My Magic Needle-The Vintage Way

[@Hortondlfn1]

That is so far beyond amazing that I need to go lie down.

[@overlycreative1]

Marilyn I love watching you work, thank you for making your art and talented heart available to us.

[@ksisu1324]

This is absolutely amazing work. I never dreamed that I might be able to do this on my old treddle sewing machine.

[@astralthief2334]

That was amazing...she's off the hook. In the right places a bag like that would fetch thousands of dollars.

[@AndTheCorrectAnswerIs]

You're an incredible artist, and I love watching you work. I own a 90+yr old Singer chain stitch embroidery machine and a nice 100yr old White Rotary that has been converted to electric. I've been trying both out for the old fashioned embroidery look. Not easy, but fun....wish each day had about 30 hours in it, so I'd have more time.

[@MarilynLeefabricthreadartist]

Thank you! I also own the Singer chain stitch embroidery machine.....a 1929 model and a White Rotary treadle. Wonderful machines! I love my vintage machines! :)

[@Cherishlif3]

Wow!! Very talented.I can sit and watch for days.Awesome

[@anavelaeshomestead]

I only recently discovered these videos, I knew it was possible to do free motion embroidery on a treadle machine but I had never seen it done. Such a skilled talented artist, some have paint and canvas, this lady has thread and fabric. Amazing eye for colours and blending them. I tried free motion darning the other day after watching this lady, I was pretty bad. LOL Glad it was some old jeans. LOL HAHA 😆

[@katnip6289]

Wow I didn't know that you were able to do something like that on those old time sewing machines. 😍👜

[@Aaron9822]

Your video was mesmerizing to watch, and the incredibly skilled way you embroider makes me wish that you wanted an apprentice. Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring all of us who love to make beautiful handcrafted art.

[@playhooky]

People - you gotta put this on full screen & enjoy - it's awesome! Holy cow - Marilyn Lee, you are a magnificent artist! My favorite part is seeing you freestyle the outlines - what accuracy & creativity! And the icing on the delectable cake is the beautiful background music!

[@YvonneSchwartzYVON]

beautiful! fabulous! fun! and thank you for having music that is easy to listen to!

[@ewan2734]

Lovely just make me sterling on this vidéo . Long life to Singer !!!! I make my first sewing on foot like this 30 years ago . Chapeaus-Bass

[@candicew2842]

You do wonderful work. Just enjoying watching. Thanks so much

[@yongchamuniz5644]

color combination is beautiful to look at. thank you for beautiful work.

[@claymodelexpert]

that bag looks like priceless! its art

[@kelath5555]

This was a real joy to watch. My sister and I are in our twenties and are picking up fiber- and needle-work and finding techniques like this are like finding treasure. Thank you so much!

[@tisad6130]

Beautiful and amazing work!!! Thanks for sharing

[@37homecrafts]

WOW fantastic, very talented lady, beautiful design and colours used!!! Tfs 👏❤️😘

[@jamper19]

You are an incredible artist! Watching you was definitely a "wow" period of time!

[@indigowarrior6469]

What a beautiful talent you have!!! It’s AMAZING!!! 😍👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 💜😊

[@tauheedahmuhammad1507]

I absolutely love your video and your skillfulness! Thanks for making it.....very inspiring😍

[@capedoryus]

Thank you. Once again the teacher appears when the student is ready. I have a Necchi BU that is the same age as I (66) and wanted to know if I can embroider without a special foot. Thanks for the inspiration. A treat to watch and your video work is most certainly appreciated.

[@MarilynLeefabricthreadartist]

Yes you can do this without a special foot. I use only the needle with no foot attached. The main thing is to be able to control the speed of the machine.

[@alexar.h.5031]

Lovely, wish I had the skills, a treadle, and the patience

[@ashleydstepp]

Oh wow what a stunning Master piece this is absolutely beautiful

[@lightowl4345]

Amazing. You are so talented! Beautiful work.

[@nalayat2050]

i am inspired and amazed by what you do and how u do it.

[@wendyb7993]

Wow that is amazing control and detail 🤗love it 💕

[@doeeyes394]

Jaw dropping!!! Absolutely stunning!!! Oh how I wish I could do this!!! My eyesight is just not good enough. Thank you for sharing you amazing creation!!! I would have bought that purse in a heartbeat!!! Wishing you have many, many more happy stitching years!!!!! Blessings, Doe

[@brindlefly]

Wow. I was almost 5 minutes in before I realized that you didn't have a foot attached to the machine! I have a Singer manual that describes the footless setup, but until now, hadn't seen it in action! Thank you for sharing your talent!

[@justkelleydyess1854]

Beautiful work !!!!! 😊

[@ShiftingSands57]

Amazing. Would have loved to hear the sound the machine makes and sees some pictures of the machine/bobbin threading etc.

[@equitime77]

Beautiful. Makes me want to finish moving my stuff, get my machines sorted and start sewing again. Wish my health would improve so that I could.

[@LoremIpsumPeach]

This is just beyond extraordinary!!!

[@halowizbox]

Absolutely stunning detail, thank you for sharing!

[@helens7016]

In a word...exquisite!

[@sharonlatour6230]

utterly stunning!

[@mirtaguzman1907]

Amazing your jobs!! 👏👏I`m impress!! Thanks you !!👋👋🌹🍀🌹🍀🌹🍀

[@ewasu6907]

OMG! You are absolutely amazing! It was soooo satysfying to watch! :))

[@deniselynn7944]

Beautiful going to learn & do watching you thanks

[@Lady_of_Ishpeming]

Absolutely gorgeous! Nice work!

[@carlos.vmartinez3855]

WOW that was beautiful thank you for sharing 😊

[@nadinedonovan989]

I meant to say Thank you- this silly auto correct gets me every time. I love your work! Beautiful!

[@aprilhoy7583]

Marilyn, your videos make me want to cry. Your work is so effortless & beautiful. I can't seem to get there. When can I take a class with you?

[@MarilynLeefabricthreadartist]

Thank you!!! I do have a online class through the Academy of Quilting. You can google the Academy and find out the details.

[@hortenciaflores7688]

Im very impress! And with many project in my life, This is one of them.Is beautiful I must start working now!

[@anazechner5833]

Amazing work. You are unbelievably talented. I wish I’d live near you so I can take lessons and learn this wonderful art! Thank you for sharing with us how it really is done. ❤️❤️

[@strongesthope]

Let's give up for the socks!😍😂

[@mickyroman9315]

Gorgeous!

[@sonyawear3881]

You are so bad ass, I love this video.. You make it look so easy. I know it can't be. So bad ass.

[@jessielynch7493]

I have my great grandmas singer treaded machine always used it to pull my living room together where should I take it to see if it works? I am now interested in using it because of this

[@reflexology52welsh48]

Wow she's so talented! You make it look so easy, effortless, and I know it's not!

[@lakshmanlakshman5797]

This is very bad

[@honeybliss1053]

+Lakshman Lakshman What is bad about it? It looks absolutely beautiful!

[@jcmapt1011]

el bordado quedó bello y precioso pero quedó así x la tremenda habilidad q. ud tiene en el manejo del bordado a maquina que no es fácil. se nota tiene muuucha práctica. lo felicito. lo unico q faltó fue decir sobre la tension del hilo y demas tecnicas para ese bordado tan precioso.

[@alejandromosqueda1315]

you are a artist.

[@davecsaszarable]

You're talented and cool

[@richarddixon2918]

Can you please send a link for your handbag sales? This is stunning!!!

[@falaqmahveen7917]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful video on machine embroidery :). Can you please upload video on very basic of machine embroidery? because I am a very beginner and have no knowledge on setting up stitch width and length on this simple sewing machine. One more thing I would like to ask you is, in this video you are filling up the Petals, how did you set the stitch width becauae as far as I know in these there is no function to set up stitch width, & needle can only move up and down & not right and left. plz help how did you fill up the petals in satin stitch?

[@beckyp9633]

You can do this on any sewing machine. Just make sure you can drop the feed dogs or use a darning plate. You dont want the machine to move the fabric. You move the fabric back and forth yourself, usually inside a hoop with the fabric stabilized somehow. So how far you move the fabric back and forth in a zig zag motion is how you fill in the spaces. You need to practice on any machine. You should start first trying to outline a simple pattern using the movements to make the outline thicker, then trying to fill in the spaces you outlined. Like a kid learning to draw, your first attempts will look like scribbles, but as you get better you will start staying in the lines and your pictues will get better. Good luck!

[@stevezytveld6585]

I'm just emerging from the rabbit hole that is esty and searches for variations on "vintage low shank presser feet" (I have a 1915 hand-crank Singer 99K). You're looking for either a darning foot or an embroidery spring (hard to explain - it replaces the needle clamp and holds the needle). You'll also likely be looking for a plate that will cover the feed-dogs - like bobbins, there will be a style for your machine|. Stitch length doesn't come into it. It's all up to timing. Fast moves are long stiches. Small, slow moves are short. There's only so far you can move before the needle plants in the fabric again. I've also deep-dived into YT and come up with people like Vintage Sewing Machine Garage and Curio by B-Spoke Designs. They give great tutorials and know the history of the machines backwards. With a little luck, there are tutorials on the individual presser feet floating through The You Tube. Oh! Fun fact. I got a Jetson-style low-shank buttonholer to work on my machine. And there's a lovely man in Athens whose sending me an affordable zig-zagger foot (it makes the needle go right to left). Thank you internet... I suspect she's using a larger gage needle. When I'm darning I switch to a denim needle. I suspect it's the same for embroidery, since you're adding bulk to the fabric. The darning hoop needs to be flat side of the fabric resting on the 'floor' of the machine. It will take some wiggling to get it under the presser foot. You can practice by darning holes in your clothing. Start darning around the hole. Gradually circle the hole. Then run back and forth stitches over the edges of the hole. Which will start to fill up with thread. Keep working around in parallel lines until there are no small holes left. Enjoy. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@stevezytveld6585]

Also - it doesn't matter what colour the bobbin thread is. No one is going to see it. The only thread you are swapping out are the thread on the top. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@JG-ej2ow]

all I can say is wow,i watched her befor.amazon.i;m going to try this.right now i:m crocheting a blanket for a Little Girl,as soon I finish it i:m trying this..

[@elisamalaga6551]

¡Qué maravilla!. Gracias por compartir

[@jhanvisingh1472]

u r very talented person,I appreciate ur work,u r superb😆

[@lollypop6155]

Such beautiful work! I, for one, could never do it, though. I'm all thumbs and knowing my luck I'd probably break the machine! I love watching you do it, though! ;) ♡

[@santhiguna]

Granny is so talented .We like you

[@beckyp9633]

You can try this on any machine. Even If you use a normal run of the mill electric sewing machine you can place the fabric in an embroidery hoop (small enough to move around, if you go too big you wont be able to move the work freely) with some kind of stabilizer. You could even use interfacing to practice. I have to admit it takes a lot of practice! I'm still awful at it but if you try simple patterns with just outlines first, making the simple outline thicker, you will get the hang of the movements, and when you need to rotate the hoop to be able to keep up the zig zag movements. Hope that made some sense. Good luck! And you can totally do this, just start small, and be prepared for your first practice runs to probably look like kindergarten scribbles :) As you get better the scribbles will turn into nice pictures!

[@SomeoneWishin]

Hi Marilyn! OMG!...I am so in LOVE with your purse! Absolutely gorgeous! Could you please tell me what size needle you use? Also, what kind of black fabric did you embroider on for your purse?...A velveteen maybe? Could you also please explain what you're doing or what's going on with all the long loops of threads being created on the small round flowers? Thank you SO very much for sharing your video! More of them please!

[@SomeoneWishin]

Marilyn, I forgot to also ask you..... What is the white backing thats on your black fabric pieces please? Thank you again so much!

[@mollysbee]

Quel travail ADMIRABLE !!!

[@SpiderF27]

Woow, that was skillful !

[@christonyawatson4519]

you make this look easy i tried this and stiched thru my thumb

[@gloriaadu5485]

wow great job

[@mariaarenas7631]

que belleza, ¿que maquina es?

[@rositeixeira3078]

Lindíssimo trabalho! Mágica é a senhora! Parabéns obrigada!

[@cherylmedway9160]

Beautiful

[@alibabafurball]

You didn't mention the magic socks with the magic needle in description lol. I like that texture you gave the surrounding black fabric with the quilting, it really adds to the designs and the look of the color embroidery. You blend the colors very nice and wish some day to be able to do the same. Almost looks like you can do that high speed in an earthquake from the video lol.

[@MarilynLeefabricthreadartist]

Thank you! I did have the magic slippers on although when I did this! They are so. so comfortable and work perfect for the treadle. This is really a high speed video so it does look like you described! :)

[@UYTRELLO]

I'd love to start embroidering that way. At least I see most of my production with my old zigzag Singer machine and I use its treadle!.

[@ltraina3353]

Amazing!

[@patriciamata7364]

You are an artist, reallyyyyyyyyyyyy.

[@GeminiDolly52951]

Beautiful !!!

[@fuzzyorange3941]

mind blown!

[@elizabethhutton7689]

wow, ive always wanted to see this

[@دعاءحسين-ي8ذ]

Beautiful👍👍🌷👏💟

[@atufairam407]

Wow it is superb

[@esthernance6205]

This is gorgeous. Would this be motion free with ur regular sewing machine? thank you for sharing. Anxious to hear from you.

[@MarilynLeefabricthreadartist]

Thank you! Yes this is free motion and can be done on a regular sewing machine if you are able to control the speed of the machine.

[@quiltgranny4342]

Amazing. Which machine do you like best for doing the embroidery?

[@MarilynLeefabricthreadartist]

I do not like shuttle bobbins but it can be done.

[@DucPhamtacolayo]

great skill

[@runig549]

It's very beautiful, Your machine, is it electric converted?

[@norahmakadzange8768]

Very interesting and beautiful

[@hurdavidal4010]

Espetacular!!!

[@yoyonino8839]

Wonderful ! !ce travail est magnifique super une chose à m'expliquer comment vous pouvez travailler sans tambourin SVP I like very very much your work, you are artist 😍😍 Oum youcef from Algeria

[@ladyaiman]

very expert this nanny. beautiful embroidery

[@nalinam6037]

sooooòoooooooper👌👌👌👌👌💖💖💖

[@saravanakumarr6264]

i so awesome work, u r great,which type machine u will work this wonderful embroidery, please reply me mam,i eagerly waiting your reply,thanks mam

[@beckyp9633]

You can do this on any kind of normal sewing machine, new electric, or old fashioned treadle. You either need to be able to drop your feed dogs or use a darning plate to cover them so you control the fabric rather than the machine. It takes lots of practice learning how to move the fabric to get beautiful stitches because you need to become the zig zag machine and feed dogs to make the embroidery. Best wishes! Look up free motion embroidery for more tips :)

[@elinapongracz9961]

amazing talent!

[@alicealred7731]

I have a 66-1 singer? Could you free motion quilt on it ? I need a hopping foot? Do they make one for a back clamping hopping foot?

[@lauracullen8122]

I am s o o o o jealous ! ! !

[@rositeixeira3078]

O seu trabalho é sensacional!!!

[@SuperKb888]

Просто супер)) ручки золотые))

[@potatogaming9943]

👌👌if I shake hoop like this needle will break 😝

[@Harthya]

?how you can use different color and move between them

[@egleasenna6874]

Congratulations!

[@sokunthealy7619]

Is this video fast forward or sth? Cuz you work the machine so freaking fast. Wow. I can barely catch what is going on. Amazing

[@MarilynLeefabricthreadartist]

Yes it is in fast motion.........

[@TCQTexportPvtLtd]

You are Amazing!!!!

[@sufiyannadeem2636]

mashen ki seating karni parti ha kiya jb karahi kar tea hn aam mashin sa?

[@beckyp9633]

Your language did not translate well, but you can do this on any common sewing machine. Drop feed dogs or cover them with a darning plate. Look up 'free motion embroidery' videos for more ideas. Hope this helps. Best wishes!

[@amelial3396]

So satisfying

[@stevezytveld6585]

What kind of needle are you using? Denim, average, fine? - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown

[@MarilynLeefabricthreadartist]

I use a size 11 needle.

[@laylarose1549]

I am 18 and always watch your videos. I really have been wanting to learn this. You are truly my inspiration. What treadle do you recommend finding for the best embroidery? You are amazing!! xx

[@MarilynLeefabricthreadartist]

Thank you Layla rose! It is hard to really recommend a treadle as there are so many of them out there from different makers. I would choose a rotary machine over a shuttle for this type of work although.

[@dane5678]

glad to hear that a young person wants to learn this type of embroidery, it is something not many learn.

[@SuperModerngranny]

Beautiful! May I know what threads you use and where to buy from, please? The colors are so vibrant and shiny. Can you make a video on how you thread the machine to prevent thread breakage? How many bobbins did you fill and how much thread and needles you use? I bought a box of 100 polyester thread cones in multiple colors but they are disappointingly fragile and shreds so easily, it's frustrating!

[@MarilynLeefabricthreadartist]

I use Isacord and Floriani threads that I buy from local shops. The Floriani is especially vibrant and shiny. It is better to buy a good quality thread, even though they are more expensive because a lot of the cheaper threads will fray. I do have a video on my You Tube channel about preparing your machine for embroidery. Every machine is different as far as threading it and you just have to be sure you use good thread and your tensions are set properly to prevent thread breakage. I didn't keep track of how many bobbins I used and the amount of thread used varies with each project. It doesn't take as much thread as one would expect.

[@SuperModerngranny]

Marilyn Lee Thank you!

[@CeNadraz]

Does this require a special sewing machine?

[@MarilynLeefabricthreadartist]

No