Originally Posted by kapatt

JC wrote: "I have two of the 201 machines and I LOVE them to sew on."

That sounds great. If you don't mind, I have a couple of questions to ask you.
Does the 201 take a regular needle that you can buy at the store, or do you have to special order them?

What class of bobbins do they use?

I would like to have a small machine to turn into a handcrank and I have been trying to decide between a 99 and a 201. With the 99, I can use the class 66 bobbins and a regular needle. Since I already have other machines that use the 66, I can see how that would be a plus for me but I've heard great things about the 201 and it would be nice to have it.