Featherweight Trouble
I inherited a 1952 featherweight the other day from a close friend. Her mom used to sew at home for work and every afternoon when she got home from school her mom would make her sew, helping with her sewing jobs and she hated it. When my friend was a teenager her mom gave her this featherweight as a birthday gift and it was her least favorite gift ever since she hated having to sew! She decided to give it to me since she's used it only about twice over the years. It runs well and was quite clean. I cleaned it up and oiled it but it's not sewing well and I'm not sure where the problem lies. It is skipping stitches and just not catching the bobbin thread I think. I have the manual and everything seems to be where is supposed to be so I'm not sure what to try next. Any ideas?