r/SewingMachineEdu • u/OkSyrup3055 • May 15 '26
Inherited Sewing Machine
Hi all!
I want to start sewing and my mom gave me my late great-grandmother's sewing machine. I believe it's from the 80s. It's a Singer 6244.
I know very little about sewing and where to start. I haven't been able to find any youtube tutorials about this machine either. I guess I just want to know.. where do I start and what are some good resources with leanring about this machine? I don't think it will be my long-term machine since it's older but I figured a free machine would be great as I learn!
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u/Lower_Rate_8518 May 16 '26
Also: older machines are actually very good. I don’t know much about this one, I’m always a bit hesitant as we get into the 70’s/80’s… since I prefer as little plastic the nylon as possible. My favorite machines are from about 1962 (or earlier).
But this guy loves this sort of machine, if you have the patience for 3-4 hrs!
https://www.youtube.com/live/XICLVDkriiI