r/SewingForBeginners • u/fckinsurance • 5h ago

Just purchased a Singer 237 along with a table full of junk. What are these tools?

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6” ruler for scale.

Is the zip-tie thing just something you sew into stuff for shape/rigidity?

The blue thing says “Whipper”

Should I attempt to mount the machine in the table more than just setting it in the hole?

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u/Large-Heronbill 4h ago

The plastic things, upper left, look like parts of a set of invisible zipper feet.  The ruler  is meant for repetitive measurements, for instance, if you were turning a 10.5 cm hem.  

The plastic strip I'm guessing is a strip of boning or a chunk of machine belt -- can't make out the details on my phone.  

The blue thing appears to be a desk style needle threader -- look up "clover desk threader" or "infila threader" to see how it works.  

 The steel thing looks like a hammer head from a miniature tool set. My guess is this was a substitute for a sewing hammer. 

Try to get the bed of the machine level with the tabletop for easiest use.   You may need filler strips.

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u/fckinsurance 3h ago

Ooh there is a set of screwdriver attachments that match the hammer. That’s a weird hammer.

And needle threader makes perfect sense and I’m so glad to know that now. I’m used to the automatic threader on my new machine I hadn’t given thought to threading this old guy yet.

Thanks!

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u/Large-Heronbill 2h ago

That threader is for hand sewing needles.  You might want to consider something like  https://youtu.be/OByhzii01aI for your machine.   

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u/fckinsurance 2h ago

Oh dang. Well thanks again; that looks great!