Originally Posted by DonnaC
By the way, don't worry about people saying it doesn't compare to the antique featherweights. That's true in a lot of ways, I suppose. Plus there are lots of antique machine users and collectors on this board who love their old featherweights, but let's face it, they are hard to find and don't have a lot of the features that some of us might want. It certainly doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the new ones, it's just a personal preference.
I could care less as to what others say. I bought the machine because it was a featherweight and a computerized one at that which was another feature I wanted and also that it was 1/3 smaller than regular machines.
I have MS and the weight of carrying a machine to sew groups was another reason I was looking for something like this.
I don't look for antiques or machines that only allow you to do a straight stitich.