How to restore old singer sewing machine

In this post, I'll show you how to clean, adjust, restore, and troubleshoot a vintage Singer 99k sewing machine, as well as replace some common parts.

This post covers my ten most popular posts from The Mermaid's Den in 2017. Sometimes I have an idea of what's going to be popular while I'm writing it, and sometimes you guys surprise me! Let's take a look at the posts you loved in 2017.

December is a month of holiday celebration It is also the month I like to give myself a treat and clean, clean, clean. The goal is to have a tidy living space in time for the beginning of the new year. I'm not all that fond of the process of cleaning, but I do like a tidy house, even if it never seems to last long. I'm starting this month off by cleaning my main sewing machine, my Singer 127 treadle. If I have a chance I might take apart the treadle base later, but for now I'm just giving…

Water damage and cracked veneer didn't slow us down from reviving this vintage singer sewing table. It'll live on another generation!

In the last entry we learned to deduce if we were looking at a model 15--or something else--based on the giveaway "runway" and "ski jump" o...

In this post, I'll walk you through the process of removing rust from your vintage sewing machine in order to clean and restore it. If there's rust on it, you don't want to risk having it spread to other parts of the sewing machine.

I wrote this article back in 2013 - some of the links no longer work - Please check out this updated post for more up to date resources. CLICK HERE! If you are trying to identify a year and model for your treadle or handcrank singer sewing machine, let me tell you how I identified my girl. I have given all the relevant links - remember I am no expert in this, but I struggled to find decent information and I am just trying to make it a bit easier for you. Knowing the age and model number can…

It is impressive to witness the work of a craftsman who can restore old items. This restoration is of a 1913 ‘Singer’ Sewing Machine. The classic machine has seen better days, but with a little ‘TLC,’ it is restored to its former glory. The machine and parts are shown to be rusted, covered in old grease, and with aged hardware. The sewing machine is painted, oiled, and restored into its 1913 look. #sewing #restoration #antiques

I used Rust-Oleum spray paint to makeover a vintage Singer 15 sewing machine

In this post, I'll list all of the resources I've found helpful on restoring vintage sewing machines, including blogs, forums, youtube channels, and shops.