Featherweight high costs .... why?
09-29-2014, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by sdhaevrsi
Yes, it has D817993 on the underside, and Simanco 136314 on the metal frame work of the brace/bracket/insert of the hole. I never thought about trying to track down anything with those. Off to Google, now.
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09-29-2014, 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by sdhaevrsi
Thank you!
How did you find that? Where did you look, or what key words?
How did you find that? Where did you look, or what key words?
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10-01-2014, 09:24 AM
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Just reading a bit on my lunch hour so didn't see all of the posts, but I asked a vendor/quilter at a quilt show why so many quilters seem to like the featherweight. She did mention the portability and light weight factors. But she also mentioned that for piecing she likes her fw because it only sews straight, and so there is less shifting of her pieces than there is with her machine that has a larger slot for a zigzag stitch. I am guessing that is maybe why it is popular with quilters especially if they are piecing shapes.
10-01-2014, 09:30 AM
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I love my FW. It is my main machine and has been for 20 years. Thanks to my relatively newly acquired vintage machine addiction I am now going to be testing it to the 66, 201, and hopefully soon 301 and Pfaff 130 to compare. I love how the FW sews, very smooth, quiet, easy to move/carry, and with very nice stitching. It has always made me feel good just to simply see it. Now, my other vintage machines make me feel good to look at too, so we will see...
10-01-2014, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by starshine
Just reading a bit on my lunch hour so didn't see all of the posts, but I asked a vendor/quilter at a quilt show why so many quilters seem to like the featherweight. She did mention the portability and light weight factors. But she also mentioned that for piecing she likes her fw because it only sews straight, and so there is less shifting of her pieces than there is with her machine that has a larger slot for a zigzag stitch. I am guessing that is maybe why it is popular with quilters especially if they are piecing shapes.
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