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Excellent purchase at an excellent price, Jenn. I foresee some envious posters - happy for you, but envious. A White FW is a treasure.
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Jenn, Excellent find! And a very nice gift to your daughter!
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Envy is a sin.... and I'm sinning pretty bad right now. How do you people find such GREAT deals on FW??? Okay, I'm calm now.... You found a fantastic machine. Congrats.
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What a deal on the white featherweight!!
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threading diagram for GE that I photo swiped:
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Just got back on the board after a week away. So glad Glen liked his quilt! The quilting and assembly were wonderful! Mine was made out of old shirts, and the fin and tail are raw edge so that they will fray a bit. Laura
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Whoo Hooo a super Featherweight score for you and your daughter. Congrats.
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Originally Posted by quilt addict
(Post 5307413)
I decided to spend some time on one of my early purchasing mistakes. It is a General Electric Model 5 Sewhandy machine with the paint peeling off. I am trying to figure out how to thread to see how it sews. Does anyone have a manual they can send a picture of the threading diagram?
The mistake was I paid too much for the condition. I learned about the importance of asking questions and for more photos. If it sews nicely it may become a repaint candidate. Attached are the before and after photos. Nancy |
Originally Posted by jennb
(Post 5308857)
what do y'all know about Federation Treadles? I came across this one today at a yard sale. They don't have it out on display but she let me take some photos and I left my number in case nobody else buys it at her asking price, which is way too high, no matter what machine it is, but the teenagers were running the sale while mom and dad were at work, so she will have to call me back. It's a gorgeous machine, made in England, and the cabinet is in pretty decent shape. There's a few accessories but not many in it...were these made by White by any chance?
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Originally Posted by jennb
(Post 5310682)
well, I set out this morning fully intending to go back and see if it was still there and make an offer. I stopped at another sale along the way. I immediately spotted a sewing machine in a dirty white case, from the 70s likely. Some nelco machine I'd never seen or heard of, very dirty. well used. The lady saw me looking at it so I asked her if it was the only sewing machine she had and she said no, she had another she hadnt put out yet. She pulled out a little blue and white case and my heart skipped a beat. Opened it up to reveal an immaculate white FW 221...picked it up for 90.00. It will be my daughter's as she's been wanting a sewing machine in her room, and none of my cabinets will fit with her other furniture. After I bought that I didn't go on to the other sale. I guess if she's meant to be mine the owner will call or email me. I had to resist....but I still want the other one too!!
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