Be careful of new Singer needles for your vintage Singers
#1
Be careful of new Singer needles for your vintage Singers
The new Singer needles are thinner and won't tighten up enough to hold it in place. It could fall out and cause lots of damage to the bobbin race. Schmetz needles are a good replacement. http://www.novamontgomery.com/singer...-the-month.htm
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Very pleased you posted this! Singer products have gone downhill over the last few years. Even the Singer bobbins sizes are off and can cause problems. Better off avoiding Both Singer needles and bobbins unless it's in the old packages. Superior needles which are made by Boye are great too to use.
#5
Very pleased you posted this! Singer products have gone downhill over the last few years. Even the Singer bobbins sizes are off and can cause problems. Better off avoiding Both Singer needles and bobbins unless it's in the old packages. Superior needles which are made by Boye are great too to use.
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FYI, the "singer" name on notions doesn't belong to the singer sewing machine company anymore. that part of the company was splintered off a while ago. VSM - a big company - now makes machines for singer, viking, pfaff & white, but they sell singer-compatible needles, etc. under the brand name "inspira". I'd recommend schmetz, organ or klasse needles anyway. they fit nearly all domestic sewing machines, new & old singers included.
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Also remember that some vintage machines don't use the standard machine needle. I can't remember the exact machine but years ago when I worked for a sewing machine repair service we had lady who kept bring machine back in for repair, it seemed the machine would sew fine until she replaced needle then nothing but problems. She was replacing with standard needle and needed one that was slightly different in size. As we use more vintage machines this is something to keep in mind.
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Thanks for posting this. I have a Singer 301 (slant) and was told that the Schmetz needles wouldn't work because the length is different. Can those who own the 301 tell me what needles (and I guess bobbins) now that you use?
#10
The 301 uses the standard 130/705 15x1 needle. In other words, the same needles you will find everywhere - including Joanns, Walmart, all of the Sewing Shops, Quilting shops, etc.
The harder part to find is the bobbins. They're not the most commonly used bobbins, so you do have to go somewhere like a Sewing Machine place (preferably Singer, because they're most likely to stock them) or some reputable person online, like Sew Classic. http://shop.sew-classic.com/Bobbins-...pack-45785.htm
The Singer 206 and 306 do use different needles. The 301 does not.
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