Part 2 COMPARISON Singer Featherweight 221 222 - Vaseline vs. SEW-RETRO Grease and Motor LubricantFeatherweight Shop2026-09-22 | Part 2 COMPARISON Singer Featherweight 221 222 - Vaseline vs. SEW-RETRO Grease and Motor LubricantHow To Use the Singer Narrow Hemmer AttachmentFeatherweight Shop2024-05-21 | How to use the Singer Narrow Hemmer Attachment on the Singer Featherweight.
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#FeatherweightQuiltingCruise #FeatherweightsAfloat #FeatherweightsAfloatCruise #QuiltingCruise #QuiltyCruise #StitchandSail #SingerFeatherweight #Singer221 #Singer222 #FeatherweightShopRevamp Your Singer Featherweight Motor with Our New Motor Band OverlayFeatherweight Shop2023-03-15 | Are you tired of looking at a scratched-up motor band on your Singer Featherweight? Or have harsh cleaners left your motor band faded and worn out? The Featherweight Shop has got you covered with our brand new Vinyl Motor Band Overlay.
Many Featherweight owners send us their original Foot Controllers for rewiring. We offer this service for those who want to keep their Original Foot Controller and Bakelite plug but want it to be electrically safe. The video above demonstrates the process of rewiring an original Singer foot controller, plus, we now carry a kit including all the rewiring parts to perform this do-it-yourself repair at home.
Learn how to properly maintain your Singer Featherweight sewing machine with Carmon from The Featherweight Shop!Featherweight Case Restore Along Part 26: Making Lid Pockets Part 2Featherweight Shop2022-03-11 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In today's installment, Annette shows us how to create the lid pockets!Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along Part 25: Making Lid Pockets Part 1Featherweight Shop2022-03-11 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In today's installment, Annette shows us how to create lid pockets!Featherweight Case Restore Along Part 27: Finishing the Lid PocketsFeatherweight Shop2022-03-11 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In today's installment, Annette shows us how to create the interior lid pockets!Featherweight Case Restore Along Part 24: Interior Fabric-Cover the Four Corner Supports.Featherweight Shop2022-03-11 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In today's installment, Annette shows us how to create and apply the fabric to the four corner supports.Featherweight Case Restoration Part 23: Covering the Case Bottom - Applying the TemplateFeatherweight Shop2022-02-10 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In today's installment, Annette shows us how to apply the case template to the bottom of the case in today's Restore Along!
Learn More Here: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/featherweight-case-restore-along-part-22-23Featherweight Case Restore Along Part 22: Covering the Case Bottom - Making the TemplateFeatherweight Shop2022-02-10 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In today's installment, Annette shows us how to create the template for covering the bottom of the Singer Featherweight Case!
Learn more here:singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/featherweight-case-restore-along-part-17-182021 Singer Featherweight Sugar Cookie Giveaway Winner Announcement by The Featherweight Shop!Featherweight Shop2021-12-13 | It is the day we have all been waiting for ~ the Singer Featherweight custom-painted "Sugar Cookie" Giveaway Winner announcement is here! Join in the merriment as Carmon and Christian from The Featherweight Shop gift this wonderful little treasure to one lucky winner.
View the winner's announcement here: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/giveaway-december-2021-butter-cream-custom-painted-singer-featherweightHow to Use a Singer Featherweight on a Treadle Using The Treadle Conversion Kit!Featherweight Shop2021-12-11 | Make your Featherweight ready for treadle use with the new Feather Treadle Conversion Kit! Kit includes treadle cabinet table insert, custom handwheel adapter, leather treadle belt, washer, and friction band. Converting your Featherweight is easy. Follow along with Carmon from The Featherweight Shop as he takes you through all the steps in our video above.
In 1933, The Singer Manufacturing Co. introduced a new sewing machine. Lightweight but sturdy, both portable and reliable, the Singer Featherweight was destined to become an iconic sewing machine.
All these years later, the Featherweight is still prized by the sewing community as both a collector's 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 221 (separate handbook available for the 222 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 1-42 then turn the book around working through the remaining pages 43-83. 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 your machine humming for years to come!
Ships separately Mid-December via media mail (due to Holiday rush, may arrive after Christmas)How to Keep Your Singer Featherweight Polished Using Sew-Retro Clean & ShineFeatherweight Shop2021-11-26 | Learn how to clean and polish your vintage Singer Featherweight sewing machine with the Sew-Retro Clean & Shine Kit from The Featherweight Shop! This kit includes a buffing cloth and black light for inspecting the clear coat on your vintage sewing machine. Sew-Retro clean and shine is a proprietary formula created by the Featherweight Shop. This polishing kit can be used on your Featherweight and any painted sewing machine.
✨ View more Singer Featherweight Video Tutorials Here: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/schoolhouseWhite Singer Featherweight Badge Replacement TutorialFeatherweight Shop2021-11-19 | Learn how to install the new replica badge for the White Singer Featherweight in this step-by-step video tutorial with Carmon from The Featherweight Shop. The original white Featherweight badges were a foil that was glued in place. The new Replica Red S Badge is a strong aluminum with a sticker-like adhesive. Follow the step-by-step tutorial in The Schoolhouse.
Learn more here: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/featherweight-case-restore-along-part-15-16Featherweight Case Restore Along Part 14: Stitching The Handle PatternFeatherweight Shop2021-10-08 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In today's installment, Annette shows us how to stitch the handle pattern cover on her Singer Featherweight!
Learn more here: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/restore-along-part-32Featherweight Case Restore Along Part 12: Covering Lid ExteriorFeatherweight Shop2021-09-10 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In today's installment, Annette shows us how she covers the top of the Featherweight case lid in fabric!
Read more here: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/featherweight-case-restore-along-part-12-13Featherweight Case Restore Along Part 13: Covering Case Lid Sides + CornersFeatherweight Shop2021-09-10 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In today's installment, Annette shows us how she covers the top of the Featherweight case lid in fabric!
Read more here: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/featherweight-case-restore-along-part-12-13Restore Along Part 11: Covering Bottom Box Edges of the Singer Featherweight CaseFeatherweight Shop2021-08-13 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In today's installment, Annette shows us how she covers the Bottom Box Edges of the Singer Featherweight Case! Follow Along HERE!Restore Along Part 10: Covering Box Top Edges on Singer Featherweight CaseFeatherweight Shop2021-08-13 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In today's installment of the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along, Annette shows us how to successfully cover the Featherweight Case box top edges using the water-proofed fabric prepped in the previous installments.Featherweight Case Restore Along Part 8: Covering the Exterior of the CaseFeatherweight Shop2021-07-09 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
Today, we learn how to cover the exterior of the case, with the prepared fabric!
Follow the instructions here: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/featherweight-case-restore-along-part-7-8-9-covering-the-outside-of-the-caseFeatherweight Case Restore Along Part 9: Joining the Case Material SeamFeatherweight Shop2021-07-09 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
Today, we follow along as Annette teaches how to join the material to create a beautiful seam on the Featherweight case!
Learn More Here: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/featherweight-case-restore-along-part-7-8-9-covering-the-outside-of-the-caseFeatherweight Case Restore Along Part 7: Preparing the Case for Fabric ApplicationFeatherweight Shop2021-07-09 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
Today, we are putting the final touches on our preparations for the Featherweight Case so we can move onto the next step, covering it with waterproofed fabric!
Learn more here: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/featherweight-case-restore-along-part-7-8-9-covering-the-outside-of-the-caseFeatherweight Case Restoration Part 6: Fabric WaterproofingFeatherweight Shop2021-06-11 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In the last installment, Annette showed us how to remove the inner hardware on a Singer Featherweight case she is fully restoring! This month, she is focusing on cleaning the hardware parts that she has removed!
Restore Along Part 6 ~ singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/restore-along-part-5-preparing-the-fabricCase Restore Along Part 5 Fabric PreparationsFeatherweight Shop2021-06-11 | Welcome to Part 5 of the Featherweight Case Restore Along! In the last installment, Annette showed us how to clean the hardware on the Featherweight case! This month, we are focusing on preparing the fabric!Case Restore Along Part 4 Clean HardwareFeatherweight Shop2021-05-14 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! If you are just joining us, you can catch up on Part 3 of the Case Restore Along right HERE! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In the last installment, Annette showed us how to remove the inner hardware on a Singer Featherweight case she is fully restoring! This month, she is focusing on cleaning the hardware parts that she has removed!
Restore Along Part 4 ~ Cleaning Singer Featherweight Case Hardware: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/restore-along-part-4-cleaning-the-hardware-on-a-singer-featherweight-caseRestore Along Part 3: Featherweight Case Inner Hardware RemovalFeatherweight Shop2021-04-16 | Welcome back to the Singer Featherweight Case Restore Along! Earlier this year, we crossed paths with Annette on our Singer Featherweight 221 & 222 Facebook Group, showcasing one of her beautiful Featherweight Case Restorations. She was kind enough to create a very informative journey of her restorative process and we hope you enjoy following along!
In the last installment, Annette showed us how to remove the exterior harward on the Featherweight case! This month, we are focusing on the interior hardware removal process!
Now that the Featherweight case is completely stripped down of all the old tolex, and sanded to a smooth finish, we are moving on to the next step by removing all the outer hardware from the case: latches, hinges and handle.
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Additional Fabric Requirement Information:
1 1/2 Yards Main Fabric (exterior of the case) 1/2 Yard of Coordinating Fabric (interior of the case)
or
1 yard TOLEX, 54" wide (for restoring case to more of an original case appearance)Early Singer Featherweight Bobbin Winder Adjustment TutorialFeatherweight Shop2021-02-16 | Let's review the bobbin winder on the early years of the Singer Featherweight 221, specifically from 1933 and 1934. This specific style of bobbin winder varies in design as compared to all the other bobbin winders and requires a little bit of adjustment for proper bobbin fit and bobbin winding.
Click here for all Featherweight Schoolhouse Maintenance Tutorials: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/schoolhouse/tagged/maintenanceLight Wiring Series, Part 3 of 3 - Troubleshooting a Flickering LightFeatherweight Shop2020-08-18 | Part 3 of 3 - Featherweight 221 Light Wiring Series, Troubleshooting a Flickering Light
There are several things that can cause a light bulb to flicker on a Singer Featherweight. Follow this tutorial for how to troubleshoot and achieve a better illumination of your sewing surface.
Residue, or corrosion on the lead sheath is not just on the area seen underneath the drip pan tray but can further extend all the way up to the light socket. If that’s the case, the wire sheath and light switch will need completely removed to inspect, clean and repair any damage to the wires. This is not a difficult task to accomplish, and each step is explained as you learn more about the Singer Featherweight’s internal workings. So, let’s proceed with this simple step-by-step maintenance procedure.
The lead sheath (on Singer Featherweight 221 models, dating from 1933 to 1957 if manufactured in the US and from 1947 - approx 1951 if manufactured in the UK) covers the light wires and often requires careful cleaning and maintenance if there is any white oxidation present. On our next tutorial, we will actually remove the light wiring and show how to clean, repair or replace those parts. Today is just a basic cleaning.
Click here for all Featherweight Schoolhouse Maintenance Tutorials: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/schoolhouse/tagged/maintenanceFeatherweight Shop Fireside Chat Episode 6Featherweight Shop2020-07-09 | Welcome to the Featherweight Fireside Chat #6 hosted on June 4th, 2020. We love to gather around the "fireside" and talk about all things Featherweight. Thank you to our Featherweight Friends who were able to join in on the fun, ask questions, and visit around our modern-era way of communicating.
View all links & tutorials here: singer-featherweight.com/blogs/blog/tagged/firesideFeatherweight Shop Fireside Chat Episode 5Featherweight Shop2020-07-09 | Welcome to the Featherweight Fireside Chat #5 hosted on May 28th, 2020. This week we have a special guest, David Werther from Quilter's Connection. We love to gather around the "fireside" and talk about all things Featherweight. Thank you to our Featherweight Friends who were able to join in on the fun, ask questions, and visit around our modern-era way of communicating.