Nova Montgomery is a very good place to go. She knows it all and has an answer to all of your questions.
She teaches, repairs, and all of it...She is in Northeast Texas, but on this machine with tips, and help.

Congrats on your new Lizzy! She's pretty! I also have a 1947 FW. :)

Other places to look for machine stuff are: www.sew-classic.com. She has lots of stuff, and is very knowledgeable.

Or: www.singer-featherweight.com.

Happy stitching!

With asthma and allergies, I can't even go near a musty FW or FW case. I use a bowl of unused ground coffee in the self-defrosting refrigerator to keep everything odor free. You were on target to remove the felted pieces asap. Congrats on your little Lizzie.

The Featherweights seem to be particularly prone to musty smells, but I have had similar with cardboard accessory boxes and a book once. It actually took over two almost three years before it was gone. It quickly got better and within acceptable, but completely free took a very long time. I wiped them with a damp cloth, had them in the sun for a few ours two days in a row, but sun can be harsh too so I limited the exposure time. The rest aired off on a clean book shelf in a dry heated room. Next time it happens I will implement tricks like activated charcoal, bicarbonate or coffe grinds.

She is gorgeous!

Beautiful! I'm green with envy.

I had another case of that type (vinyl covered wood) that was stinky. I tried several things (kitty litter and charcoal briquettes) that didn't seem to help. I stuffed it loosely with newspapers and put it in the car which is really hot (Texas) this time of year. It appears to be cured. I put it back in there to bake some more, just to make sure.

bkay