OK ladies.....you finally convinced me. I watched you sewing away on your beautiful quilts with those little black old machines and was amazed. I have been looking at them on-line for a few weeks and finally broke down. Or maybe because I've been feeling so lousy all week with a cold, I needed to feel better......so, I've bought a Singer Featherweight. It's coming from Canada from e-bay. It showed very well online and the pics were very good. And the price was right. Now to get it delivered and have fun playing with it. I have a whole box of attachments for a Singer Treadle machine so I wonder if they will fit onto the Featherweight?
I can't wait to have it delivered.
Diana in East Tn.
Diana, WTG, you know of course we will want pictures when it arrives at its ne home .Barbara
EAT!! SLEEP !! QUILT!!
Congratulations, Diana! Have fun with your new baby. I highly recommend the book "Featherweight 221: The Perfect Portable," available on Amazon. It's very interesting reading, and at the back is a complete service manuel.
http://www.amazon.com/Featherweight-221-Portable-Stitches-Expanded/dp/0964546922
On the banks of the Mississippi River in north central Minnesota (Brainerd lakes area)
Congrats Diana, i have been looking at them also lol
[Ava, Missouri
Congrats Diana. I've been thinking of getting one but haven't broken down yet.
Diana
WooHoo. I know you will love your little baby. Most of the old attachments will fit on any of the older machines.
Vinton, Virginia
Come on Kris and Leslie. You know you want one.....
Oh I know I want one but with my track record for picking duds I might end up with a lemon.
Kris
I would be happy to pick one out for you.... you would just need to pay for it..LOL
Ooh I like that idea. Sold. Let me know.
Nana: Kris I would be happy to pick one out for you.... you would just need to pay for it..LOL
Nana, me too, me too! Seriously!
Millbury, MA
Ok Kris and Marie
How much is the max you are willing to pay for a machine?
Nana: Ok Kris and Marie How much is the max you are willing to pay for a machine?
I'll need a little in-put on that, Nana. Anyone?
Kris, I so love my Singer featherweight and sooo think you should have one. I wish I had had help researching one for me. The one I "won" on EBAY did not come with many extras but I wanted one made in my birth year so am happy with it. I saw a lady at guild sewing with a little hand crank sewing machine that was made in the late 1800's. My Sister gave me a Singer Spartan sewing machine she found at a garage sale that I may have converted to a hand crank. It looks like a bigger version of the FW.
Looking forward to seeing a picture of you with a Featherweight of you own.
from TN
Marie
For a good featherweight you can expect to pay between $250 - $350. Sometimes you can get lucky and catch a bid just right and get a lower price.