Originally Posted by jljack
Thanks, Johnny!!! See above....I got the nasty old thread wad out, and now she works like a charm!!! I didn't even have to fuss getting that screw out for now, but I will eventually so I can clean it really good. Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions. I just had to keep looking up her skirt to find the offending mess!! :-)
Featherweights are notorious for this--they just DON'T like all that thread wrapped around behind the bobbin area. I have an old FW downstairs; I need to get it out and see if I can remember how to take the whole assembly out. I've done it before, but I have a TERRIBLE memory.