Thread: Featherweight Club (Do you have a Featherweight if so post here so you can all chit chat) Everyone is Welcome!

Originally Posted by chergram

I have one got then had to send to shop to have fixed it was there about three weeks waiting for parts just had back since mothers day had wanted one for a long time was happy to find it even if it did have to have parts and when i payed to get it fixed it only cost about 258 dollars I am happy with it but have been piecing on it has anyone done the actul quilting on it it seems sort of small for that also has anyone done the quilt as you go am thinking of doing that if anyone has a site i can check out post thanks

Have tried a bit of quilt as you go, but have only done a couple of blocks, no sewing together yet.
Have successfully quilted a couple of kids quilts/lap quilts, a baby quilt and a wall hanging on mine so far. Have also made a couple of RenFaire full length cloaks and a RenFaire costume (not quite a 'court dress', but close) with Sophie. Not sure how she will do on the queen size quilt I have in the works.

The one I have is from an old friend of my grandmothers - it had been stored in her attic for years but it works just fine! Love the sound of a room full of them running when our featherweight group meets.

I take it when we camp as well as to classes. Attended a featherweight class last spring given by the "old sewing machine man" (theoldsewingmachineman.com/about.php#current2) It was GREAT!

Today discovered a Singer Featherweight 221 MINI Engraved extension table on ebay-- American made and free shipping. Looking forward to having mine!

Originally Posted by featherweightman

All machines are not the same.The black ones have gears inside.the white ones ..have a belt.The black ones have lube tubes on the motors.some of the white ones do not.the foot control on the black ones un pluges .some do some do not on the white.Let me try to make it simple.The motor on the white one is a more powerful motor..04 vs.0.58.The first fix i would try is simple.It s called motor burn out.Some of these machines have been setting for 30 to 40 years.Un hook belt from machine and run motor for 5 to 10 min.at high speed.IT may smell or it may get hot but after a while you will here the pitch change.When it does you will see a big difference in the speed.Ihave worked on a lot of featherweights and it works most of the time good luck ,let me know if it works.

Thanks for the advice on this...I have two FWs that I have never even tried to sew on. Hoping for more time and enough courage to get them out and get to sewing on the same machine I learned to sew on! Will be checking back here!

wooohooo! i just got a new 'baby' last week, a featherweight 221, from 1951.
i just adore her...
i had her in the house, unpackaged her and within minutes had her in bits, cleaned, de-fluffed and oiled!!
i call her 'kitty' as she 'purrrrs' when she sews!!!
just love her!!

i'm fairly 'over the moon' that i finally have a featherweight of my own!!!

mmm, not sure, i found this site recently... is there anything here which may help you??
http://singerfeatherweight221.blogsp...herweight.html

Originally Posted by mamajack3

I have 3 of them. 2 black and one beige. I am having trouble with one though. It won't sew. It goes but the needle keeps coming unthreaded and no stitches. Any suggestions?