SMH How does a sewing machine work?

Sewing machine basics tutorial A Singer shuttle bobbin shows how it sews. See the old girl show her stuff as she sews like she always did. This is a 1920's Singer K model if I am not mistaken. I got it for $10 at a Habitat store. It had thread in and ready to sew after decades of sitting.
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[somnath7466]

Great in my childhood I used to help my mom to the Bobbin and wonder how it wz working.... now I have a complete idea .... thanks great illustration...

[sewingmachineheaven]

@somnath7466 I love making videos that show how things work. This may not be the best video I ever made but if the viewer has a little patience it shows everything pretty good. Thanks for the comment.

[sergeantsailorman]

I have a couple of old Singer industrial sewing machines. They have an electric motor under the cabinet, and a belt drive to the machine itself. There is a foot pedal that when pushed, operates mechanical linkage which pushes a rod on the bottom of the machine, and makes things move on the machine itself. Do you know what is happening when I push the foot pedal? I don't know what it is for, of what is supposed to happen when it is pushed. Hope you can help.

[sewingmachineheaven]

@sergeantsailorman That sounds like an industrial machine with a clutch. When you push the pedal it should engage the drive and make the machine run. The motor runs constantly and engages with pressure to the pedal. Be careful those machines have plenty of power and can smash fingers or worse. They can also go at incredible speed so engage the pedal slowly. It is a clutch.

[bobbobster1]

Excellent explanation! It's puzzling how little there is on the net for the sewing machine mechanism. I'm glad I found this vid!

[sewingmachineheaven]

@bobbobster1 Glad I could help. I want to show how to do all the many stitches of a cam machine next.

[mghalichi]

I never realized Jack Nicholson was such an expert at sewing machines.

[irrevocabilis]

You are the first person to actually explain it and have me get it, thank you... :)

[Coalcracker79]

@mickice. I def agree w u on that one, I lost sleep the other night because I was tryna figure out how the sewing machine works underneath lol! Nice vid brother!!

[srp960]

I have a old sewing machine like yours and it was inconceivable to me how a straight needle could bring a thread up from the bottom to complete a stitch. Now seeing how it works, maybe I can figure out why mine is not completing any stitches. Is there a website where I can find out when mine was built? I have all the numbers.

[Jere616]

Great video. Thanks for putting this on.

[Mickice]

The things that keep you awake at night,