
The Vintage Singer Featherweight: What’s All the Hype?
Dec 26, 2018 · Singer resurrected the Featherweight name but not the machine’s quality. A fully operational Featherweight is, finally, a good investment. Much like a new car, a new sewing …
Singer Featherweight C240 offers Both Style and Substance
Apr 23, 2018 · The Singer Featherweight certainly has a good amount of bang for its buck. It comes with six presser feet and features a drop-in bobbin. The machine weighs nearly 15 …
A Handy Chart of Fusible and Sew-in Interfacings - Threads
• featherweight to lightweight •• lightweight to medium-weight ••• medium-weight to heavyweight * miscellaneous or nonbrand interfacings ** specifically for hand or machine knits, hand wovens, …
Identifying Vintage Sewing Machines - Threads
Dec 5, 2012 · My mother bought a Singer Featherweight in the late 40's. She thinks she paid $90 for it, a lot of money at the time. She taught herself to sew and became a home economics …
The Virtues of a Vintage Straight-Stitch Sewing Machine
Sep 26, 2018 · I absolutely love my vintage Singer Featherweight 221. I use it for all the time and love all the attachments. I teach costume making at a university and we use straight stitch …
Create Drawn Thread Work with a Machine Zigzag Stitch
Sep 17, 2024 · Try your sewing machine's zigzag stitch to create the refined look of hand-sewn drawn thread work on your next garment.
What sewing machine are you using? - Threads
Feb 25, 2020 · The 930 is my regular machine but I also use a Singer 201 for topstitching and a Singer 15-91 with a buttonholer for buttonholes when I'm using heavier weight fabric and a …
Vintage sewing machines - Threads
May 2, 2002 · I quote from their homepage, "Featherweight Fanatics is a mailing list devoted to Singer Featherweights and other older machines. All Fanatics are welcome to join. For a free …
The perfect machine - Threads
Aug 1, 2008 · The Featherweight is the newest of them, and I think it dates to the year I was born!! I have never really understood any of my machines--if the tension went goofy I just had …
Create Boning with Heavy-Duty Zip Ties - Threads
Jul 2, 2013 · Cut leather strips 1-1/4-inches wide, press them in half lengthwise, and bind the front edge of the bag. The stitch line was 1/2 inch away from the leather strip’s folded edge.