Surprising use for Featherweight
#1
Surprising use for Featherweight
So my husband asked me to repair the rips in the boat cover. I REALLY didn't want to drag the old, dirty thing upstairs to my sewing room. My solution? Take the Featherweight out to the front porch. I thought I would have to coax the heavy layers through the machine, but I was SO WRONG!
At one point, I had to sew through 3 layers of canvas and 2 layers of braided strapping. My little Violet whizzed right through the layers with no problem. DH was amazed at the resulting stitching. The boat cover is repaired!
They sure don't make 'em like the used to!
At one point, I had to sew through 3 layers of canvas and 2 layers of braided strapping. My little Violet whizzed right through the layers with no problem. DH was amazed at the resulting stitching. The boat cover is repaired!
They sure don't make 'em like the used to!
#2
At one point, I had to sew through 3 layers of canvas and 2 layers of braided strapping. My little Violet whizzed right through the layers with no problem. DH was amazed at the resulting stitching. The boat cover is repaired!
They sure don't make 'em like the used to!
They sure don't make 'em like the used to!
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Honestly, I wouldn't do that again. You risk several major things going wrong and some hefty repair bills. The FW is not meant for this type of use. You can pick up another machine for the heavy duty stuff.
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The gear-driven Singer 301 is a better choice than the belt-driven (and therefore, less powerful) Singer 221 Featherweight. However, it is still not intended for that type of sewing. A Pfaff 130 would handle that well, as would an older Necchi, I'm betting. Sailright machines are made for that type of sewing as are the true industrial machines. (BTW, be very skeptical if a seller on e-bay says the machine is industrial.)
#10
I've used my 1937 featherweight for sewing multiple layers of canvas as well with no problem . In fact, it sewed areas that my heavy weight sewing machine wouldn't. Don't use it for that purpose very often but it's nice to know that if I have to I can.
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