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Stepped up my sewing game. Bought this 201 off marketplace a couple weeks ago and looking forward to putting it through its paces. This thing is heavy as shit lol.

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@reallypeacedoff where I am in the states they go for 2-300 in working condition, some online prices may exceed that, but this was one of Singer's most popular and enduring models so you shouldn't have trouble finding one locally with a bit of searching. There are a few variations of the 201 (as with most Singers), so it's best to make sure you do some prior research to make sure you're getting something that will work for you. Here is a good resource for them. The 201-2 is my personal preference as it has a potted (integral gear-driven) motor which provides more torque and stability than the standard belt-drive motor, but maintenance on these motors can be a bit more complicated. There's also an aluminum version that came out in the 60s that cuts the weight of the machine by 15 pounds or so lol. But the 201 itself is a great heavy-duty domestic machine that can definitely handle most denim-related work you'd want to do. Highly recommended!

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1 hour ago, reallypeacedoff said:

If you don't mind, what's a ballpark figure on one of those @rbeck?

I paid $175 which seems to be a fair price. The guy I bought it off of refurbishes old singers in his free time, so this one came ready to run. Also came with the buttonholer. You could realistically find one for closer to $100 if you look hard enough. The 15-91 and 201 are the two I set my sights on, and if I found a better deal on a 15-91 I'd have probably gone with it instead. 

I started actively looking for 201s and 15-91s on a Tuesday morning and by lunch I had scheduled to meet this guy the next day, so I'd be shocked if you had issues tracking one down. They're readily available, affordable, and bombproof. 

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On 11/30/2023 at 12:30 AM, rbeck said:

Stepped up my sewing game. Bought this 201 off marketplace a couple weeks ago and looking forward to putting it through its paces. This thing is heavy as shit lol.

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I have the same machine. It plows through leather, denim and all sorts of heavy fabrics. 

 

 

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Posted in the Warehouse thread recently about my 1001xx DSB which, among many other repairs, had just had their back pocket patched up. Did the same repair yesterday on my 601xx and thought I’d document it a little better. Pictures should tell the story okay.

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Forgot to photo the final product, but it looks about the same as it did on the 1001xx…

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On 12/3/2023 at 6:44 PM, Mr Black said:

I have the same machine. It plows through leather, denim and all sorts of heavy fabrics. 

 

 

Any tips on where to find edge stitch feet? Hoping to find 1/8" and 3/8" so I can do flat felled seams with ease. Maybe an adjustable one if that exists? There's plenty of fixed 1/4" options, but that won't do me much good...

I see a lot of sites suggesting stitch in the ditch feet for edge stitching, but that only works if your machine has an adjustable needs position lol.

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Wow what an impressing repair job!!

Keep the old parts so you can compare them with the new worn in areas in one year or so

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Washing machine did a number on the neck seam and collar of my jacket. Not gonna worry about the collar since that's not structural, but the tear at the seam had to be fixed. 

Had some bobbin tension issues so I'm not crazy proud of this repair, but it'll hold. 

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Thought I’d share some valuable information - chainstitching with a Union Special 11500g now available in the UK by Tommy including denim repair. I’ll be sending him my jeans for repair and hemming, check his work out on https://www.instagram.com/nimes_deniming?igsh=dHp2ZWFlaXdreWtm

 

 

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On 1/20/2024 at 11:55 AM, Skeese said:

Thought I’d share some valuable information - chainstitching with a Union Special 11500g now available in the UK by Tommy including denim repair. I’ll be sending him my jeans for repair and hemming, check his work out on https://www.instagram.com/nimes_deniming?igsh=dHp2ZWFlaXdreWtm

 

 

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Had some time to kill w/ a needle and thread this week while out of town, so I put some more time in on the old M41200 that got their seat replaced earlier this year. Knees were wearing dangerously thin all the way out to past the outseams. Did the topstitching around the edges of the denim by hand, then closed everything up on the machine after getting back home. The patch fabric is leftover from some SC40302 Okinawa jeans that are now cutoffs, I think the grass-dyed version (whatever that means).

Throwing in some general wear photos, too, while I'm here: the seams where the new denim from the last repair meets the old are starting to see some nice puckering!

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And some interior photos, which I think have been lacking from previous updates…I'm a sucker for the 2x-spliced-together selvedge lines down the outseams, and for the oxidized–bleached spots where the front rivets hit the back yoke, when the jeans are folded.

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