[sudo-discuss] Sewing machines

Sat Nov 29 14:01:05 PST 2014

Hey ya'll

I think the needle in the singer sewing machine is sideways - but it seems to work. I had fairly good success sewing some linen hems to make a  couche cloth for baking bread. 

My family has had singer sewing machines for literally 100 year and all the machines I've ever used had the needle aligned so the hole in the needle was oriented so that you thread from the front to the back.  It's true other machines do use other orientations but one result is that the thread breaks easily when the needle is inserted wrong.  

In retrospect - the thread did break about 6 times while I was sewing.

Because the machine is not mine and I didn't set it up I just left it the way it was.

I have a huge sewing back up so, next time I have time to sew I will try it with the needle oriented as I have explained and see what happens.

By the way I have a serger - I am not quite sure how I feel about bringing it to Sudo room.  

As I stated in a private email so some of you - Sewing machines really need to be fine tunes and having a bunch of people messing with them can be very frustrating when I want to use it and it's not working.  The one I have is a baby loc and is a plastic machine.

Alice Rosenthal
BeeHappySolutions
Berkeley, CA 94703
415-272-0596

On Nov 28, 2014, at 9:12 PM, Marc Juul wrote:

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> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Helen Gannon <helenafrances at gmail.com> wrote:
> the old singer that is already set up is working very well but needs new oil, as does the embroidery machine. i brought in a friend who knows a bit more than i do and he said the singer is just as good as the juki except doesn't have a stitch length control. i'm planning to look up the manuals for all of them, maybe drawing little threading diagrams, and get my hands on some oil for the pans. i'll be coming around a few nights a week. if you see a tall-ish person with short brown hair and glasses making weird faces at sewing machines, that's probably me - please say hello! and thanks for the advice. -helen
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> 
> Awesome! Another difference is that apparently the singer does not have a reverse mode. I made a threading diagram for the Singer based on how your friend did it and taped it to the table. I have yet to upload it to the wiki though. Btw, if you want to document the machines then you can of course scan the QR code but you can also type in the address manually. If the ID on the label is 42 then the address is:
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>   o.sudoroom.org/42
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> Before you can edit, you need to create a user on our wiki first, and it has to be approved (because we had spam problems), so it might be a good idea to sign up on the wiki now: 
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>   https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Special:RequestAccount
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> If it asks you to fill out a minimum word limit bio of yourself, just copy-paste some junk. It's not a real requirement.
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> I'm excited at the prospect to have a sewing area up and running! Btw, please feel free to re-organize the area including the shelving immediately next to the sewing machines. If you re-organizing though, make sure to label each area/shelf/box so others can easily put things back where they belong.
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> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Danny Spitzberg <stationaery at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all, fwiw, I'm cc'ing AJ and Pam, donors of a few of the sewing machines - they might have some insight into parts and labr, repair and maintenance, et al etc.
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> Much love,
> Danny
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> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
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> Hi Helen, 
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> the truth is that there is no one in charge of the sewing machines, and if 
> you feel qualified to work on them and improve them, you should go ahead 
> and do that. If you can document what you're doing, it will help if you 
> can either do that on paper by the machines, or preferably by editing the 
> sudoroom wiki. If you are not familiar with Wiki editing, there are 
> people who can help you get started with that. 
> 
> I brought in the Embroidery machine, and I know a little about how it 
> works, but i'm no expert. We appreciate anything you can do to help get 
> all the machines working just right. 
> 
> Note; one of them is a button sewing machine. I think it was mistaken 
> for a serger (which we do not have, but we want) so I am hoping it can be 
> returned and we can get a serger instead. 
> 
> Also we have a very nice "juki" sewing machine that is apparently missing 
> its oil pan. I think oil pans can be made out of sheetmetal, or bought on 
> ebay, but anyway that machine would be a good replcaement for the older 
> machine on the wooden table, if we can get it to work better than that 
> one. 
> 
> thanks you for your help! 
> 
> -jake 
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> On Fri Nov 28 Helen wrote: 
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> Hello, I recently was invited to sudoroom to check out the sewing machines 
> and have tinkered with them a little bit. I've identified some problems, 
> missing pieces, etc. and want to keep working on/with them, but I'd like 
> to talk to anyone else who has used them or whoever brought them there. I 
> look forward to meeting y'all and I'm excited to get involved with the 
> space. 
> 
> - Helen 
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