My favorite, only, mil gave me her FW 221. I prefer it over my super, duper Bernina that my sister gave me! In fact, I want to work my way backwards and find a working treadle! There is just something about the way a vintage machine just works!

The site is 'Vintage Sewing Machine Shop' The first post was by lostn51. Put the above phrase in the search box and watch for lostn51 as the poster. Lostin51 (Billy) is a storehouse of information on the older ladies Sewing machines), as is a poster by the name of Charlee. Nearly 500 pages of interesting reading.

Everyday! I have a featherweight, a 201-2, Singer 9W (treadle) Wheeler and Wilson #8 (treadle), Singer 66-1, Singer 99, a vintage Kenmore....love my old machines!! :)

Oh yes!! I use my Featherweight, 66, 201, 301 and I also have a jazzy Bernina that I love! But I adore my old Singers :D
I really want a treadle and hope to get one someday!

Yes, I use my vintage machines almost every day. I sew on a Singer 201-3 treadle, Singer 15-90 treadle, and a National Two Spools treadle. I own other vintage machines that I have used, but the ones I mentioned are my all time favorites for sewing.

I have a Singer Featherweight that was a gift from my Mom. I love everything about it!

I use my vintage machines daily. I have 2 featherweight 221's (getting a third one on Friday), a 66, 101, three 201-2's, 15-91, two 99's, 192 spartan, 301, 401, 404, a couple of newer models. Looking to add a 500 Singer Rocketeer to the collectiion. Love them all!

I bought a hand crank made in Germany that has a shuttle at a yard sale for 40 dollars last spring. It works beautifully.

I have a Featherweight that I purchased new in 1956. It still runs as good as the day I brought it home. It was made in 1955.

I have several vintage machines, and I use a couple of old Featherweights regularly. I think everyone should have a mechanical, as opposed to computerized, machine as a backup for when that fancy computer goes out. These days, I use the old machines as my main machines.