Okay....I get it...I'm in love....With my Featherweight!
12-19-2013, 09:14 AM
#23
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Location: East Arkansas
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I have one my dd gave me. I've been using my Brother with the up/down needle/auto thread/thread cutter/start/stop button BUT when I started on Clue #3 of Bonnie Hunter's mystery I just couldn't see where I was sewing. NOW I'm sewing on my little Lynn and she sews sooooo good and I can use my magnetized seam guide for a perfect scant 1/4" seam. Think I'll keep her out more. I have the black box in perfect condition along with all the attachments and a boat load of bobbins.
12-19-2013, 02:34 PM
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Location: Bakersfield, CA
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I have the featherweight that my parents gave me for my 16th birthday. I'm not 71. I taught my 2 granddaughters to sew on this machine. They love the machine so much I bought a second one this year. It was manufactured on the same date in 1955 as my original one. We call them the twins.
12-20-2013, 07:54 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: An Ocean Shore
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I hunted for an affordable FW for a few years. Walked into a little Habitat for Humanity a couple years ago and there sat a beautiful little FW in pristine condition! It was $300, and I just didn't have it. Then the lady said "But...it's 50% off day!" ...Needles to say..... I bought it!! As we were driving home my friend made the comment that steals like that only come along once in a blue moon! We'll...that very night it WAS A BLUE MOON!! So, I named the machine "Blue Moon" It's a 1956, and it sews like a breeze!! I had it serviced right away and the man said it was like brand new inside. It just purrssssss like a kitten when I use it. Best class machine ever!!
You will have a love affair with that machine once you get to know it. They all have unique little personalities...
You will have a love affair with that machine once you get to know it. They all have unique little personalities...
Last edited by Highmtn; 12-20-2013 at 07:56 PM.
12-24-2013, 11:40 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
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The ' white ' one is actually green if you look closely enough. Don't EVER get rid of it because in order to restore the dinged ones, the color match isn't a fun thing to do. I've restore a few of the black ones and they are a piece of cake comparatively.
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Okay, it's between the Brother PE770 and the Janome 350. Which one can I get the bigger designs on??
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