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

    Dec 26, 2018 · The Featherweight uses the same low-shank feet and accessories as full-size Singer sewing machines. A beautiful straight stitch is one of the Featherweight’s strongest …

  2. A Handy Chart of Fusible and Sew-in Interfacing - Threads

    Before you cut and apply a fusible or sew-in interfacing, you must choose the right one. Here's a list of interfacings type and thickness.

  3. Were you sewing in 1968??? - Threads

    Jan 14, 2009 · I must've looked like a sofa! But it was what there was in the low-cost Chubbies department! (Yikes!)My Mom and Grandma were still doing most of the sewing for me in 1968, …

  4. What sewing machine do you use? - Threads

    Aug 14, 2007 · What kind of sewing machine do you use? Do you like it? Do you prefer manual or electronic? What machine would you get if money was no object? Deana Tierney, […]

  5. Identifying Vintage Sewing Machines - Threads

    Dec 5, 2012 · The Hendrix coat sewing pattern from Style Arc is an unlined, panelled design with long two-piece sleeves, a button or snap front, and optional top-stitching. It features binding …

  6. Singer Featherweight C240 offers Both Style and Substance

    Apr 23, 2018 · The Singer Featherweight certainly has a good amount of bang for its buck. It comes with six presser feet and features a drop-in bobbin. The machine weighs nearly 15 …

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

    Sep 26, 2018 · Before there were zigzag machines, home sewing machines were solely straight-stitch. These easy-to-clean, easy-to-maintain machines did one thing and did it well—so well, …

  8. Issue#149 Vintage Presser Feet - Threads

    Apr 29, 2010 · I found this article on page 36 fascinating and prompted me to open again the box of my 1936 Featherweight machine purchased when I was a six years old. Found the feet …

  9. View the Digital Issue of Threads Magazine #197, June/July 2018

    Threads #197, June/July 2018, features articles on creating perfect bound buttonholes, instructions on how to use ready-to-wear garments to diagnose fit issues, a review of the …

  10. How old were you when you learned to use a sewing machine

    Jan 16, 2020 · At four, I could thread her Pfaff. Repeatedly. Mom traded for a Featherweight for me. She taught me everything she knew about constructing garments, choosing fabrics, …