Ladies,
I have a white Featherweight and it stitches like a dream. PLUS, it was born in 1954! I got lucky -- my son bought the FW at Goodwill -- no case and no attachments, but it is in mint condition. No scratches, etc. The machine is NOT noisy. I don't have any other FW, and I don't expect to buy any more, unless I can find one really reasonable as a gift for my cousin in Oklahoma.
Jeanette