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  1. The Vintage Singer Featherweight: What’s All the Hype?

    Dec 26, 2018 · In the 1960s, Singer started producing a mint green as well as a tan Featherweight with a few other minor changes. These are highly prized due to their relative …

  2. Identifying Vintage Sewing Machines - Threads

    Dec 5, 2012 · The society archives sewing machine manuals, advertisements, and other information and offers many downloadable materials on its website. It also publishes research …

  3. Singer Featherweight C240 offers Both Style and Substance

    Apr 23, 2018 · I loved the look of the Singer Featherweight C240 right out of the box. It didn’t resemble the typical angular sewing machine, and I felt that it was a breath of fresh air in …

  4. What sewing machine do you use? - Threads

    Aug 14, 2007 · Add to these a 15 yr old Singer serger and my Singer Featherweight. Its a 1952 white paint model that sews like a dream. You would have to pry that one from me! So I think …

  5. The Virtues of a Vintage Straight-Stitch Sewing Machine

    Sep 26, 2018 · But there was an attempt to make straight-stitch machines more versatile. Companies like Greist and Singer created straight-stitch sewing machine attachments that …

  6. Singer turns 160 years old - Threads

    Aug 25, 2011 · A vintage Singer treadle sewing machine (which I believe she still sewed on, though I never witnessed this mysterious event). I’d sneak into her room, sit on her bed, and …

  7. Problem w/ 1974 Singer Futura II - Threads

    Jun 22, 2020 · Hello all, I have a Singer Futura II Model 920 (manufactured 1974), and I’m having trouble with it. The machine was my mom’s, and I know she was sewing with […]

  8. Top Sewing Machine Features to Look For - Threads

    Apr 7, 2015 · The Singer 626 offered a chainstitch option--perfect for basting. At Threads, we regularly receive queries from readers about how to choose a sewing machine. Aspiring …

  9. No-Fail Buttonholes with Vintage Buttonhole Attachments

    Sep 27, 2019 · If you’ve ever struggled with stitching machine-made buttonholes, this post is for you. In the era of less mechanically complex sewing machines, sewers used buttonhole …

  10. Vintage Sewing Tools: The Singer Bound Buttonhole Maker

    Jul 25, 2017 · I was at the flea market recently and bought this mostly complete set of the Singer Bound Buttonhole maker. I’ve seen the main metal tool from this kit in boxes of miscellaneous …