Hello-I just stumbled onto this site and it fits me. I love to machine quilt and I love vintage singer machines. I have the 401 that is my workhorse but I also have a FW 222. It looks new with case and attachments. I bought it on line very reasonable for what it is, but I have to have a motor conversion to use it as it does not use 120v. I would love to have a hand crank machine. I want one that is very ornate so that I can display it in my home but I also want one that I can sew on. I found the discussion about the bobbins very helpful. I think that I want one that uses the round ones. I have a question. I am looking for one that has reverse and is ornate with the decals. The only ones I have found with reverse are of the less decorated variety. Do the more ornate ones (singer) come with reverse?

Hello and welcome from Ontario. Glad you joined us. There is no end to the information available here.

Welcome from southeast PA

Hello from West Virginia and welcome to the group
jazs2

Hello and welcome to the board from FLA. wonderful group of friends here and lots of practical information...pab

Welcome to the board. I also love the vintage machines and I have a hand crank. I could but don't use it to sew on. I just wish I had more of the spindle bobbins that it takes because I could sit and wind bobbins for it all day. I love watching the thread go back and forth across that little curved thingy.

Welcome from Virginia

Hello and welcome from England.

welcome!

Welcome from Colorado. I have a hand crank Singer and I do all my sewing on it. It's a model 201K. The best, in my opinion. They have the normal decals, not like the Red Eye. They do use the round bobbins. I also have two aluminum 201K hand cranks. I use those to take to classes. They are a little lighter in weight.

Barb