5 Simple Sewing Machine Hacks with Rob Appell
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- Join Rob Appell, retired Sewing Machine Technician, as he walks you through 5 easy ways to improve your relationships with the tools you love.
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Very brave that you say you are a recovered alcoholic. And sewing is a good therapy to keep busy indeed. Applause!
Hi Rob, Thank you for your videos. Yes, I would love to learn more about the technical side of sewing. I think understanding the nuances of needles, tension, and anything else that is important to understand, will only help us take better care of our machines. Thanks again!
Yes, I would love to see more of taking care of the machine. I have a love affair going with mine. Any thing to help her last longer would be great. I love the new backdrop quilt.
Thank you Rob very helpful
Me too
Well I learned something new!! I didn't realize that Microtex meant sharps! That's insane! Thank you so much for all of this information.
Great info, nice personality/presentation. I've been sewing for 50+ years and I learn several things. Thanks
I appreciated your last comment, the one about cutting the thread, keeping the thread moving in the same direction. It never occurred to me and it makes so much sense. Thank you!
Oh my! I just checked my feed dogs and they were filled with lint!!!! Thank you, Rob!
I am 85 yrs old and quilting keeps me alive and alert!
Hi Rob. I just saw your short version of this video, and realized I needed the long to see the long version.
Absolutely please do a video on tension! I have nearly 50-year old Kenmore, no plastic internal parts (including bobbin case which is a drop-in.) Amazingly the yearly checkup is enough to keep it running beautifully sewing everything from guaze and lightweight knit to upholstery and denims.
Thank you for this video. I’ve been sewing for years, now I can take better care of my machines.
Rob, you serviced my machines when you were at the Cotton Ball. My neighbor couldn’t figure out why her machine wasn’t sewing right and yes, she had never cleaned out the fuzz so everything was rising up. I laughed when you stated that as a possible problem. It really happens! A review of tension issues and needles always helps. Thanks for all the help you provide!
Hi Rob. It would help greatly if you had a tutorial on bobbin tension and how to adjust it for drop in bobbins. I’ve been sewing for over fifty years and just learned how to adjust the bobbin tension. I never knew that there was a bobbin tension on drop in bobbins. So if you could cover that so people could know about it, it will help other people. I love your videos you are really fun. Thanks
Joyce
When I first came across this video I definitely judged your book by its cover - but when I heard why you quilt my judgements were put right in their place, thanks for a dose of humility - great video, I’m subscribed! 💙🙏🏽
Thanks Rob. A clean machine is a happy machine. You need to come over to garment making. It’s soooooo fun!
Great to see you again ROB how are you missed ya 👍👍👍👍👍😃😃😃😃😃😃
Hi Rob, so great to see you back on CZcams. I have been sewing for over 40 years and I have never known how the needle numbering system works. I would love for you to do a tutorial on this, thanks!
Have watched your videos for a good while now, even have made some of the quilts you designed, have your book. Never knew you were a recovering alcoholic, gives me even more respect for you! You have done so well!! Color, fabrics, and beauty of design are definitely your go to. Love how you fully explain whatever you have your video on and your sense of humor. Keep it going!
Rob I have found out that the dust must be lifted out so I use a pipe cleaner with tiny bit of Sewing machine oil..so that anything picked up from bottom sticks to the pipe cleaner and like every five or so cleaning You should use vacuum,,,,I APPRECIATE THAT YOU are a tecki…However I am an 88year old gramma who absolutely LOVES SEWING MACHINES…and I don’t mind Cleaning my machines regularly ..because I know it adds to the LIFE of the MACHINE…LOVE YOU AND LOVE YOUR SHOWS…YOU ARE AMAZING…
A video on troubleshooting tension on sewing AND embroidery machine would be great.
Hi Rob, new viewer. Love the quilt hanging behind you. So bright and colourful. I have been sewing for many years but recently heard elsewhere the tip of not pulling the thread backwards out of the machine. Makes alot of sense and I have changed my bad habit😅🇦🇺
THANKS SO MUCH!! AND CONGRATULATIONS ON 25 YRS!!
Hi Rob,
I would appreciate a tutorial on needle sizes and use, as well as something thread weights and types ( why cotton vs. polyester). Thanks for such straight forward instructions!
Schmetz also has great tutorials about needles
A tension lesson would be great. Thanks for offering
I've been sewing for years (no formal training) and your video has just taught me so much. Thank you
Please! All the information you can share helps immensely!
Thank you for telling about the problem I am having with my machine. The bobbin case.
I haven't done any sewing for years, but used to make my kid's clothes. Now that my granddaughter is making thing's by hand I've got her a small portable sewing machine for her 12th birthday. I guess I'll need to get my machine serviced before I try to get back into it and give her some instructions on machine sewing. I've been learning wood working. So a big thank you for your tips 🙂
Ditto below. Thanks for great video. Needles and threads remain a great mystery!
I got a set of those mini vacuum attachments and I use a small battery vacuum with those attachments and suck out all my machines including my longarm. For me this really gets my machines clean of the lint build up.
Your hacks are so informative, and better yet, they are explained in such a way that we can understand it!
I have been sewing for years on older machines, and would clean, oil, and change needles regularly but I never really understood the WHY. You gave me that AH-HA moment. Thank you so much!🙏🏻
As a former garment sewing teacher, I have taught these tips, but I didn’t know about the sharps needles! I’ve always related them to super fine fabrics like silk. Being relatively new to quilting, I’m glad to have Rob as a great instructor! I love gleaning new information! Thanks Rob!
Yes!!! Please do a tutorial on needles and tension!!
After sewing for many years I finally found Aurifil thread and what a difference it makes. Thanks for all the tips!
AMEN..my quilting long arm is in love with Aurifil..but like all makes of thread..black and red colours are still a problem re stitch quality..one answer to me for this problem..the amount of dye used to achieve these colours..am skeptical..how about you..🇨🇦
I love it! I'm always surprised the amount of sewists who don't know they need to do regular machine maintenance. Maybe it's because I grew up with and am married to a mechanic, but maintenance will prevent so many big problems down the road!
I would love to see a troubleshooting tension video so I'll have a go to reference when people tell me about their tension issues.
One of my favorite things to do is maintain my machine. I would like you to do a tutorial on needle sizes. It always confuses me. Thanks for a great tutorial on machine maintenance.
So glad to find you with your knowledge of sewing machine maintenance thanks to a great job and yes a class on needles would be outstanding thank you so much! Laverne
Hi Rob, Thank you for all the information on keeping the sewing machine running well. I paid so much for my machine and hope to have it for years to come. I sometimes use a pipe cleaner to clean out in places that my brush can"t get to.
Congrats on the drinking. I know that takes an enormous amount of effort and stamina. Kudos.
I am laying on the couch because I am sick watching your videos. Realized I have not cleaned my machine for a while. So I went to my sewing room and did it!!! Thank you for all your tips and tricks ❤
Wonderful video. Good reminders. Yes would love a discussion of needl sizes and types. Thanks Rob. Always enjoy your tips.
Lovely video.I just helped a friend save a service visit by showing her how to clean her machine and improve the tension.I learned a lot and would like to see the videos about needles and tension pkease.
This was a first time watching you. Thank you and I learned things I didn't know.
Hi Rob a great video, you make maintenance look so easy, I have a Bernina for nearly 40 yrs. and never knew how to oil it, thank you.
Hello Rob! Thank you for sharing your recovery journey and “Sew Well”. You have helped me get through my morning, off my couch, and over to my machine.
Hi Rob. Thank you for the simple explanations. I have been sewing for years, but am still a beginner. I cleaned my sewing machine, but never used oil on it. I will try oiling the sewing machine before making baby quilts.
I like to vacuum out most of the lint. I agree about the drop in bobbins having more lint.
The pipes leaked in the ceiling, and I had my old 1970 s era kenmore right under. Water destroyed the table, but I managed, in the process of drying, fixed what you are describing!!! It works better now better than my newer bernina!!
Hey there sewing brother! I’m also a friend of Bills - I love when we out ourselves and show others what a healthy fun exciting sober life looks like:-).
Love the quilt behind you!!
Beautiful quilt on the wall.
Yes please, a tension issue video!
Love your quilts and videos.
Wow i had thought i just cleaned my machine. The amount of lint in my machine, i am surprised it could move! Thanks for the tips.
Thank you for this….. I started sewing about a year ago, mainly making alterations to my clothing, and then up cycling thrifted clothes. I cleaned my machine after watching this! Fortunately it wasn’t too bad, but bad enough. Thank you for showing me how, so much better than trying to read a manual. Any other technical videos would be much appreciated.
I think these are “tips” or “do’s” rather than “hacks”… but was still a great watch 😊
Thank you for the great video! Love the hints and appreciate your down-to-earth style. Please keep these hints coming! I love the tip about cutting the thread by the spool and pulling it through the machine when done. It makes so much sense...just never thought about it before. Take Care!
I do clean my machines using pipe cleaners: stick one thru a coffee stir stick and bend or curl the end, cut off end when it gets too dirty, bend the end and clean some more.
I would also appreciate videos on needles and tension and the history of your sleeve (I've been watching you for a long time and have seen the tats grow from nothing).
That’s a good hint!
I do, too! Love the pipe cleaner!
What a helpful video, especially for a semi- beginner. Thanks Rob, for great information .
YES, really want & need more tips & tricks .... education about machines/needles/threads ALL of it... Thanks again
Great tips , but absolutely stunning guitar, my husband would love this 👍👍
Yes please-the numbering system would be very helpful!
Yes, please! I would love to have you tall about tensing problems!!
My lady at dealership showed me how put bobbin case in correctly and i learned how to do it
I too am a grateful recovering alcoholic. 33 years of sobriety. Fiber Artist and quilter
Great video! I just learned to put a drop of oil on the wick in my drop-in bobbin case, but didn’t know about the oil on the edge of the bobbin. Good to know! I’m not a beginning sewer, but a needle video would be great.
Hi Rob, dig seeing you and your tips, tutorials, patterns Etc..... for years now. Thank you for being "Real" , especially concerning my sewing machine..... I live in a extreme rural area several months of the year and travel with my machine also..... Keeping it happy allows me to continue on my learning journey in sewing/quilting/bag making/mask making.... all of it. Many of us know Bill W..... hugs.....:)
Yes I’d love to know more about my machine and the tension issues…many thanks for this video
Yes, need a video on the needles & their numbering system!
Yes, needle info and tension would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for the videos.
Glad you're back here. I have always enjoyed your videos, you are so much fun. Good for you on being in recovery, you are so awesome! thanks for the great tips. IM looking forward to more of your excellent videos and learning with you.
WOW! That was a whole lot of very good information. Thank you for explaining the "why" as well as the how.
Oh Rob! I NEEDED this video. I needed to learn about cleaning and maintaining my machine. I have to get the copy of the manual printed. I didn't know that canned air could be an issue. TY! I didn't know to remove my bobbin case like that. This is my first machine with a flat bobbin like that.
I would love any in-depth talk about needles and 🧵🪡.
I never knew about pulling the thread the way it sees, GREAT LOGICAL TIP! TY!! This was super helpful. You explain and demonstrate very well. I am so grateful that I found you. Thank you for sharing this with us.😊🎉❤✂️🦓🍀😊
Yes to the tension video! This was great 👍
Wow, what a wealth of information! Thank you so much. I’m getting back into sewing garments and my skills are so rusty. Your videos are wonderful.
I too need a video on tension. I enjoy your videos.
I haven’t used my machine in several years and am planning on doing small projects in quilting. I used to oil and clean when using. It is incredible the lint that gets in there, but you have to be careful that you don’t over oil because you will get some on your clothes. I am glad for this video because I will need to do this BEFORE I start sewing again
congratulations of your recovery. I know how difficult addictions of any kind are. thanks for your videos
Yes would love to learn anything you have for sewing and sewing machine. Thank you for sharing what u do
Any help you provide is incredibly helpful
Schmootz? 🤣🤣 my new favorite sewing term. Glad to have found you again! If you haven’t already (and I’m going now to check) but PLEASE do some more technical videos!!
Schmutz is German for dirt.
This is a cool video! I enjoy learning how to do basic maintenance on my machine to keep it working well in between in shop service. Yes, please make a video about tension, too! And threads, and needles, and tools, anything!
Thank you for the tips in this video. Many of them I already knew but several of them I did not. It was also helpful to see how to get the drop in bobbin housing back in. I have one machine that just bit the Dust that would not work after the housing came out until I took it in to the serviced. More servicing videos would be amazing.
Thank you for the tips. I'm a long-time, self-taught sewer, but I have always pulled my sewing thread up backwards to change thread! I have been doing it wrong for many, many years. So, hack number 6 was important to me. Keep up the great work! Beautiful quilt in the background, by the way.
More info on tension would be helpful - wha5 the numbers mean, which way to turn the dial if top tension off or bottom. Thanks. Love your enthusiasm. Always good information
Would love to see more on needles and tension. Love your Sew Well tips
I would love to see video on needles - I know when to use certain needles but not the why. Great job
YES! KEEP THE TIPS COMING! Stuff I didn't know. Thanks much.
Great video. Yes, more information on needles, tension and anything else sewing related would be awesome. Thank for posting this!
I just found your video. I must say the information you shared here is priceless! Thank you and I am now a subscriber of yours for the duration.
YES, please tell us all there is to know about tension…I don’t understand any of it and pray it never goes wrong. I live in Savannah, GA where there is NO ONE capable of tuning machines well. CZcams videos are my friends. Thanks
great video on maintaining a sewing machine. So appreciate it!!! thanks so much. looking forward to more of your videos, THANKS
I absolutely would like to see a video regarding trouble shooting tension issues!
I use a good quality paint brush because it gets into tinier places and attracts the lint with a bit of static electricity. I used to do cleanings for my students and customers who bought machines from me.
Thank you for great info. I would like needle knowledge and to learn about tension disc care. Congratulations on your sobriety. It changes your life for the better. God bless.
Never have I heard about cutting the thread at the top and pulling it through the needle! Great tip.
Very usefull and constructive advice. Sir, you explain very well so all can understand. Thanks so much.
Thanks so much for this info! Please give us some more hacks to regulate the tension on our machines. I've recently had my machine serviced, but I am still having trouble with threads pulling on the back when I am making a circle or a curve with my free motion quilting. Thanks!
Rob! Fantastic job of getting us to keep up on our machines so they treat us the best they can... Great intro to your video and always having a great time. Thank you for all you do.
I see a feather weight in the background
That was the best description of why you always want to pull the thread out through the needle.
Yes, please do a video on threads and needles!!