Featherweight Club (Do you have a Featherweight if so post here so you can all chit chat) Everyone is Welcome!
#1011
I just got my first featherweight! Hubby bought it for me at an antique shop on a recent drive to cape cod. Came with a case in near perfect condition, all the accessories and several bobbins. I went to our local Sewing machine shop and purchased a 1/4 foot and darning foot for her. Her birthday is May 10th, 1951! I cleaned and oiled her(although she purred right out of the box) I just have to give her a nice shine. I can't wait to piece my next quilt on her! Now I just have to think of a name for her!
#1012
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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I just got my first featherweight! Hubby bought it for me at an antique shop on a recent drive to cape cod. Came with a case in near perfect condition, all the accessories and several bobbins. I went to our local Sewing machine shop and purchased a 1/4 foot and darning foot for her. Her birthday is May 10th, 1951! I cleaned and oiled her(although she purred right out of the box) I just have to give her a nice shine. I can't wait to piece my next quilt on her! Now I just have to think of a name for her!
#1015
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Small town in Northeast Oregon close to Washington and Idaho
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What is a "featherweight" exactly? What constitutes a "featherweight"? Is it a treadle? Or a Singer? Does it have to be a certain size or age? This all looks and sounds so fascinating. I just bought an old sewing machine here on this board and am awaiting her arrival. It's a Singer 99K. It looks great and she says it runs. Doesn't have extra bobbins though. I think I get the machine with the one bobbin and the case only. Need to find more bobbins though. Don't know if I need any extras or if there are any extras. I've never bought a used machine before but this was a good price for me. So, is mine a featherweight?
#1017
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Martinsville, Indiana
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What is a "featherweight" exactly? What constitutes a "featherweight"? Is it a treadle? Or a Singer? Does it have to be a certain size or age? This all looks and sounds so fascinating. I just bought an old sewing machine here on this board and am awaiting her arrival. It's a Singer 99K. It looks great and she says it runs. Doesn't have extra bobbins though. I think I get the machine with the one bobbin and the case only. Need to find more bobbins though. Don't know if I need any extras or if there are any extras. I've never bought a used machine before but this was a good price for me. So, is mine a featherweight?
Janis
Last edited by Janis; 03-26-2012 at 11:20 PM.
#1018
What is a "featherweight" exactly? What constitutes a "featherweight"? Is it a treadle? Or a Singer? Does it have to be a certain size or age? This all looks and sounds so fascinating. I just bought an old sewing machine here on this board and am awaiting her arrival. It's a Singer 99K. ............So, is mine a featherweight?
Featherweights come in three models: 221, 222 and the freearm 222. They are electric models. They are the smallest of the Singer models except for the child sizes.
You will LOVE your model 99 even though it is not a Featherweight. I have two 99's. The earlier models of the 99 did not have reverse whereas the newer versions have a 'backtack'.
The 99 is a super sewer! You will love it!
Shari
#1019
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Small town in Northeast Oregon close to Washington and Idaho
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No, Jeanne, what you have is a wonderful heavy machine that is 3/4 size. The Singer 99 is a smaller version of the Singer 66. A featherweight Singer is a Singer 221 or 222, and weighs about 11 pounds. It is a 1/2 size Singer. There is a good picture on one in the posting 1001. They were made between 1933 and 1964, I think. What year is your 99? I have a 99 that has the knee bar and was made in 1928. You need #66 bobbins and can order them from sew classic on line. The ones from Walmart and Joann's don't work in the vintage machines.
Janis
Janis
#1020
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Small town in Northeast Oregon close to Washington and Idaho
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I can't find sew classic online. Where do I go to buy the manual and bobbins for my Singer 99K? I guess the age is important to know, right? And the serial number will tell me the age? I don't know anything at all about old sewing machines but would love it if someone could direct me to an online store to buy some things for this machine and if I could be directed to some place where I could find out the age of my machine (if it doesn't say the age on it). Thanks in advance. Jeanne
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