Restoring a Vintage Sewing Machine Restoring a Vintage ...
The first machine I used was my mom's old, only-sewed-forward-and-backward, all-metal, belt-drive machine. The second machine I used was similar, with the exception that it was "modern", belt-driven, and had a zig-zag stitch. I had that second machine for 30 years, and did all the maintenance myself.