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Old 02-23-2011, 01:14 PM
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Here she is!! From what I can find out, her birthday is June 4th, 1946. :D Her name is Lina.

I need to take her apart and give her a good cleaning...she sews a *straight* stitch and purrs like a kitten, but the tension is off and no amount of playing with the top tension has helped at all. I'm fairly certain I threaded it properly, and I'm not going near the bobbin tension until I give her a very thorough cleaning. Aside from that, I'm thrilled! Just waiting until bedtime for the kids so I can get started on the cleaning without interruptions.
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Old 02-23-2011, 01:15 PM
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What a beauty she is, have fun together! congrats :)
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Old 02-23-2011, 01:17 PM
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When you thread the needle thread from the inside out! That can cause the problem you are having. And be sure the bobbin is the right size and inserted properly.
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Congrats :)
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Congrats! Welcome to the Sisterhood of Featherweight owners :)
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Old 02-23-2011, 01:23 PM
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Deema, It's HAPPY DANCE time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to the wonderful world of the Featherweight!! :D:D
HAVE FUN!
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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Congrats! Welcome to the Sisterhood of Featherweight owners :)
That's a better name :D
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Old 02-23-2011, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by sandyl
When you thread the needle thread from the inside out! That can cause the problem you are having. And be sure the bobbin is the right size and inserted properly.
You mean right to left to thread the needle, yes?

The bobbin looks to be correct and I definitely inserted it properly.

There looks to be a fair amount of dust and fuzz on the inside, so I'm going to spend some time really cleaning her and take it from there.
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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Congrats! Welcome to the Sisterhood of Featherweight owners :)
Why thank you :D I feel honored. :oops:
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that is so neat.....
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