Thank you so much for this! I literally just bought a model 66 that looks exactly like this one, and I am so happy and grateful to find your video demonstrating how to use it!
It is so nice to see some of the machines of yesteryear. The things that our ancestors forged the way for us and the people who preserve these with affection. I have a collection and I a repairman. Thank you and God bless you.
Beautiful craftsmanship on your bag! Thank you for a wonderful tutorial on this gorgeous machine! We just got this model for my 12 year old daugh yesterday! Same year as yours I believe. Looking forward to using it.
See that hook at the bottom? pop the thread down there so it runs up to the winding peice vertically. Dont worry, the bobbin winder itself will pop up when it is done! (thats what the tounge that slides in the bobbin is for!) For better bobbins I suggest "Sew classic."
Dave Bardin I have three machines a Singer 15 Singer 66 treadle and an all singing all dancing modern electric princess guess what I use most yes my Singers the attachments are so much more precise and knock the built in electronic ones to the wayside
That is one beautiful machine and a nice piece you made with your one my mother in law offered me a treadle one some years ago.i must take her up on the offer Dave thanks for sharing All the best Robbie
Amazing machine. My Nana had one when I was a kid. I wish we still had it. I would love to make a custom leather tool belt. The one I've been using for 15 years has to go and I've yet to find a decent replacement. Thanks, "Rt"
Dave Bardin May I feature your channel on mine? I enjoy featuring other channels and always feel like asking beforehand is a nice thing to do. With your okay, I will put your channel on my "featured friends" list and add one or two of your videos to the "featured friends" playlist. There, you will be in the company of Wranglerstar, Old Sneelock, Jimmy Diresta as well as a few other great channels. Thanks, "Rt"
Wow - that is a lovely machine,,,beautiful paintwork and works a treat. I do like the things you make Dave. If you want more leather you might find some on that big online auction site....here is the UK there is lots of upholstery leather at keen prices there. For veg tan I go to an old warehouse in London....I will post you over a trunkful in exchange for a log of white oak for steam bending.....I joke as the freight would probably be frightening. Regards Harry
Thank you Harry that means a whole lot coming from you. It is a pretty machine. They took the time to make them look really nice. The same model in the same period made in England had a wonderful lotus flower on it but I am sure you knew that. We have hobby shops over here that have the scraps in bags sold by the ounce. For about a dollar an ounce. The bags are clear and you get a good idea of what is in them. That pipe bag cost me about $5. Freight over the pond is a bit steep. I can get about 17 square feet or a half a cow of chrome tan for $75. You are the one that started this and I thank you. This has been a fun and great project.
Dave Bardin Hi Dave - yes the rather splendid red eye machine was a US only model I think - do you know the history behind the design...is there a native american connection? In the UK they also did a sphinx model....I am guessing that this might have been because of the interest in Egyptology and possible Tutmania....they then went on to the rather boring by comparison plain lines like on my 201k. Thanks for your comment.....a couple of my friends here now have machines...though I am not certain if they are thanking me just yet!!
Harry I researched the design of the pattern today off and on. I can find nothing on it. I did find out that after WWII we supported the rebuilding of Japan. They started building sewing machines and put all the American makers but Singer out of business. Singer went from 75% to 25% of the market. Singer sold all the sewing machine rights to Phaff. Now they are all made over seas. They are still in business doing aerospace stuff. There are a few manual driven reproduction models made and they start at $350.00. And are of inferior quality. $150.00 more than I paid for mine. The British model had 3 marking changes. The lotus, sphinx and then small gold pinstripes. I will find it one day.
Dave Bardin That is very interesting Dave....I do enjoy hearing about the history of these machines.....the sewalot website has some fascinating stuff on it...including a write up on your model.
You'd probably enjoy following Mr. Alex Askaroff's channel and his website/blog as he is quite the collector and historian of all things sewing machines. He's in England.
very good video. I am also a proud singer 66 owner mine is a 1941. I am also new into leather crafts. I hope my machin does a good job on light leather. Post more videos on you leather. I just started a leather site on facebook
Many layers and leather are fine but use sharp needles or you'll make a mess when one breaks. Throw them out when you start to feel extra resistance. Regards.
Nice Bud! Now I have to learn the ins and outs of the types of thread and needles. My wife sews so there is my coach on that department. I used to sit and watch my mother do this and never really paid attention.
Oh no . My garden is plowed. Waiting on good Friday and I will be planting. When the canning time came around I put my wife on the phone with mt 80 year old Aunt. We put up about 50 quarts of tomatoes every year.
bud moore you could still learn, I am mostly self taught. Although an elderly lady and I became freinds when I started to sew when I was 20. (odd thing is, we didn't get along well before then. Wish we had now.)
bud moore Hi Bud. I was lucky to have Mom and Dad to teach me what they did. I don't think we can ever learn all that our parents could teach us in the time we have.
+Dave Bardin I'm sure you have noticed by now, but you have to thread the needle the correct way and have the needle in the corret way (flat side to the right on the 66) or the stitching will act up sooner or than later. The 99 and 66 threads from left to right, model 201 threads from right to left, and model 401 threads from front to back, so you really have to check for each Singer model. The hook, race and needle are very finely tuned for it to work consistently, there's not much play allowed for it to run smoothly. The needle has a groove for the thread as it punches down, all has to come together just so for everything to interact perfectly. Do you still sew on the old 66? For the moment I have set up an old 201 as the main machine. Your 66 is a four decades older than mine, it looks very nice, decals and all.
turtlefromthenorth Thanks for the wealth of knowledge. Yes I do I made a few leather coaster the other day and my daughter has a denim skirt her mothers new "singer" would have never gotten through. It is a wonderful machine and I am a novice seamstress. She is doing a fine job at the chores I have placed in front of her. Again thanks for the tips!
You are mistaken - some Singers thread left to right, some right to left, and some front to back. Manuals for all the old models are available from various sites for free download.
Great vid. I was wondering if anybody could help me to figure out the model for my red eye, based on the only one important # I see on it, it's G8027712. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It's a model 66 from 1920 according to this database: (you may have already figured that out, but someone might find it useful) ismacs.net/singer_sewing_machine_company/serial-numbers/singer-g-series-serial-numbers.html
lovely machine, I have one, but its a shame that you choose to sew skin, other fabrics are available that do not inflict harm on others. I converted mine to electric by buying a cheap later singer with the right motor on it, its usually more expensive to buy a motor on its own strangely
You're making mistake after mistake. The thread cone is not supposed to be on the machine, you have the bobbin threaded wrong and then some. You might really look into these issues as you might find things go easier the right way.
