My New Featherweight
07-24-2012, 12:06 PM
#21
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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Oh, she's pretty! Have you looked her number up yet to see when she was born? http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...-database.html As for her not being the best, I find that I'm afraid of hurting the prettier machines, so am perfectly happy with a well-loved one because I will use them rather than just putting them out to look at.
You can get the bobbins from http://shop.sew-classic.com/Bobbins-...-SCBN45785.htm for a good price. (I am not affiliated with this shop in any way, other than it has great prices and I shop there often.)
What type of issues are you having? I always look at the threading. Is my needle new? Is the bobbin in correctly? Is my thread the appropriate size for the fabric? Then I look at the tension before thinking it's something more serious. Look on this page - http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...s-200-299.html and download the manual for the 221 class. There is a tension assembly picture in there that will tell you exactly how to put the tensioner back together if you decide to take it apart and clean it.
You can get the bobbins from http://shop.sew-classic.com/Bobbins-...-SCBN45785.htm for a good price. (I am not affiliated with this shop in any way, other than it has great prices and I shop there often.)
What type of issues are you having? I always look at the threading. Is my needle new? Is the bobbin in correctly? Is my thread the appropriate size for the fabric? Then I look at the tension before thinking it's something more serious. Look on this page - http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...s-200-299.html and download the manual for the 221 class. There is a tension assembly picture in there that will tell you exactly how to put the tensioner back together if you decide to take it apart and clean it.
07-24-2012, 05:09 PM
#24
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Barling, Arkansas
Posts: 828
thanks to all, I will check out the cases in case I want to travel with Her, I am sure I will want to take Her and show Her off Especially to my Aunt Louise. I named this little doll after Her, lol.
07-25-2012, 09:46 AM
#27
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Omaha, NE
Posts: 52
Congratulations, I love mine. Actually I have 3, am selling 2 of them, one to my sister. The other is on CraigsList now. I bought mine 2-3 years ago and overpaid for all of them ($250 and up). Last week I saw one at an estate sale for $150 and it was very hard not to buy it, but I resisted. All 3 of mine have the original cases and not one of them smells, guess I lucked out.
07-25-2012, 03:09 PM
#29
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Posts: 706
Congratulations on your FW and Louise is a perfect name for her. I own one and love it and her name is Annie after my mom. My FW was my first purchase on Ebay and I didn't really have a clue what I was doing except hit the Bid Button and I won her.
07-25-2012, 04:10 PM
#30
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Barling, Arkansas
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Originally Posted by hpsflick
Oh, she's pretty! Have you looked her number up yet to see when she was born? http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...-database.html As for her not being the best, I find that I'm afraid of hurting the prettier machines, so am perfectly happy with a well-loved one because I will use them rather than just putting them out to look at.
You can get the bobbins from http://shop.sew-classic.com/Bobbins-...-SCBN45785.htm for a good price. (I am not affiliated with this shop in any way, other than it has great prices and I shop there often.)
What type of issues are you having? I always look at the threading. Is my needle new? Is the bobbin in correctly? Is my thread the appropriate size for the fabric? Then I look at the tension before thinking it's something more serious. Look on this page - http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...s-200-299.html and download the manual for the 221 class. There is a tension assembly picture in there that will tell you exactly how to put the tensioner back together if you decide to take it apart and clean it.
You can get the bobbins from http://shop.sew-classic.com/Bobbins-...-SCBN45785.htm for a good price. (I am not affiliated with this shop in any way, other than it has great prices and I shop there often.)
What type of issues are you having? I always look at the threading. Is my needle new? Is the bobbin in correctly? Is my thread the appropriate size for the fabric? Then I look at the tension before thinking it's something more serious. Look on this page - http://www.ismacs.net/singer_sewing_...s-200-299.html and download the manual for the 221 class. There is a tension assembly picture in there that will tell you exactly how to put the tensioner back together if you decide to take it apart and clean it.
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