I Got a Parts Featherweight!
11-30-2025, 08:18 AM
#1
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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I Got a Parts Featherweight!
I'm so excited!
A man was selling an "old sewing machine" on Marketplace for $40...a Featherweight that was definitely banged up and in rough shape cosmetically, but she actually would work, but for the fold down part being twisted. It even had the bobbin case!
So, I now have a "parts" Featherweight and have already repaired the motor pulley and light bulb toggle on another machine, to make it 100%. This opens up a whole new potential hobby, for me.
Watson
A man was selling an "old sewing machine" on Marketplace for $40...a Featherweight that was definitely banged up and in rough shape cosmetically, but she actually would work, but for the fold down part being twisted. It even had the bobbin case!
So, I now have a "parts" Featherweight and have already repaired the motor pulley and light bulb toggle on another machine, to make it 100%. This opens up a whole new potential hobby, for me.
Watson
11-30-2025, 09:48 AM
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Awesome! I was at a retreat recently, a friend's newer "bells and whistles" machine failed completely, so she went home and got her Featherweight. She and everyone else at the retreat all commented on how cute it was, how lovely it sewed... I love mine too... great hobby to have! Enjoy!
02-08-2026, 06:26 AM
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Location: Dakotas
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Twisted fold down table ? It astounds me what people do to sewing machines.
I recently bought FW. I’ve serviced it myself and sewed 2 quilt tops but the hole where the tension knob is larger than it needs to be. (?). Tension rod sits solid into the interior so it works fine. But I gotta ask “what happened here?”
I bought another one last year and the box is pristine except the entire bottom is in pieces. Probably stored on a concrete floor. These were both estates so nobody had answers. 😳
I recently bought FW. I’ve serviced it myself and sewed 2 quilt tops but the hole where the tension knob is larger than it needs to be. (?). Tension rod sits solid into the interior so it works fine. But I gotta ask “what happened here?”
I bought another one last year and the box is pristine except the entire bottom is in pieces. Probably stored on a concrete floor. These were both estates so nobody had answers. 😳
02-08-2026, 10:54 AM
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Location: Lake Elsinore, CA
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Be careful, that hobby can quickly take over the house. I got hooked on rescuing old sewing machines, but when I moved I gave away all that I hadn't restored to working order. That was one of my better decisions, because in reality I didn't have the time, space, or inclination to continue working on them. Since then I've been fairly good, only rescuing a 301 (which I use regularly) and a Sewmore that seems to be living in a closet. I really should find another home for it.
