Slant-o-Matics are the BEST - Even the Pied Piper of Sewing Knew It!

Check out this awesome thing my mom found for me:

It is a vintage sewing booklet from 1965, by Alfred Bach, "The Pied Piper of Sewing," (which I think is hilarious). 

On the back of the booklet is a picture of him teaching a bunch of ladies his techniques in the '60s.  

But look close! There he is, the Pied Piper of Sewing himself, using a Singer Slant-o-Matic 500A!

I have found many times that if you look close at the photos of sewing machines in vintage instructional booklets and manuals you will see that they are using a Slant-o-Matic. I love it.

Singer Teacher's Textbook of Machine Sewing

Maybe you have heard of it: Singer's Teacher's Textbook of Machine Sewing. This edition (the best edition) was published in 1960. It's the holy grail of sewing machine manuals, particularly if you have a Slant-O-Matic from the 400 or 500 series.

It was the manual they used to teach the courses at the Singer Sewing Center. It covers everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) you want to know about your sewing machine, attachments, sewing techniques, maintenance, and even history of the sewing machine.

The tricky part is it's rare and usually costs about $150.00 to get a copy.

But lucky me! My husband got it for me for Valentine's Day. So romantic. :)

And it is amazing. Seriously amazing.

I have spent hours reading it and re-reading it. It's super fun for a Slant-O-Matic Fanatic like me.

I will be sharing some of my favorite bits and some of the most useful information from the book in future posts.

Oiling Your Machine

Below are a few pages of the original Singer Slant-O-Matic 503 Manual outlining oiling and lubricating the machine.

It's amazing what a little oil will do!