Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Featherweight Porn

Do you remember this little white Featherweight that The Man hunted up for me at our local flea market? It looked like it had been in someone's damp storage locker for way too long.
Sad "before"
Well, here's the "after." My friend Carole, the Featherweight Whisperer, picked it up and took it back with her to her lair of wonders, and now it's gleaming.

Glorious "after"
Not only did she resurrect it from the almost-dead, but she gifted me the correct turquoise and blue carrying case, in which it should have been living all these years.


Cute as a button, right? And it purrs like a contented kitten.

While I was visiting, picking up my happy package, Carole showed me a few other very cool machines that she was working on. In case you're wowed by lovely old sewing machines, as I am, here are some snaps. These guys are the creme de la creme.


This little cutie is the crackle finish (or Godzilla finish) featherweight. One story Carole heard is that this machine, which was produced during WW2, was used by the military. I guess Singer thought that the normal shiny enamel and gold pinstriping would be a bit too girly for the armed forces.


This is a Singer Featherweight 222, cousin to the Featherweight 221, but look at that free arm! You could hem a tiny little cuff with this baby.


This is the tan Featherweight. Looks a bit like my white machine, but it's a darker, tan color and it came in a beige and brown case. And it's much rarer than the white models.

And see this card table that looks like a rectangle was bitten out of the top?


It's made specially so you can snug a Featherweight into that empty space and slide your quilt or what-have-you across that nice, big table top.


I'm really trying to limit myself to three sewing machines. But if I had the space, it would be very hard to resist...







4 comments:

  1. Oh, these are lovely! Thanks for sharing! I'd love a Featherweight. I never seem to catch them at a good price. Maybe some day ....

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  2. Are any of these for sale? If so, where can I go to find prices? Great beauties!!!!

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    1. Sorry, not these ones, but check out patented-antiques.com. My friend, Carol Meeker, reconditions vintage sewing machines and she has a great assortment. Her machines run like tops!

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  3. Are any of these for sale? If so, where can I go to find costs, etc. What great finds = I keep looking but so for - nothing like that has popped my way - but I'll keep searching.

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