's a good learning experience. And I LIKE your unedited video, it's honest, and shows us exactly what we'd be dealing with. So thank you! And please keep on making these videos.
Aww thank you so so much for your kind words. Aggregating is a great way to describe it, it certainly can be, but when it finally starts working for you it's absolutely brilliant and the results are so lovely 🥰
Hey ,thank you for the video ,no need editing the video ist perfect, your a natural at teaching. Keep the good work. 🎉 I have that same hem on a singer machine a old one and i didn't know how to use ,but I kept searching until I found your channel
I love the clarity of the presentation in this video. That said, I've watched three videos this morning and they all make the same mistake. There is a trick that I have discovered about the adjustable hemmer, the fabric has to be fed in absolutely straight. When the edge of the fabric doesn't seem to be feeding in all the way to the left, so it isn't curling under properly, the temptation is to steer the fabric to the right, turning it a bit clockwise; but this actually reduces the amount of fabric available for the hem (if you look at the underneath layer, you see that you are actually steering towards the fabric edge) and so the fabric edge pulls even farther from the place where it gets curled under. So, it's counter-intuitive. When the fabric edge starts to move right, away from the curl-under-er, you need to steer the fabric to the left (counter clockwise). But, the thing is, if you make sure that the fabric is feeding straight, pulling it neither to the right nor left, and if your fabric edge is good and straight, the fabric will feed into the adjustable hemmer perfectly. Don't try to second guess it.
Thank you so much for your kind words. And thank you for sharing, I will have to try this tip out - the adjustable hemmer is still the one attachment that I have a love hate relationship with 😁
I'm with the other commenters: the bloopers are fun and educational! I learn a lot from seeing what can go wrong as much as when things are going right! Thank you for your videos and your sense of humor! 🥰
I'm very glad you don't edit, you are showing the truth about this hammer. I watched others who say do this and look a perfect hem. I'm not alone anymore.
I absolutely love this video!!!!! I am so glad to see, and hear, another make mistakes and drop things. I have had two featherweights for about 30 years and I have never used them. I retired from teaching a year ago and I’m having fun learning to sew again without a deadline looming over my head. Keep the bloopers!
Thank you so much 🥰🥰🥰 Enjoy your featherweights, they are lovely little diamonds. I can't remember which video, but one of mine I use my featherweight, they are such delightful machines 😁
Oh I love your videos, you are helping us so much, if you edit and only show how easy it is, it would make most of us feel like failures and me for one would probably give up. I even have a right giggle at your bloopers 😂😂😂 Thanks again xx
This helped so very much! I have been hesitant to use the ruffler attachment, as I had now idea how it worked. Your video made it very clear, thank you!
Bloopers are good - those of us learning to use our attachments out here in the real world have blooper moments all the time too, and we can't edit them out either. We have to find a way through. Your video is useful because it helps us learn what and how to do what we need to in real life where things very definitely go wrong a lot before they go right. I have a special definition for an expert - if I've got a surgeon operating on my brain I don't want them to know how to do everything perfectly when everything goes right. I want them to know what to do when things go wrong. That's an expert. :-)
Thank you so much Megan 😁😁 I love your special definition! My life is full of bloops and flaps and oo-errs! Have a great day and I hope you enjoy using the adjustable hemmer ❤️
17:10 absolutely brilliant! As a child these attachments to my nana's sewing machines were so very mysterious. At least I now have some idea. I shall look for your other videos next - Jeremy
I have just ordered one of these, and I am so glad you didn't edit out the struggles, as it makes me feel I can do these things instead of feeling I should find another hobby! Thank you for the great video. I am now off looking for your narrow hemmer video: a nightmare to use!
Thank you! I actually find the narrow hemmer much easier to use (with bloopers) than the adjustable hemmer I've created a playlist now of all the attachments, hope they are useful for you 😁
Thank you. I have my mom's singer 201-2 with all the attachments. I have a book explaining how to use the attachments but it's not the same as having someone show you. Wish my mom was still here to show me herself.
I have a book too that talks through how to use each one, but I found it was better to just have a go and use the book as a reference, but my little videos with their bloopers help to show how not to do it, although I get there in the end 🤔
Excellent video, it’s good to see how things can go wonky but what to do to correct them. I sussed out to set it to a bigger width to start then narrow it down. Once set up it does do a great seam. Thank you.
Thank You so much for sharing , I was using mine and I couldn’t get it till I saw this video. I was pulling it away instead of keeping it on the side to hem it under.❤
Thank you so much for this video. I’m new to sewing and the Featherweight so loved that you didn’t edit the bloopers. It will be helpful when I make the same mistakes how to correct them.
Thanks for the video! I finally found back-clamping attachments for my 66 treadle (1910) and enjoying using all of them so far. Such wonderful bits of technology.
Ah back clamping attachments are awesome! A back clamp 66k actually gives you slightly more sight range on your sewing than side clamp. So good to hear you got some back clamping attachments 😁 I hope you have lots of fun with them ❤️
Oh lady, thanks. I got two vintage Singer 15K80, one just got it revitalized. The other still in rust removing stage. Your attachments howto clips really help me learn a little more what have I acquired.
Thanks, it's extremely helpful! I am a new owner of a hand crank machine that didn't come with many attachments and I'm looking online for useful ones. I already ordered an adjustable hemmer and honestly, I don't think I'd have figured it out quickly on my own how to use it.
Ah I'm really pleased the video helped. A Ruffler is a fun attachment to use, and a narrow hemmer too. I hope you have lots of fun with your new handcrank 😁
Excellent demonstration! Although I will just go with the old style hamming sew it one fold and the second fold on the top of the first seam exactly matching up. This attachment is too bothering 😅😅 I love that you also admit and show the struggle!
wouaw genial ! Thank you very much for this video. I bought and received a set of old pressor feet and this one, I haven't heard before. I see I have what you call a mini hemmer foot in my set. I have tried it already. But this one... I was really wondering how to use and what it is for ;-) - I have what you call a ruffler too. These old ladies give me so much fun with all the pressor foot. in addition to their beauty and strongness. I'm in love with these old Singer. mine are a 27k with a vibrant shuffle system (without funny pressor foot. only the standard one), and 2 singer 15k. one is electric and the other one is on a treadle table. no one had funny pressor foot. So I decided to buy a set on internet. most of them don't fit to my machines but some yes. thank you again !🙏
Aww thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️ if you've not treadled before I recently did a video on how I treadle and also how to grease and oil the treadle to get it running smoothly. Treadles are fantastic, I hope you have lots of fun with yours. Please do give me a shout if you are not sure of anything, either on YT or on Facebook 😁
My first machine was a straight stitch treadle Singer that had a motor attached at some stage. This led to 2 things. I very quickly learnt how to do french seams and I very quickly learnt the value of attachments. Another thing is that so many of these feet are still around and haven't changed a lot. When my daughter was little the ruffler was my friend. I didn't have the buttonholer then so I either did buttonholes by hand (not good) or I got a press stud kit and did lots of zippers and velcro.
Big help. I have a vintage Singer 66 (my grandmother's), and it sews like a champ. I have all the attachments, and I want to use them. Your detailed description really helps.
It's a well deserved compliment I have watch all of your videos today and enjoyed everyone! I love the fact that your not afraid to show when it doesn't go quite so well (mainly because of the camera). But still learning is about making a mess sometimes and it's so refreshing to see the problems and the remedies. And your conversation with yourself and the camera is like learning from a friend. Keep going do more! You are brilliant xx
@@NellMckay thank you so much, the most important thing is you have enjoyed them and hopefully I have helped you on your sewing journey. I'm hoping to do a series of videos on using attachments to make useful things but my day job and family (and the dog) are keeping me busy at the moment, but as soon as I get a few hours of peace and quiet I'll start making them. Thank you again, you have really brightened up my day 😁
Thank you - you gave a great view of the hemmer, so now I see mine is missing the screw and the little arm that goes under it. Either that or it's in another box somewhere!
Love your video, how it could be like my friend explaining and showing how to do it in real life 😂 I wonder though that you could have ironed the seam to make it a little easier. And I can imagine, when working in a project that you want to be as perfect as possible, one (not me) could try spraying it with starch and ironing to see if it made things easier. Let us know if you ever try this! Keep the bloopers + THANK YOU 😊
Thank you very much! I always try to talk through things as if I was sitting next to you. Yes ironing the seam would be the best option if it was for a special project 😁
I gave up on mine in frustration this morning; your video is very clear and helpful, but I still couldn't get it to sew properly for more than an inch or two. I may try again later.
Love your videos! My first try came out lovely, second, third and fourth, not so much. But could you ever really use it to finish edges on garments? The starting and stopping points seem impossible to make clean. And if I went through all the work of creating a garment in good fabric, feeding the neckline or sleeve hems through the hemmer… I can only see disaster ahead! Maybe napkin edges? If I made napkins.
@@nymakerable my thoughts exactly! I don't know how our ancestors created such fine clothing with these attachments, it's a wonder! Yes napkins would be good, or curtain hems? 🥰
I love how presice the tucks are with this attachment, thanks for all your hard work showing us how touse the attachments on our old lovely machi es. I recently bought some Siger old feet but cannot fix them to myy 99k. The bit that fixes to the machine dosent seem to go ob sideways, would they be any use to you? Reply to me with an email address and i can send you a photo of said feet.
@@CraftyMama101 hi, they might be long shank feet or slant shank, or possible back clamp feet. My email is sewythingy@gmail.com, would love to see photos 🥰
I have some attachments. Yours is brand new! I didn't know they can be used on 221s. (That's how they hemmed the old hankerchiefs men would have in their pockets, huh?)
Hello! Thank you for the video! I have my grandma's 301 and I'm just starting to figure out all the attachments. Is there a book out there that you would recommend that would explain all the different attachments and how to use? Thank you!
@@Angelmama714 Hi, hopefully this link will work for you - this is the book I have that guides you through how to use many attachments - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195790690302?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=RDvG82fHSS2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Thank you for a wonderful lesson in using the adjustable hemmer. I am a novice sewer but I inherited my grandmother's Singer 201-2 machine and I'm about to use it to hopefully make some canvas pieces for our new sailboat. I do have a couple of questions though: 1) In order to lock the stitching should I just run the machine backwards for a few stitches when I come to the end of the fabric? I've been told to do that when just running a straight stitch so I'm assuming the technique would apply when using the hemmer? In your video you just ran off the end of the fabric - I'm thinking the end of the stitching wouldn't really be locked by doing that. 2) Do you have any suggestions for how to start the rolled hem right at the leading edge of the fabric? I'm expecting to cut the pattern to size before I start sewing so I'll want to start the hem right at the edge of the canvas. Maybe it's just a matter of carefully pulling the fabric back just far enough before starting to sew. I haven't tried to use the hemmer yet as I need to do a bit of maintenance on the machine in the next few days, but I will be giving it a go shortly. Love the video, love the accent!
Hello, thank you very much 🥰 The 201 is a fabulous machine, I love my one (I did a VLOG on how I cleaned my one up, it was in a terrible state when I got it). Ok, question 1), yes you can reverse a few stitches/back stitch, to secure the stitching. I find if you are using a short stitch length you don't need to as the general locking stitch on these machines is fantastic, but as you are doing sails, back stitching is a good idea. 2) first off, have a practice with the hemmer, I find it a bit tricky sometimes, but with practice you get can a great technique going. If you are starting at the very edge, I would hand fold the start of the hem first (perhaps using an iron to press the first few inches), that way the hem can slide into adjustable hemmer easier, and with accuracy. Start about half an inch from the edge (to avoid any thread bunching), and then reverse stitch back to the edge of the fabric. But certainly have a practice first. Even now I still have a love/hate relationship with the adjustable hemmer 😁. If you have some scraps or offcuts from the sail fabric, try to use that as you will know whether the heavier/thicker fabric will glide through the hemmer. Best of luck with it, you will love the 201, and you can always get in touch, I'm always happy to help 😁
@@sewythingy Hi - thank you for your prompt and helpful reply. To clarify, the canvas I'll be sewing is for handrail covers and a cover for the liferaft, not for the actual sails. This still a somewhat thick and stiff material but hopefully the hemmer will be able to work with it. The handrails are about 10 feet long so I'll have 4 hems of that length - fingers crossed the hemmer (and me) are up for it! And yes, I'll certainly be practicing on some other pieces of canvas to develop and refine my technique before attempting the real thing. I haven't watched your segments yet on restoring your 201 but I will get to them in the next day or two. Mine is in very good condition as it's had little use since the the early 80's when my grandmother passed away. I had it serviced in 2000 so it was in good working order then and I've used if for a few various projects since then. But in firing it up last night I found that the longest stitch it will run is 12 stitches per inch, not the 6 stitches per inch the manual says it should be capable of. I'm guessing this is likely a lubrication issue and I will lubricate the machine today per the manual. Would you have any suggestions of anything else I should look at to get the stitch length working correctly? I've read that I should be using a longer stitch in this type of fabric so I'm hoping to be able to fix this. Thank you so much for your help!
Oh I see, folded canvas should be able to go through the hemmer, but best to have a practice to see how well it handles. Failing that, it will be 10ft+ of folding and pressing, but the 201 will handle this fabric easily. I made a mistake in my 201 vlog - I greased the cogs (assuming it was like the cogs on a 221), but I was corrected. I've made a note on the video, but if you get to that section just ignore me - I'm still learning too and I love learning new things about these machines. Ok so stitch length... I've not come across this on a machine but my first thoughts are that something is hindering the stitch length lever - it's easy to take the measurement dial off (it's a flat plate), and then give this a defluff/clean and oil. My second though it there might be something hindering your feed dogs. It might be helpful to look at this from under the machine. Also check the feed dog "drop" screw - the section that drops the feed dogs - perhaps this is not quite tight enough or may have not screwed in properly, which would mean the food dogs aren't pulling the fabric as well as it should. Let me know if you are able to find the culprit, but in any case, a good drop of oil will always help 🥰
@@sewythingy Hi - I'm happy to report that I can now get 7 stitches per inch after lubricating the machine - close enough to the 6 stitches per inch per the manual. I didn't find anything particularly wrong but if I had to guess, I'd say that the block that slides behind the stitch length lever was hanging up a bit and not traveling freely - a couple of drops of oil there did the trick I think. And I'm also happy to say that I ran a 4" length of rolled hem in the canvas material last night - the machine handled it easily. I found a good technique for getting the material started in the hemmer: I just slid the material flat underneath the hemmer until it came out the backside where I could easily grab the material, then I just curled up the edge so I could insert it into the throat of the hemmer. It was easy to then work the material back and forth as shown in your video and get the canvas fully seated into the hemmer and it was ready to go. So today it's off to the store to get a larger needle as called for in the manual for the canvas material and to buy something to allow me to make straight cuts in the fabric as opposed to trying to cut the pattern entirely out with scissors. And my thread tensions are not quite what they should be as the backside stitching doesn't look quite right but I see you have a video for that so I'll be watching that soon. And I'm already through episode #7 of your 201 restoration vlog - quite a mess so I'm interested to see how pretty it is at the end. Thank you for all the effort you're putting into your RUclips videos - they are an immense help!
@@jimbacon318 ahhhhhhhhh 🥰🥰🥰🥰 that is fantastic news!!!! I'm so pleased and thank you so much for letting me know, I really appreciate it. I'd love to see how you have got on and would love to see the finished makes. I have a Facebook page also called SewyThingy so if you like you can tag me so I can see. I'm really chuffed for you. Some machines need to "warm up" before they really get to work, so the more you use your 201 the better he/she will be. And it sounds like you have got to grips with the adjustable hemmer more than I have, and that is fantastic, I'm so pleased my bumbling blooper mistake filled videos are helping, even just a little bit 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Ooh, not heard of one, which is deadly for me because now I will scourer the earth to get one. I did find this video, not sure if that helps? ruclips.net/video/gs3sw9rCUHc/видео.html
@@sewythingy I wish I could show you a hemstitcher I have with my old do mestic. It's made sort of like a zigzag attachment only it does its zig on every six strokes.
@@ronalddaub9740 hi, if you like you can email me the photo via sewythingy@gmail.com so I can have a look. Or you could message me through my Sewy Thingy Facebook page 😁
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I’m amazed at early engineering! As long as we find the patience to use these ingenious tools. Videos like these make it possible!
Yes definitely! It was the engineering side of these wonderful machines that got me into this in the first place (and then learning how to sew) 😁
I LOVE your video…bloopers and all! Actually, the bloopers are probably the most educational part! It’s very realistic and I won’t be as frustrated knowing that it’s going to take a lot of practice!!
Thank you so much 🥰
Recently retired and learning more about sewing. Came across an adjustable hemmer foot for my 301A and found your video. Your instruction is thoughtful, informative and thorough. As many of the previous comments iterated please continue to show the unedited process. So much value in seeing what may go wrong and how it is resolved. Thanks so much.
Thank you so much 😁
thank you for showing the horrible, the trials that fail along with those that don't. I appreciate learning from both.
Noooo! Leave the bloopers! Thats how we know how to fix it when it happens to us. Its much more useful than perfectly edited video 😊
Thank you so much, you are very kind. I'm glad you have found it useful 😁
This is the most realistic depiction of learning to use sewing machine attachments I've ever seen. Bravo. 👏 it's good to know that I am not the only one!
Thank you 😁😁😁
Such a good video, struggles and all! Your lighting and camera angles also excellent. Thank you!
Thank you very much 🥰
I love the un-edited authenticity of this, which shows us the reality of what to expect during the learning curve. It is greatly more helpful than a polished edited version. ... thanks. 👍
@@edfishburn thank you very much 🥰
I'm a man and I love this stuff because it's mechanical
I bought and repaired over 30 machines in the last two years I have some of these attachments and I bought more they're so cool thank you for showing how they actually work
Thank You for your honest video. Anyone could edit it to make the task appear effortless, but that would only result in the viewer having unreasonable expectations.
Thank you very much 🥰
nice! this was really comprehensive. The unedited video with the bloopers was actually pretty entertaining
That's great to hear, thank you
Thank you for all your instruction! Love the struggles too because we all have them as we learn!
Excellent camera angles too
Aww thank you very much 😁
Your unedited video sums up perfectly the frustrations of learning to use these vintage attachments. They require hours of practice before being used on an actual finished piece. With heaps of patience, the results can be quite amazing.
Thank you very much, yes they do require a "nack" but so much fun and so satisfying 😁
I totally agree! I appreciate seeing the struggle because my struggle is 3X as long.
Thank you your videos of vintage attachments are a treat. Leave the bloopers in pse. I have watched a couple of videos on this hemmer and they confused me so much I put it away for a couple of years. Your explanation is just fabulous and encouraging. Great video - thank you again and again.
Thank you so very much, it's great to hear it has helped you. It is a great attachment once you get through the bloops 🥰
Very helpful video. I have a huge box of attachments that I am clueless about. I love your bloopers. Keeps it real. Thanks so much !!!
Thank you so much 😁😁😁 if you are not sure about an attachment, ISMACs have a photo gallery on their website to help identifying them. Or you can always take photos and message me through Sewy Thingy on Facebook messenger and I can help too 😁
I've been sewing for many, many years and have never owned this sort of hemmer foot. I've SEEN them, wondered how they work and was a little intimidated by them. I HAVE tried the narrow hemmers as you showed there a couple of times -- those are horrible and I've never been able to get one to work properly for me. They're all aggravating and frustrating, so I'm happy to stay with my vintage machines having a built-in blind hemming function - those are easy. Even so, I really appreciate how this device works, it's a good learning experience. And I LIKE your unedited video, it's honest, and shows us exactly what we'd be dealing with. So thank you! And please keep on making these videos.
Aww thank you so so much for your kind words. Aggregating is a great way to describe it, it certainly can be, but when it finally starts working for you it's absolutely brilliant and the results are so lovely 🥰
Hey ,thank you for the video ,no need editing the video ist perfect, your a natural at teaching. Keep the good work. 🎉
I have that same hem on a singer machine a old one and i didn't know how to use ,but I kept searching until I found your channel
Thank you very much, that is very kind of you 😁
I love the clarity of the presentation in this video. That said, I've watched three videos this morning and they all make the same mistake. There is a trick that I have discovered about the adjustable hemmer, the fabric has to be fed in absolutely straight. When the edge of the fabric doesn't seem to be feeding in all the way to the left, so it isn't curling under properly, the temptation is to steer the fabric to the right, turning it a bit clockwise; but this actually reduces the amount of fabric available for the hem (if you look at the underneath layer, you see that you are actually steering towards the fabric edge) and so the fabric edge pulls even farther from the place where it gets curled under. So, it's counter-intuitive. When the fabric edge starts to move right, away from the curl-under-er, you need to steer the fabric to the left (counter clockwise). But, the thing is, if you make sure that the fabric is feeding straight, pulling it neither to the right nor left, and if your fabric edge is good and straight, the fabric will feed into the adjustable hemmer perfectly. Don't try to second guess it.
Thank you so much for your kind words.
And thank you for sharing, I will have to try this tip out - the adjustable hemmer is still the one attachment that I have a love hate relationship with 😁
I'm with the other commenters: the bloopers are fun and educational! I learn a lot from seeing what can go wrong as much as when things are going right! Thank you for your videos and your sense of humor! 🥰
Thank you very much 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I like when you keep the bloopers in so when I make one of them I know what else to do. Love your tutorials. You are teaching me so much
Aww thank you so much 🥰🥰🥰
I'm very glad you don't edit, you are showing the truth about this hammer. I watched others who say do this and look a perfect hem. I'm not alone anymore.
Thank you for letting me know, I'm glad my video has helped
I absolutely love this video!!!!! I am so glad to see, and hear, another make mistakes and drop things. I have had two featherweights for about 30 years and I have never used them. I retired from teaching a year ago and I’m having fun learning to sew again without a deadline looming over my head.
Keep the bloopers!
Thank you so much 🥰🥰🥰
Enjoy your featherweights, they are lovely little diamonds.
I can't remember which video, but one of mine I use my featherweight, they are such delightful machines 😁
Oh I love your videos, you are helping us so much, if you edit and only show how easy it is, it would make most of us feel like failures and me for one would probably give up. I even have a right giggle at your bloopers 😂😂😂 Thanks again xx
Thank you so much ❤️
Your videos are the best videos I have ever watched, so clear its unbelievable. Thank-you very much !
Thank you very much 😁😁😁
This helped so very much! I have been hesitant to use the ruffler attachment, as I had now idea how it worked. Your video made it very clear, thank you!
Thank you, glad it has helped 😁
Bloopers are good - those of us learning to use our attachments out here in the real world have blooper moments all the time too, and we can't edit them out either. We have to find a way through. Your video is useful because it helps us learn what and how to do what we need to in real life where things very definitely go wrong a lot before they go right. I have a special definition for an expert - if I've got a surgeon operating on my brain I don't want them to know how to do everything perfectly when everything goes right. I want them to know what to do when things go wrong. That's an expert. :-)
Thank you so much Megan 😁😁 I love your special definition!
My life is full of bloops and flaps and oo-errs! Have a great day and I hope you enjoy using the adjustable hemmer ❤️
17:10 absolutely brilliant! As a child these attachments to my nana's sewing machines were so very mysterious. At least I now have some idea. I shall look for your other videos next - Jeremy
@@jeremyebdon7181 thank you, I'm glad you like the videos. Yes some of the attachments are curious and wonderful, and so clever.
I have just ordered one of these, and I am so glad you didn't edit out the struggles, as it makes me feel I can do these things instead of feeling I should find another hobby! Thank you for the great video. I am now off looking for your narrow hemmer video: a nightmare to use!
Thank you! I actually find the narrow hemmer much easier to use (with bloopers) than the adjustable hemmer
I've created a playlist now of all the attachments, hope they are useful for you 😁
@@sewythingy I have just added a ruffler to my order after watching part of your video on it! I need to watch less videos and do more sewing!! LOL
Thank you. I have my mom's singer 201-2 with all the attachments. I have a book explaining how to use the attachments but it's not the same as having someone show you. Wish my mom was still here to show me herself.
I have a book too that talks through how to use each one, but I found it was better to just have a go and use the book as a reference, but my little videos with their bloopers help to show how not to do it, although I get there in the end 🤔
Loved it! Makes me to know that I'm not the only one. I learned good things from your work. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much, I'm glad it was helpful for you 😁
Excellent video, it’s good to see how things can go wonky but what to do to correct them. I sussed out to set it to a bigger width to start then narrow it down. Once set up it does do a great seam. Thank you.
Thank you! One came in a box of sewy things that I bought at a thrift store today and
hadn't a clue what it might do!
This isn't my favourite attachment (still trying to master it) but it does make beautiful hems ❤️
It helps seeing the difficulties, bound to happen to me, this teaches me to persevere, like you do, thanks
Thank You so much for sharing , I was using mine and I couldn’t get it till I saw this video. I was pulling it away instead of keeping it on the side to hem it under.❤
Unedited is best and real! Tank you for your patience and details!
Scary pointy thing. Thanks for the chuckle!
Most of the vintage attachments have scary pointy thingys 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you so much for this video. I’m new to sewing and the Featherweight so loved that you didn’t edit the bloopers. It will be helpful when I make the same mistakes how to correct them.
Thank you very much 🥰
Thanks for the video! I finally found back-clamping attachments for my 66 treadle (1910) and enjoying using all of them so far. Such wonderful bits of technology.
Ah back clamping attachments are awesome! A back clamp 66k actually gives you slightly more sight range on your sewing than side clamp. So good to hear you got some back clamping attachments 😁 I hope you have lots of fun with them ❤️
Oh lady, thanks. I got two vintage Singer 15K80, one just got it revitalized. The other still in rust removing stage. Your attachments howto clips really help me learn a little more what have I acquired.
Thank you very much 😁 I love my 15k80, great machine and a larger bobbin capacity. Great for bag making 😁
Thanks, it's extremely helpful! I am a new owner of a hand crank machine that didn't come with many attachments and I'm looking online for useful ones. I already ordered an adjustable hemmer and honestly, I don't think I'd have figured it out quickly on my own how to use it.
Ah I'm really pleased the video helped.
A Ruffler is a fun attachment to use, and a narrow hemmer too. I hope you have lots of fun with your new handcrank 😁
Excellent demonstration! Although I will just go with the old style hamming sew it one fold and the second fold on the top of the first seam exactly matching up. This attachment is too bothering 😅😅 I love that you also admit and show the struggle!
wouaw genial ! Thank you very much for this video. I bought and received a set of old pressor feet and this one, I haven't heard before. I see I have what you call a mini hemmer foot in my set. I have tried it already. But this one... I was really wondering how to use and what it is for ;-) - I have what you call a ruffler too. These old ladies give me so much fun with all the pressor foot. in addition to their beauty and strongness. I'm in love with these old Singer. mine are a 27k with a vibrant shuffle system (without funny pressor foot. only the standard one), and 2 singer 15k. one is electric and the other one is on a treadle table. no one had funny pressor foot. So I decided to buy a set on internet. most of them don't fit to my machines but some yes. thank you again !🙏
@@NolletFlo so pleased to hear you are enjoying using the machines 🥰
You are my hero. I've just gotten a treadle before Christmas and the attachments aren't at all obvious to me. This is wonderful!
Aww thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️ if you've not treadled before I recently did a video on how I treadle and also how to grease and oil the treadle to get it running smoothly. Treadles are fantastic, I hope you have lots of fun with yours. Please do give me a shout if you are not sure of anything, either on YT or on Facebook 😁
Oh you crack me up! A wonderful tutorial even with the bloopers!
Haha, thank you very much 🥰
I agree, I struggle with the correct size and this is the best. From the Philippines.
My first machine was a straight stitch treadle Singer that had a motor attached at some stage. This led to 2 things. I very quickly learnt how to do french seams and I very quickly learnt the value of attachments. Another thing is that so many of these feet are still around and haven't changed a lot. When my daughter was little the ruffler was my friend. I didn't have the buttonholer then so I either did buttonholes by hand (not good) or I got a press stud kit and did lots of zippers and velcro.
As awkward as it is, it seems easier to use than the single ones. I can never get a good hem.
I love the video and the BLOOPERS.
Thank you 😁😁 my technique is patience and wine 🥰
Big help. I have a vintage Singer 66 (my grandmother's), and it sews like a champ. I have all the attachments, and I want to use them. Your detailed description really helps.
So pleased they help. I have a 66k too (I call him Mr Crunchface), 66ks are amazing!
I think you're bloody brilliant, well done!
Aww thank you very much, that's made my day 🥰
It's a well deserved compliment I have watch all of your videos today and enjoyed everyone! I love the fact that your not afraid to show when it doesn't go quite so well (mainly because of the camera). But still learning is about making a mess sometimes and it's so refreshing to see the problems and the remedies. And your conversation with yourself and the camera is like learning from a friend. Keep going do more! You are brilliant xx
@@NellMckay thank you so much, the most important thing is you have enjoyed them and hopefully I have helped you on your sewing journey.
I'm hoping to do a series of videos on using attachments to make useful things but my day job and family (and the dog) are keeping me busy at the moment, but as soon as I get a few hours of peace and quiet I'll start making them.
Thank you again, you have really brightened up my day 😁
Thank you - you gave a great view of the hemmer, so now I see mine is missing the screw and the little arm that goes under it. Either that or it's in another box somewhere!
You actually show that things are not always easy, which is good.
Thank you, yes things aren't as easy as they look
Love your video, how it could be like my friend explaining and showing how to do it in real life 😂 I wonder though that you could have ironed the seam to make it a little easier. And I can imagine, when working in a project that you want to be as perfect as possible, one (not me) could try spraying it with starch and ironing to see if it made things easier. Let us know if you ever try this! Keep the bloopers + THANK YOU 😊
Thank you very much! I always try to talk through things as if I was sitting next to you.
Yes ironing the seam would be the best option if it was for a special project 😁
I love your videos bloopers and all. ❤ 👍🏻
@@nancybenson1951 thank you very much 🥰🥰🥰
I like the bits where it goes wrong because if it happens to me I won't feel silly
Thank you so much for your tutorials ❤😊
Very useful videos- thank you!
I fall in love with your lovely voice ❤
Aww thank you 😁😁😁
I gave up on mine in frustration this morning; your video is very clear and helpful, but I still couldn't get it to sew properly for more than an inch or two. I may try again later.
I know that frustration, it does take a while to master, but practice is good, you will get there I promise ❤️
Love your videos! My first try came out lovely, second, third and fourth, not so much. But could you ever really use it to finish edges on garments? The starting and stopping points seem impossible to make clean. And if I went through all the work of creating a garment in good fabric, feeding the neckline or sleeve hems through the hemmer… I can only see disaster ahead! Maybe napkin edges? If I made napkins.
@@nymakerable my thoughts exactly! I don't know how our ancestors created such fine clothing with these attachments, it's a wonder! Yes napkins would be good, or curtain hems? 🥰
I love how presice the tucks are with this attachment, thanks for all your hard work showing us how touse the attachments on our old lovely machi es. I recently bought some Siger old feet but cannot fix them to myy 99k. The bit that fixes to the machine dosent seem to go ob sideways, would they be any use to you? Reply to me with an email address and i can send you a photo of said feet.
@@CraftyMama101 hi, they might be long shank feet or slant shank, or possible back clamp feet. My email is sewythingy@gmail.com, would love to see photos 🥰
I have some attachments. Yours is brand new! I didn't know they can be used on 221s. (That's how they hemmed the old hankerchiefs men would have in their pockets, huh?)
Thank you, most of my attachments were filthy when I got them, but they clean up well.
I just learned how to use this foot Oh my Allah thank you lady love you so much 💓 💗
Thank you, I hope you enjoy using it 😁
Hello! Thank you for the video! I have my grandma's 301 and I'm just starting to figure out all the attachments. Is there a book out there that you would recommend that would explain all the different attachments and how to use? Thank you!
@@Angelmama714 Hi, hopefully this link will work for you - this is the book I have that guides you through how to use many attachments - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195790690302?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=RDvG82fHSS2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Muito obrigada pela explicação.
Thank you for a wonderful lesson in using the adjustable hemmer. I am a novice sewer but I inherited my grandmother's Singer 201-2 machine and I'm about to use it to hopefully make some canvas pieces for our new sailboat. I do have a couple of questions though: 1) In order to lock the stitching should I just run the machine backwards for a few stitches when I come to the end of the fabric? I've been told to do that when just running a straight stitch so I'm assuming the technique would apply when using the hemmer? In your video you just ran off the end of the fabric - I'm thinking the end of the stitching wouldn't really be locked by doing that. 2) Do you have any suggestions for how to start the rolled hem right at the leading edge of the fabric? I'm expecting to cut the pattern to size before I start sewing so I'll want to start the hem right at the edge of the canvas. Maybe it's just a matter of carefully pulling the fabric back just far enough before starting to sew. I haven't tried to use the hemmer yet as I need to do a bit of maintenance on the machine in the next few days, but I will be giving it a go shortly. Love the video, love the accent!
Hello, thank you very much 🥰
The 201 is a fabulous machine, I love my one (I did a VLOG on how I cleaned my one up, it was in a terrible state when I got it).
Ok, question 1), yes you can reverse a few stitches/back stitch, to secure the stitching. I find if you are using a short stitch length you don't need to as the general locking stitch on these machines is fantastic, but as you are doing sails, back stitching is a good idea.
2) first off, have a practice with the hemmer, I find it a bit tricky sometimes, but with practice you get can a great technique going.
If you are starting at the very edge, I would hand fold the start of the hem first (perhaps using an iron to press the first few inches), that way the hem can slide into adjustable hemmer easier, and with accuracy. Start about half an inch from the edge (to avoid any thread bunching), and then reverse stitch back to the edge of the fabric.
But certainly have a practice first. Even now I still have a love/hate relationship with the adjustable hemmer 😁. If you have some scraps or offcuts from the sail fabric, try to use that as you will know whether the heavier/thicker fabric will glide through the hemmer. Best of luck with it, you will love the 201, and you can always get in touch, I'm always happy to help 😁
@@sewythingy Hi - thank you for your prompt and helpful reply. To clarify, the canvas I'll be sewing is for handrail covers and a cover for the liferaft, not for the actual sails. This still a somewhat thick and stiff material but hopefully the hemmer will be able to work with it. The handrails are about 10 feet long so I'll have 4 hems of that length - fingers crossed the hemmer (and me) are up for it! And yes, I'll certainly be practicing on some other pieces of canvas to develop and refine my technique before attempting the real thing. I haven't watched your segments yet on restoring your 201 but I will get to them in the next day or two. Mine is in very good condition as it's had little use since the the early 80's when my grandmother passed away. I had it serviced in 2000 so it was in good working order then and I've used if for a few various projects since then. But in firing it up last night I found that the longest stitch it will run is 12 stitches per inch, not the 6 stitches per inch the manual says it should be capable of. I'm guessing this is likely a lubrication issue and I will lubricate the machine today per the manual. Would you have any suggestions of anything else I should look at to get the stitch length working correctly? I've read that I should be using a longer stitch in this type of fabric so I'm hoping to be able to fix this. Thank you so much for your help!
Oh I see, folded canvas should be able to go through the hemmer, but best to have a practice to see how well it handles. Failing that, it will be 10ft+ of folding and pressing, but the 201 will handle this fabric easily.
I made a mistake in my 201 vlog - I greased the cogs (assuming it was like the cogs on a 221), but I was corrected. I've made a note on the video, but if you get to that section just ignore me - I'm still learning too and I love learning new things about these machines.
Ok so stitch length... I've not come across this on a machine but my first thoughts are that something is hindering the stitch length lever - it's easy to take the measurement dial off (it's a flat plate), and then give this a defluff/clean and oil.
My second though it there might be something hindering your feed dogs. It might be helpful to look at this from under the machine. Also check the feed dog "drop" screw - the section that drops the feed dogs - perhaps this is not quite tight enough or may have not screwed in properly, which would mean the food dogs aren't pulling the fabric as well as it should.
Let me know if you are able to find the culprit, but in any case, a good drop of oil will always help 🥰
@@sewythingy Hi - I'm happy to report that I can now get 7 stitches per inch after lubricating the machine - close enough to the 6 stitches per inch per the manual. I didn't find anything particularly wrong but if I had to guess, I'd say that the block that slides behind the stitch length lever was hanging up a bit and not traveling freely - a couple of drops of oil there did the trick I think. And I'm also happy to say that I ran a 4" length of rolled hem in the canvas material last night - the machine handled it easily. I found a good technique for getting the material started in the hemmer: I just slid the material flat underneath the hemmer until it came out the backside where I could easily grab the material, then I just curled up the edge so I could insert it into the throat of the hemmer. It was easy to then work the material back and forth as shown in your video and get the canvas fully seated into the hemmer and it was ready to go. So today it's off to the store to get a larger needle as called for in the manual for the canvas material and to buy something to allow me to make straight cuts in the fabric as opposed to trying to cut the pattern entirely out with scissors. And my thread tensions are not quite what they should be as the backside stitching doesn't look quite right but I see you have a video for that so I'll be watching that soon. And I'm already through episode #7 of your 201 restoration vlog - quite a mess so I'm interested to see how pretty it is at the end. Thank you for all the effort you're putting into your RUclips videos - they are an immense help!
@@jimbacon318 ahhhhhhhhh 🥰🥰🥰🥰 that is fantastic news!!!! I'm so pleased and thank you so much for letting me know, I really appreciate it.
I'd love to see how you have got on and would love to see the finished makes. I have a Facebook page also called SewyThingy so if you like you can tag me so I can see.
I'm really chuffed for you. Some machines need to "warm up" before they really get to work, so the more you use your 201 the better he/she will be.
And it sounds like you have got to grips with the adjustable hemmer more than I have, and that is fantastic, I'm so pleased my bumbling blooper mistake filled videos are helping, even just a little bit 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Very helpful!
Got my hands on my first ever featherweight recently now trying to learn what all the feet do
Featherweights are beautiful little things. I love my one
Thank you so much
You are very welcome 🥰🥰🥰
Do you have a hemstitcer? I would like a demo on that rare attachment that punches holes@ acts kind of like a add on zigzagger.
Ooh, not heard of one, which is deadly for me because now I will scourer the earth to get one.
I did find this video, not sure if that helps?
ruclips.net/video/gs3sw9rCUHc/видео.html
@@sewythingy I wish I could show you a hemstitcher I have with my old do mestic.
It's made sort of like a zigzag attachment only it does its zig on every six strokes.
@@sewythingy how can I send you a picture
@@ronalddaub9740 hi, if you like you can email me the photo via sewythingy@gmail.com so I can have a look. Or you could message me through my Sewy Thingy Facebook page 😁
Would it be of use to pre gold and iron the hem?
Yes it does make it easier to prefold and iron, particularly at the start
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It’s not working, with my brother machine after I already buy it
@@gihanaly5184 I'm sorry to hear that, it will certainly work on low shank vintage singers.