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Singer Featherweight 221 Mechanical Sewing Machine
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Product Information
- Product InformationThe Singer Featherweight has a sleek ebony finish and it could also serve as a collector's item thanks to its beauty. This vintage sewing machine is light and portable. It can be easily carried around to sewing classes or workshops. Notice that the pre-war models of this sewing machine have an attractive pattern on the faceplate as well as golden decals and the Singer name. The machine only sews straight stitches. Despite being a vintage sewing machine, the parts and accessories are easily available.
Product Identifiers
- BrandSinger
- ModelFeatherweight 221
- UPC744674927972
- MPN221K1
Key Features
- OperationMechanical
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- by 147014237@delet...Mar 08, 2011
Singer Featherweight 221
This is the perfect sewing machine for anyone just learning to sew; it is a simple, easy to use machine. Since all the parts are metal and replaceable, it is nearly indestructible. It does not do any fancy stitches or zigzag, but for simple straight stitch sewing and repairs, I highly recommend it. Not only is it a great little machine, it is a beauty and a testament to days of old when machines were beautiful and functional. The small size and light weight also make the machine ideal if you need a portable machine. While this model is no longer in production, the Singer company still has plenty of support available online, including the manual available for reprinting. This machine has a great following online, too, with various websites and blogs that provide lots of information for Featherweight owners. My only regret is that I waited as long as I did before purchasing one; I wish I'd bought it years ago!Read full review
- by cjtinktink2010Oct 08, 2010
singer featherweight 221
My sister has a singer featherweight and really likes it. Well I finally got one, then another one and then a 301. I have to use restraint to keep from bidding on every one I see on ebay and often wonder how I got along without one for 70 years. It is fantastic. I have 9 sewing machines and would trade off 6 of other brands for the 221. It is all you need other than a serger and a machine that zig zags. I love the big working area. It runs so quiet that you can watch tv and hear what is going on. One came from Craigs list and would not sew. I took it to some one to repair it and he said he couldn't repair it because he couldn't get the screw loose to adjust the timing, but he still charged me $42.50. I got out a manual I had ordered on ebay and had it working in about 15 min and didn't need to get the screw loose. First problem was it had a wrong needle in it. A few more adjustments and it was sewing perfect. I would like at least one more machine as my goal is to make 100 charity quilts, but then again the machine probably wont't be worn out then anyway. Too bad Singer didn't keep making them and not change the quality.Read full review
- by catwoman.meowJan 25, 2011
My mom purchased it new in 1931.
I took it to college with me in the early 70's and told my mother she would never see it again. She gave me the receipt for it as a college graduation present, as she knew she really would never see it again. (She paid $100 for it, which was a FORTUNE at the time!)It made all of my clothes from the time I was a baby in the 50's until about 1990, when I added a second machine that could zigzag. About 15 years ago, I replaced the motor, and was able to find a company from which one can get authentic replacement parts. I now own many machines, and do much of my sewing on stretch fabrics, so it doesn't get the use it once did. There has never been a finer machine made to straight stitch.
- by cloudninedesignNov 01, 2010
Singer Featherweight 221 Sewing Machine
My first sewing machine was a Singer Featherweight. I loved this little beauty then and still do. I even love the lovely humming sound it makes. My mom traded the first one on a fancier machine for my 16th birthday, but I never forgot it. Now that I am into quilting, I have two of them, one that looks just like my original, and another centennial model produced for Singer's 100th birthday. I also have other high end modern machines from Viking, Bernina, Pfaff and Baby Lock and have compared straight stitches, side by side. I used the same thread and stitch length. The Featherweight won, hands down. Its straight stitch seems to become one with the fabric, flush with the fabric and perfectly locking the 2 layers together without pulling or puckering of any kind. You can tug on the first stitch and it will remain there. The other machines produced a line of stitches that lie fractionally above the surface of the fabric, and often either the top thread or the bobbin thread may go a tiny bit off or slanted. On some when you tug the tail of the first stitch it will unravel. The Featherweight's stitches are perfectly straight, as that is the only thing the machine was designed to do. So that is my machine of preference for quilt piecing. It is also so sturdy (all metal parts) while being light weight that it is perfect for taking on a trip or to classes. Do not expect it to produce fancy stitches of any kind without bulky attachments, and due to its tiny frame there isn't much room for much bulk to the right of the needle. Use your larger model machines for that. On the other hand, it is the only machine I've used where you can alter the stitch length infinitely while you are sewing using the stitch length lever as well as change from forward to reverse with the same lever. No other button or dial necessary. You pre-select the stitch length by turning a screw on the lever. So you can begin a line of stitching with a few mini stitches to lock them, then lower the lever to the pre-selected length, or flip it all the way up to that same length in reverse to lock them and then flip it down again to continue sewing forward, all without slowing down. You can count on the Featherweight to become a cherished and reliable friend.Read full review
- by wiesbaden86Feb 14, 2011
Those Beautiful little SINGER 221's
We started out with getting the first Singer 221 Featherweight at a Quilt show in Lampasas, Texas. My Wife found one she liked and couldn't leave without taking it along when we left for home. Yes, it was black and shiny and after getting home and a little more cleaning and polishing. The little beauty would hum and strum just putting out them stitches on many quilts. After a while I would be called in to help with a little of this or that to keeping it running. But, mostly it would just stitch away by the hours. Then came more Quilt shows and more little Singer 221 Featherweights would find their way home with us. By now she has many more of them and I have also started grabbing one here and there to rescue them from being trashed. I now have Fourteen of them of all ages. Some of them are older than I am and they still work wonderfully. It seems like the 1930s machines work the best. Yes, some were dusty, dirty, and jammed with threads when I bought them. But they are all little beauties now. And they will be running long after I am gone...Read full review
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