Learn how to use your Singer Merritt 2404 sewing machine. We'll learn how to wind a bobbin, thread the machine, and use the fashion discs. | The Quilting Room

Thanks for sharing your story with us, Emily! "It's 103 years old, roughly 30 pounds of cast iron, and only does a straight stitch. However, of the 3 machines I have at home, this Singer 99 model from 1922 is my favorite. My grandmother was a dressmaker and used a table-top Singer with the foot pedals, and mummy had an electric Singer that sat in a similar base as this one. Stitching with this makes me feel close to my grandmother, and mummy, and all the women in my family who used these machine

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