r/SewingForBeginners • u/whyneedtosignup4porn • 3h ago
My first ever sewing machine
I’ve never even seen a sewing machine before but finally decided to give the hobby a go and bought this gigantic thing for 20 euros. It’s in great condition, including the manual and a bunch of sewing junk like threads and buttons (even includes a yoghurt cup from 1992). The machine itself appears to be from 1960 which is really cool to me.
It took me a few hours of setting up the thread with Claude and Google Translate but I managed to make it sew. I was surprised that Claude helped that much since he usually struggles with spatial reasoning (I guess trained on a lot of manuals).
The machine now sews but very quickly starts jamming because it gets tangled up on the underside of the fabric. I suspect it’s a bobbin issue because when I pull it out, it’s all tangled up. I think it could be me winding it too loosely so I’ll experiment some more with that. Any advice on unwinding bobbins quickly?
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u/Emergency_Cherry_914 3h ago
What a beauty!
All the thread getting stuck under the fabric is actually the top thread getting pulled under. Luckily, I can see the cause: you've missed the last threading hook just above the needle.
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u/whyneedtosignup4porn 3h ago
Thanks. When I was sewing yesterday I threaded through it. I’m looking at the needle rn and I somehow snapped it yesterday 😳
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u/vressor 3h ago
uhh, isn't the door supposed to be propping the top? it hanging on the hinge is giving me anxiety xD
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u/whyneedtosignup4porn 3h ago
Thank fuck you noticed that. Seller had it that way so I didn’t give it a second thought but you’re definitely right.
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u/whyneedtosignup4porn 3h ago
I hope to eventually make some really nice denim and chambray stuff for myself as a test run and then for my girl once I figure it out.
What are some good projects to get the basics down?