Originally Posted by quiltingbeargal
I tried sewing on my FW yesterday and it was skipping stitches. I've rethreaded a couple of times and checked the bobbin. Hate to take it to a repair shop if it is an easy fix but I'm not well versed in sewing machine repair.
What to do?
More than likely it is your needle. Put in a new one (correctly, please!), rethread the top thread and make sure the bobbin is in correctly as well. You will find answers to all your questions by Googling "care of singer featherweights." And, of course, get Dave McCullum's book (see www.featherweightrx.com). This should be an easy fix, so do not despair.
:-P