Hi Sherri,
Do you mean the 'presser foot bar' or 'needle bar'?
I ask because you mention the belt moving, but the belt doesn't move the presser bar (which is the part that moves the presser foot up to release your work or down to lower the presser foot onto your work and engage the tension discs).
The needle bar is the part that moves your needle up and down then you sew.
Is that what is stuck?
Either way the answer is usually to open your machine up, clean it, oil the moving parts (especially any you can see that are stuck) and turn the machine over to work the oil into the parts that should be moving.
Sounds like something has seized which is preventing parts which should be moving from moving e.g. as shown in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwY_SiSAo0k
The man who made that videos is a bit of a genius for sewing machines, so if that video doesn't answer your problem have a look at some of his others and see if you can find one that fits the exact issue you are having. They're really detailed and informative.
This video is a great one showing the anatomy and servicing of a slightly different Singer model, but helpful for understanding the workings of the machine and how to basically service it yourself, so I highly recommend checking it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtBCtSPfkYQ
Angela
October 2025
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