I may have found an affordable featherweight!
02-17-2020, 04:42 PM
#11
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Originally Posted by OurWorkbench
'Don't you mean "Needle Flat side to the Left" ?? Then after threading through the needle guide, you would thread right to left.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
Duh, of course, needle flat , sorry, I must have been in brain freeze
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 02-17-2020 at 06:36 PM. Reason: shouting/all caps
02-17-2020, 04:48 PM
#12
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Originally Posted by Maire
If it doesn't seem to be sewing properly don't give up, many a Featherweight has been discarded because the needle was put in wrong. If I remember correctly it should be NFL, "needle flat side to the right"
I couldn't find a way to correct it in the original post
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 02-17-2020 at 06:36 PM. Reason: shouting/all caps
02-19-2020, 12:58 PM
#14
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Loretta young fw
Someone (a collector) purchased that machine bc of who owned it not bc it was a good machine. All I can say is he must have lots of dough to purchase machines that belonged to celebrities. [img]blob:https://www.quiltingboard.com/7f692cd4-85c5-42a3-9702-361f35183ec9[/img]
02-24-2020, 07:51 AM
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This may be silly, but I always see where people who know say to be sure the bobbin case is in a featherweight [or don't purchase]. Is it that expensive to replace? I thought I'd seen "modern" ones for sale online for around $100. Maybe the new ones don't work as well? Just curious.
Last edited by Lee in Richmond; 02-24-2020 at 07:53 AM.
02-24-2020, 09:11 AM
#17
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I believe that the reproduction bobbin cases that were available before we're (let's say ) inconsistent but as of the other day......the Featherweight Shop has secured new replacements with better machined tolerances which are coming in just under $100. The machine would have to real cheap for me to buy one without the original case 
