Showing posts with label Singer Model 20 SewHandy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Singer Model 20 SewHandy. Show all posts

Saturday, May 21, 2016

The Singer Model 20 SewHandy was made from 1910 through the 1950s, and then again in 1970.  A small machine, marketed mainly for children as a first machine, it is actually more like a miniature adult machine.  I found this out when I finally bought one to use for Quilts For Veterans.  I wasn't sure such a small machine would have any advantages over a full-size machine, but in actuality, its simplicity is its main advantage.

Like other "toy" machines of the time, it is a chain stitch sewing machine, has one thread lead that makes a looped stitch.  The model 20 sews a fine, delicate stitch, very similar to the quality of vintage Singer full-size machines.  It has a few more features than other brand toy machines, such as a stitch length regulator, a gear on the drive wheel instead of a cam, and on the 20-10 from the 1950s that I own, numbered threading guides.  It truly was and is a quality first sewing machine, and I am currently sewing the rows together for my Quilt 3 with one.

More information can be found at the link below:


I have purchased three of these, in keeping with being a child of a Veteran, and plan on using this simple machine in many, if not all of the future quilts.