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Today my friend Paula came by.  Paula loves to sew, too.  She graciously took the tour of all of my machines.  She wanted to know how many I...

This post is how I serviced a Featherweight motor.  I am not an expert.  This is the first time I have serviced this type of motor.  I...

Singer 221 Sewing Machine Timing. With needle threaded, turn hand wheel over toward operator until needle bar reaches lowest point and rises to position

Singer 221 Featherweight Sewing Machines

SINGER Two-Thread Embroidery Attachment #35505 | april1930s | Flickr

Welcome back to the Restore Along of Tulip! Last week Julia prepped Jill, her Featherweight that was so kindly donated by a fellow Featherweight friend. Read last week’s Restore Along installment here: Restore Along Part 19 This week, Julia gives Jill a good sanding in preparation for the first coat of primer. The sand

Here you will find several wonderful examples of some creative Singer Featherweight case restorations. If your case is in awful shape, here are some ideas!

This is sewing machine #7 as I'm taking inventory of my machine collection, a Singer 221 (a.k.a., Featherweight). This machine was ma...

This is the little beauty that has come to live with me this week.  I acquired her from the ubiquitous Ebay and I am thrilled and excited to...

Thanks for joining us in Part 3 of Tulip's Restore Along!  For those of you who are just joining us, this Featherweight (endearingly named Tulip) is in the process of a full restoration.  Julia and her husband, Mark, found and rescued Tulip in a small antique shop in Kentucky and began the journey to restore her. We ar

Vintage Singer

Produced from the mid to late 1960's in Kilbowie Scotland, this machine was something fresh and new to the Singer Featherweight market. Compare the differences!

Now we’re finally ready to solder new motor leads on. Again, please ensure that your motor is oriented exactly as in the photo below, to ...

Jackie of Texas (a fellow Subscriber) was kind enough to share these cool photos of her deco Singer 201....Wow..!! (more)By the way, Jackie also just won the...

If you have any interest at all in vintage sewing machines you've most likely have heard of Singer's famous Featherweight. Don't let this diminutive half sized cutie fool you, this is one the most robust and capable portable machines on the market today. First introduced in the early 1930s, the Featherweight was one of Singer's best sellers for many years and has gone through a number of variations.

My latest vintage sewing machine. You can read more about vintage sewing machines on my blog, Male Pattern Boldness.

One interesting model of an old sewing machine. This is a relatively rare specimen, I did some general cleaning, lubrication, adjustment, tension upper and l...