All these years later, the Featherweight is still prized by the sewing community as both a collectors item, and as a practical sewing machine. With simple to use forward and reverse stitching, and a seemingly endless array of attachments and accessories for advanced stitching techniques, a Featherweight in working condition is a joy to use for sewists of every skill level. Keeping a Featherweight in working condition does require some skill and knowledge of the machine. While servicing vintage sewing machines is somewhat of a lost art, the Featherweight is not an overly complicated machine, and the skills for its upkeep may be easily learned.
Those that use and are familiar with their machine will be a quick study. With this handbook, we aim to provide the best-do-it-yourself guide to maintaining and troubleshooting your Singer Featherweight model separate handbook coming soon for the model Featherweight.
Within, you will find step by step photo tutorials with detailed and clear instructions for everything from basic maintenance to more intensive repair. In addition to photos, you will find scannable QR codes throughout that will link you directly to video tutorials, research information, and even recommended tools and supplies for simplifying the task at hand.
Scan the QR Code for answers and help with advanced mechanical repair beyond routine maintenance and troubleshooting. The book itself is designed to stand and display for easy reading and page flipping as you work. Work front to back from pages then turn book around working through remaining pages Pages are waterproof, oil resistant, and can be easily wiped clean. We hope you will find it a worthy companion to your Featherweight and help you keep you machine humming for years to come!
Close search. Free Shipping on All U. Taxes and discounts calculated in checkout. Featherweight Sewciety Rewards points can only be used on regular priced items. Please check your email to use the redemption code on a future order. Need a larger view? Now this was a machine that is truly portable! The original was introduced in , and while it does resemble the Sewhandy, a machine made by several manufacturers including Standard, Frederick Osann, General Electric and Osann Singer, the Sewhandy is not a featherweight.
The Sewhandy was very similar in dimensions for height, width and length, but it was still a cast-iron base and weighed almost five pounds more. The carrying case of the Sewhandy was very similar to the Singer and may have been made by the same manufacturer.
Even the top storage tray looks remarkably similar to the very early cases. The Sewhandy was manufactured from to by the four above mentioned companies. Either way in the end Singer ended up owning the design and patents after acquiring the Frederick Osann Company in , and continued manufacturing the Sewhandy until Several design features quickly distinguished the from the Sewhandy, such as a reverse, a fold down bed extension, which provided a larger work surface as well as enabling the easy access to the bobbin.
It takes a small, child size hand to change the bobbin on a Sewhandy! Gone are the gold decals, the chrome faceplate and trimmings, the removable foot control and the introduction of a timing belt to replace the vertical arm shaft and bevel gear system. Major changes and significant manufacturing savings. Another variant of the Model is the Model Free-Arm, which has all of the functionality of the , but with the added versatility of a removable bed and bed extension to provide a small, narrow work surface perfect for sewing cuffs and sleeves.
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