I found a singer featherweight model 100 at a local thrift store, which I bought for $8.00. I was so happy that I had found such a bonanza. Since then, I have followed several threads regarding featherweights, and nobody has mentioned a model 100. Have any of you even heard of a model 100? I did find one on E-Bay today selling for $150.00. Hope to hear from you!!!!!

Is is black or white plastic?

Post it on Billy's Virtual section he can tell you or someone can.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-43881-1.htm

The old vintage featherweight is model 221 or 222 and usually black (although there are some white ones also).

Yours is probably a newer Singer. The company came out with a small white plastic machine that it called a featherweight.

This model is a portable Singer but not the original Featherweight machine, just a new line of the new Featherweight machines that never did match up to the name. You got a great deal for $8.

It is white plastic, has six stitch options, including a hemming stitch. It has two speed options, and it converts to free-arm. In general it is a lovely little machine, but quite noisy; however, I have not had time to service it (clean & oil, etc.)

Even though not a vintage featherweight. Don't think you can go wrong for $8. If it is light it will be great to travel with or take to classes.

What a great find. Lucky you.

I think I remember reading something about the white featherweight 221/222 was made for or in Canada. Hope someone can tell me for sure.

They were made in Great Britain I believe.

The Feather Weights came in several colors, Started out in the basic Black then they came in White, Mint Green and Tan.

The 222K was the one that was the free arm and the one that I am looking for. That is the ONLY FW I will ever keep.

I already traded off a Mint Green one last month that I bought for $25.

Billy

Still have your Featherweight 100
 

Hello there! I was just gifted a feather weight 100 without the foot controller. I have looked around online to find one without any luck. I came across your post from about 12 years ago.

Just wondering if you like it and if it’s worth continuing the search. Or, if your machine is not working anymore, would you want to part with the foot controller?

Thank you, and all the best!

Still have your Featherweight 100?
 

Hello there! I was just gifted a feather weight 100 without the foot controller. I have looked around online to find one without any luck. I came across your post from about 12 years ago.

Just wondering if you like it and if it’s worth continuing the search. Or, if your machine is not working anymore, would you want to part with the foot controller?

Thank you, and all the best!
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The white FW were made in Kilbowie, Scotland. Mostly for the British and Canadian markets as I remember. I think that the tan ones were made in Canada. You could check the Featherweight Shop on that.

You could try eBay for a foot controller. They were not a popular machine so I'm not sure of availability on parts.

If you're still in need of foot controller, another possible source is local sewing machine service shops. I know that I had to trash a Singer machine that had been donated to church (I think some one had dropped it and managed to actually break the arm and bend various smaller parts, well beyond even above average skill sets to remedy) but the controller was good and I donated it to my local OSMG, who was delighted and tucked it away in a special corner.

I have one of the white featherweights and love it for piecing, runs like a charm.