Singer 99: Why I Think It's One of the Best Sewing Machines Singer Ever Made

Singer 99: Why I Think It's One of the Best Sewing Machines Singer Ever Made compares the Singer 99 to some of Singer's larger sewing machines to find out if the best things really do come in small packages.
Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
00:56 Singer 99: The Electric Handwheel & Motor
01:16 Singer 99: The 3/4 Size Sewing Machine
02:19 Singer 99: Foot Pedal or Knee Lever
02:50 Singer 99: Different Styles
03:31 Singer 99: The Bobbin Winder in Action
04:15 Singer 99: The Difference between the 99 and the Featherweight
04:55 Singer 99: Why Top Loading Machines are Awesome
06:28 Singer 99: Coming Up in the Next Singer 99 Video
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How to Use a Knee Lever on a Singer 99: • How to Use a Knee Leve...
How to Wind a Bobbin on a Singer 99: • How to Wind a Bobbin o...
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[@xosferens]

My mother’s 1948 99K is my pride and joy; well used but always a special thing and always cared for, it was a lavish wedding gift from a widow to her beloved daughter. She must have saved for years to buy such a wonderful gift. It has its original motor and wiring (all checked and certified safe) and sews and sounds beautiful ❤️

[@SimplyStitchy]

A true gift of love to be treasured for sure! Thanks so much for sharing and for watching! 🙂

[@poetmaggie1]

the 42 could be the model my mother owned until I was in Junior high school or high school, I got to sew my home economics project on it, but in school I got to use a treadle which I loved.

[@quiltingforthesoul]

Thank you for sharing your information on the vintage machines. I love vintage machines they just sense of peace when working on them. God bless you and your family.

[@QuantumNightmare]

Just this morning saw one of these going for £10 in an auction and felt so bad for the little thing I grabbed her for £15. She’s a 1939 and I think she’s just adorable! Thank you for showing me the high points of this cute little machine

[@SimplyStitchy]

You're welcome! Enjoy sewing with her! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@lindakrelle6607]

Thanks I must have a singer 15. I spent hours trying to set up and thread it this morning had to give up. So now i know which I hope to get the needle in correctly and thread it.

[@SimplyStitchy]

I have a section on the Singer 15K80 in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYOXmpuMnJhppdk from timestamp 10:26. Most 15s thread the same way up until the needle. When you get to the needle area - check the location of the thread guide just above the needle. If it's on the left - your needle needs to go flat side to right. (thread left to right) If it's on the right hand side of the needle - the needle goes flat side to left (thread right to left). Let me know how you get on.

[@bethhayes8807]

I am getting a Singer 99 K…couldn’t decide on 99 or 201 but listened to you and made my choice…love your videos! Thanks!

[@SimplyStitchy]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching 😊 I think you'll love the 99, but then, it's one of my favourites so I might be a teensy bit biased. 😉 Enjoy sewing with it!

[@susannemunslow-adair]

I’ve got a Singer 99 in the post. I won it on EBay at the weekend. It even has its manual book and is said to be in excellent condition after much care and attention over the years. I think it is purely a hand crank which is what I wanted. I am in Richmond, Surrey. Susanne

[@SimplyStitchy]

That's awesome! 😀 99 handcranks aren't that easy to come by... and for it to in excellent condition too, that's quite a find! Thanks for commenting and for watching 🙂

[@Bd3849.]

I am partial to my 201k (originally hand-crank, thrown in a treadle cabinet), though I do love 99s as well. I’ve been wanting another hand-crank machine and the 99 is one of my top choices.

[@baire702]

I just found your channel. I love all your videos! I have a great love of vintage sewing machines.

[@SimplyStitchy]

Thanks and welcome!! Thanks for watching! I appreciate your support! 😀

[@kevinturner7903]

Hi There liked this overview I agree the Singer 99 s are excellent machines I have a 1949 Singer 15k treadle and a 1939 Singer 99 hand crank both excellent work horses but I think the 99 has the edge! Look forward to seeing you use your 99 on your next project.

[@lauraroberts2250]

The 99 is a lovely machine, it's true, but my heart belongs to my 27... She's having a well earned rest at the moment. Don't tell her I've been gallivanting with a younger 201! ( I couldn't resist the lure of the back stitch.)

[@SimplyStitchy]

Your secret is safe with me lol 😉

[@scottsews]

I have it's big sister the 66, the thing I find with all top loaders and the shuttle machines, if the bobbin runs out it's a faff to load if you have work under the needle, not the case for the dah dah dah singer 15! Pity they never made a baby version of that, can you imagine the cuteness!?😃

[@SimplyStitchy]

It would have been adorable 😆 ... and a bit lighter too!

[@christopherbuda6592]

Just got a 1920s model knee lever 99 at a thrift shop for 40$ and your video showed me that I have the bobbin case but just need a bobbin. When I got it it sounded like a broken VCR and didn't move but came back to life with a little oil. It's even got the bent wood top case and all original parts.

[@SimplyStitchy]

That's awesome! It takes class 66 bobbins. You can buy them new from most places that sell sewing machine accessories. Check out this link so you can see what they look like: amzn.to/3K8P53F (amazon link as I'm an affiliate. No cost to use the link but I do get a commission on qualified sales) My advice - stick with metal bobbins due to the age of the machine and keep your eye open at thrift stores to try and get vintage metal class 66 bobbins. New bobbins will work great but vintage ones tend to fit the bobbin winders better.

[@christopherbuda6592]

I couldn't help but to get it... The price was so low it left me "in stitches" ... Just got another 99 for parts on eBay to use the bent wood case for my other 99k

[@davidanddavidstrading]

Still looking for that perfect 99 or 66... I did find a Spartan 192k, which seems to be pound for pound as good. Even has a .8 amp motor!

[@nonstopshopgal]

Would you mind doing a video on how to wind the bobbin on these machines from start to finish?

[@SimplyStitchy]

I think this one covers winding the bobbin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZOVpYerl8ueo9ksi=I0oRJ8715euZy_0N Thanks for watching. 🙂

[@nicolawebb6025]

I love my 99. It's a late 1940s machine in a treadle that I inherited. I have several machines, domestic and industrial, and I love the stitches the 99 makes. And it's good exercise 😉 And I think you're fairly local to where I grew up, in the Black Country, where the machine had its first life

[@SimplyStitchy]

Well spotted! What gave me away? Although, technically, it was my Dad who grew up in the Black Country. I'm from the outskirts. I grew up in a place my Dad used to call the Yeltz. Which part are you from?

[@nicolawebb6025]

@@SimplyStitchy I grew up in Tividale, near Dudley then moved to Cradley Heath. 'Maggies Machine' lived most of it's life in Old Hill but now lives in Canada. Is Yeltz Halesowen?

[@SimplyStitchy]

@@nicolawebb6025 Cool! Tividale... not far from the Black Country Museum? I know Cradley Heath... managed to get lost near there once. First time out in my car after passing my test. I was trying to drive from Halesowen (the Yeltz ;D) to Stourbridge... there was a detour just a little bit further on from Colley Gate and I ended up heading towards Cradley Heath. I remember there being this really steep hill... with some traffic lights at the top and thinking OH NO... major hill start! :D

[@mary-roseharris3710]

Thank you, great video. I have a 99 hand crank and it's just sitting there looking good but not used would you please do some videos on how to thread, wind bobbin and how to turn the hand crank, I know it's basic but that's me, very visual learner.

[@SimplyStitchy]

Absolutely! Watch this space! 🙂

[@mary-roseharris3710]

@@SimplyStitchy Great, thanks, hope it's soon.

[@turtur6260]

А вы продали бы если она у вас стоить пожалуйсто , я хочу купить старинную машину Zinger это моя мечта с детства мне уже н77 лет а машину мечтаю,🎉 шить очень хочется я живу Франции если продадите буду очень счастлива я все оплачу все вашы расходы спасиба

[@ken_2538]

My 1938 99 is my favorite, just finished refurbishing the wooden base today, I helped piece 9 quilts with it in the last year . Do you raise courtnix quail? I hear them in the video 😊

[@SimplyStitchy]

Yes, I've got quail... 😀 no one has noticed them before. It's usually the rooster that everyone hears.

[@debbierushing7840]

I had the singer in the photo. I wish I had never let it go

[@soneil7745]

Good news! They are so underappreciated that you can get another one for cheap. Then you need not go without anymore.

[@jmm21340]

Professionally, I slightly disagree; I give first place to the 201 (and101) both were totally steel gear driven which gave it (them) fantastic power. Our standard test was to run a strip of cloth, add a strip of leather and strip of lead. There was no change in the quality of stitch, long or short. Second place, I give to the 66/99 class machine.

[@SimplyStitchy]

That's why I call the Singer 99 one of the best... not "the" best 😉 I love the smallness of the 99 because it's just that little bit lighter... but both the 201 and 101 are on my wish list! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@carmencolon3520]

WOW! I have almost all of them except model 15 and I have to recheck to see if I have model 128. I will need a record keeping system . I am running out of space🤔😅 .

[@SimplyStitchy]

Lol.... I know what you mean 😆

[@carmencolon3520]

@@SimplyStitchy But I still one a few more. At least an industrial to sew upholstery. Would a 31-15 beside dressmaker will do upholstery?

[@SimplyStitchy]

Up to a point, yes. Although the 31-15 is an industrial machine, you still have to be careful with the thickness of leather. So it depends on what you are making your upholstery out of. Canvas, denim, upholstery fabric and lightweight leather should be fine.

[@carmencolon3520]

@@SimplyStitchy Good to know . I have done upholstery before on my regular modern Singer sewing machines. Well it was very hard to work with . I am surprised they still work. Why do we think that one machines can do everything 🤔. I took home economic class in middle school and never a teacher talked about different machines and their use.

[@SimplyStitchy]

@@carmencolon3520 They didn't mention it in any sewing lessons I had at school either. I think it's because they were more focused on the sewing rather than the machine being used. Back then they didn't even explain the need for regular servicing! Your comment has given me an idea... I might do a bit of digging on this and cover it in a future video. :D

[@markdonaldson8532]

How do you start the machine

[@SimplyStitchy]

If it's electric - plug it into the mains, put your foot on the pedal and push down. Make sure your fingers are out of the way first!

[@misstweetypie1]

Also, make sure the voltage is appropriate to where you live, meaning don’t use a 120 volt machine if your country run at 240v

[@user-wx4du4sm9e]

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