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Short Guide to the Singer Featherweight Sewing Machine

Whether you are new to sewing or you want to replace your old machine, the Singer Featherweight is a great choice. When it comes to this popular brand, even avid collectors tend not to mince their words. Quilters just love this tiny machine. Some people collect Featherweights. Others are still using them on a daily basis. They are fascinating little workhorses and you will never be sorry you bought one. This small yet powerful machine provides effortless stitching even for first-time users.

What Is a Featherweight?

The singer Featherweight is a lightweight straight-stitch sewing machine. It is also one of the most popular vintage sewing machines in the world. It comes with lots of attachments that offer a world of possibilities, from blind hemming and zigzag to buttonholes and free-form embroidery. The first machines in this category were inspired by the Standard Sewhandy portable designs.

This classic machine was made from the mid-1930's until the early 1960's. It only weights 11 pounds, so it is perfect for taking on trips and on workshops. It is estimated that Singer manufactured over 1,055,326 Featherweight machines between 1948 and 1959. This vintage sewing machine is very light and portable, featuring sleek ebony finish. The Singer Featherweight comes in a wide range of colors such as white, green, black, blue, yellow, and tan.

Features

The Singer Featherweight is three-quarters the size of a conventional machine. It has lots of innovative features, including an extension table that allows users to manage large projects easily, as well as an automatic needle thread, five fully automatic one-step buttonholes, automatic stitch length and width, top drop-in bobbin, and electronic speed control. Some of its main functions include twin needle capabilities, electronic start/stop button, and drop feed.

These accessories are free and come with the machine, which expends your creative sewing possibilities. The Singer Featherweight has a heavy duty metal frame and 66 built-in stitches, as well as thread spool caps, bobbins, rolled hem foot, blind hem foot, and all-purpose foot. This machine can be purchased for $300 to $600. Many collectors and sewers are selling Singer Featherweights in newspaper ads, estate auctions, yard sales, or on the Internet.

The Singer Featherweight sewing machine has certainly earned its nickname: 'The Perfect Portable.' The precision and care that went into manufacturing this machine are unsurpassed. Singer had a staggering 80 percent of the world sewing-machine market by 1890. If one is looking for a sewing machine to decorate his home, it will most likely be a Featherweight.

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