Featherweight Newbie
03-07-2016, 08:43 PM
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Featherweight Newbie
Hey All,
I am pretty new here, more of a lurker than a poster, and I am anxiously awaiting a featherweight machine. I have searched and have read some informative things, but as a newbie there is so much information! What is the FIRST thing I should do after she arrives at my home? According to the seller she works, looks good, and saw stitching she made. I also ordered some lubricant and I have sewing machine oil here at home. So, my first thought was to oil and lube her. But maybe I should plug her in and see if she turns on? Thanks for words of wisdom.
Cozy
I am pretty new here, more of a lurker than a poster, and I am anxiously awaiting a featherweight machine. I have searched and have read some informative things, but as a newbie there is so much information! What is the FIRST thing I should do after she arrives at my home? According to the seller she works, looks good, and saw stitching she made. I also ordered some lubricant and I have sewing machine oil here at home. So, my first thought was to oil and lube her. But maybe I should plug her in and see if she turns on? Thanks for words of wisdom.
Cozy
03-07-2016, 09:05 PM
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Enjoy your new machine! Try oiling well at first, for sure. Then just play with it. It will 'tell' you what it needs. These are very simple machines so there's not a lot to know... but you can search online. There are lots of sites for Featherweights and how to care for them.
03-08-2016, 04:52 AM
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Welcome to the board! The most important thing I learned about my featherweights came from an OSMG (old sewing machine guy). He explained to me that because of the tight tolerances the featherweight was made with it is best to always start by holding the threads in your hand with gentle pressure towards the back of the machine when you start to stitch. He also said it was a good idea to use the handcrank to lower the needle into the fabric before stitching. This eliminates the dreaded bobbin thread tangle that the FW can be prone to. Once I "trained" myself to do this, I no longer had the thread tangles in the bobbin.
You will love your machine! I use my FW's for 95 percent of my sewing. Fun to use, portable and perfect straight stitch! A good resource for videos, info and supplies is the April 1930's web site. Their school page is full of helpful info. http://april1930s.com/school/
You will love your machine! I use my FW's for 95 percent of my sewing. Fun to use, portable and perfect straight stitch! A good resource for videos, info and supplies is the April 1930's web site. Their school page is full of helpful info. http://april1930s.com/school/
03-08-2016, 09:09 AM
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If you're on fb, here's a great group to belong to and run by April 1930s. Pretty much anything you want to know or need help with and a fun group of people 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SingerFWGroup/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SingerFWGroup/
Last edited by omaluvs2quilt; 03-08-2016 at 09:12 AM.
03-08-2016, 04:49 PM
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I would plug it in and see if it runs just don't run it for but a minute, then dust, clean and oil.l Have fun, they are great little machines.
Welcome to the group and I love your name.
Welcome to the group and I love your name.
Last edited by sewbeadit; 03-08-2016 at 04:51 PM.
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