The new Featherweight machine,,,,,,,,,
10-11-2011, 05:35 AM
#32
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I dont want to be negative or rain on anyones parade! If you love the new Featherweight, I think you should get it. I have an old one and love to use it occasionally for piecing, but end up missing so many features my other maching has such as the needle down. That being said, I guess I can see the appeal of the new ones. It's like having the best of both worlds. But when I saw what they look like, it just seemed sort of....wrong.
10-11-2011, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by clsurz
I have the Featherweight computerized machine and love it. It also has several stitches that can be used with it. HSN was selling it for $499 or some such amount and I bought it at JoAnn's online few months ago for $230 and I wouldn't trade it in for anything. This little machine is a workhorse and amazingly the only thing plastic on it is the case. Everything else is metal.
10-11-2011, 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
Originally Posted by Charlee
$649.00 with a trade in, $499.00
would rather have a 301 long bed I think!
10-11-2011, 06:27 AM
#36
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I guess I'm in the minority here. I like the way it looks. Kind of "modern-retro". I would consider buying it with a few qualifiers. Must be metal (body and gears), must be made in USA, and I would have to take a test drive. Singer hasn't had a good track record lately so I would definitely be looking for the "qualifiers". Just because their quality hasn't been good for a while, doesn't mean that they haven't been listening to the negative feedback and trying to make changes. If you got one and it didn't perform, it could always go back.
10-11-2011, 06:45 AM
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I like the decals being used again. The color makes me think my blueberry jam got mixed up with something it shouldn't have.
This machine does not appeal to me even if I had the bucks to throw down for it.
This machine does not appeal to me even if I had the bucks to throw down for it.
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