The Vintage Singer Featherweight: What’s All the Hype?
Dec 26, 2018 — The case adds a few pounds to the machine’s weight but keeps the machine dust-free and secure. The Featherweight is also powerful. Despite sporting a 0.4-amp motor, it’s …
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 …
Singer Featherweight C240 offers Both Style and Substance
Apr 23, 2018 — Stylish and Reliable Singer Featherweight C240 | Notions. The Singer Featherweight C240 is easy to thread and offers a breath of fresh air in casing design. I loved …
Vintage Sewing Machines Were Built to Last a Lifetime
Aug 2, 2018 — Most were straight-stitch machines, designed before the introduction of the now-ubiquitous zigzag. They were also easy to maintain: regular oiling with sewing machine oil, a …
Vintage Sewing Tools: The Singer Bound Buttonhole Maker
Jul 25, 2017 — Turn the the buttonhole lips through the buttonhole opening to the wrong side, abutting the lips’ folded edges neatly. Press. Using the Singer adjustable zipper foot, sew the …
Identifying Vintage Sewing Machines - Threads
Dec 5, 2012 — Referring back to your vintage Singer, you answer a series of yes/no questions about your machine’s features. Based on your answers, the online form jumps you to more …
Top Sewing Machine Features to Look For - Threads
Apr 7, 2015 — In addition, for ultra-portability I own a 1951 Singer Featherweight, and for leather, canvas & other very heavy sewing a 1951 Singer 201. For my daughters, I chose vintage …
No-Fail Buttonholes with Vintage Buttonhole Attachments
Sep 27, 2019 — No-Fail Buttonholes with Vintage Buttonhole Attachments. Made for straight-stitch or zigzag mechanical sewing machines, these devices produce consistent results. By Peter …
This IS Your Grandmother's Sewing Machine - Threads
May 12, 2011 — This New England Style Patented Sewing machine (circa 1870s-1880s) is a hand-cranked sewing machine with gear wheel. The most notable thing about this machine type that …
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 …