Featherweight Fanatics Archives
2004
Thursday, January 1
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From: Featherweight Fanatics
Subject: FW Fanatics 1/1/2004 Digest
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http://www.FeatherWeightFanatics.com/fwf
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Featherweight Fanatics A Service of Sue Traudt's Valley Brook Botanicals
Digest of postings from Thursday, January 1, 2004
Welcome to all our new members!
To post a message - send it to: FWFanatics@ttsw.com
To post a message to the For sale list - sent it to: FWForSale@ttsw.com
To pay dues http://ttsw.com/JoinLists.html
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From: "Steve Ward"
Subject: machine problems
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 22:35:35 -0500
Re: Richard's 221 skipping stitches.
Sounds like you've done everything right so far. It's conceivable that
the timing has slipped, or perhaps the needle bar has moved. Worst case
would be a bent or broken hook point.
Re; packing instructions
I have a series of photos of a 221 being packed correctly. Be happy to
mail them to anyone.
Steve
"sewingdoc"
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From: "Anne Elver"
Subject: Oils
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 16:27:53 -0600
Hello,
What is a brand name of some of the newer oils that are superior? And
where are they available?
What do you OSMG's think of them? =20
Sharon, I don't mean to cast doubt on your information, but I am proud
of my machines and cautious before using anything on them that an OSMG
doesn't approve of.
Anne Elver in sunny Oklahoma
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From: PATBERGMAN@aol.com
Message-ID: <20.1fa7a6e1.2d25e37f@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 15:56:31 EST
Subject: Cutters
Cutters Exchange - A
Division of Singer Sewing Company - Home
Cathy, just hit this hyperlink and get there. The name explains is self
explanatory.
PatBergman, Woodland Hills, CA (far west San Fernando Valley)
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From: Dcable1116@aol.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 15:19:43 EST
Subject: Re: Featherweight Fanatics 12/31/2003 Digest
In a message dated 1/1/2004 12:05:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
FWFanatics@ttsw.com writes:
> Appreciate the site but when I get 50 messages a day and am very busy
> with my business, I don't have time to run down the list of messages to
> find some pertinent information. The purpose of the site is stated in
> the first paragraph but I keep finding stuff that really doesn't belong
> there....
>
> Be helpful if the Subject matter could state something like "Personal
> info", "Story", "E-bay", "FW 201 INFO" or some better
> categories so I could choose easily and quickly those that I need or
> want to read.
>
I usually lurk and seldom post because it seems no matter what you post
someone is always unhappy about it. Periodically someone wants to complain
about off topic items, misspelled words, poor English, anything that even
slightly
hints of religion, questions about what something is worth, mention of things
for sale on the digest, ad nauseum. Sorry, but I dare say most people on
this list lead busy lives. Most of the time the "subject" line does, in fact,
give enough info to decide whether to read or scroll on by. Now I'll batten
down the hatches and prepare for the onslaught 'cause I can see where this is
going...again.
Penny
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From: Jake1val2@aol.com
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 15:14:46 EST
Subject: pattern for table extension ?
Happy, healthy New Year everyone. I rarely see an extension table for the FW
for sale. I wanted to know if anyone knows of a set of pattern instructions
and or hardware to make one. I love to make my own tools, etc., and thought I
would make one for now and maybe someday find an original. Thanks. Joan
Gordinier, Southern California
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Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2004 13:58:43 -0600
From: Judy Schaper
Subject: subject titles
The comments about subject titles are much appreciated. I, too, find
that I will never have time to sew if I read everything on the sewing
letters to which I subscribe. Just "FW" or the date of the message to
which the writer is replying, don't help a bit. If any of you have
time, scan the subject titles, and you will see what I mean. Thanks.
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From: "Patrick Michael"
Subject: Cutters
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 11:03:59 -0800
Are you the one who wants to find the Cutter website? It is at
http://www.cuttersexchange.com/singer_charts.html
Pat
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Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 17:40:27 +0000
From: Graham Forsdyke
Subject: Re: Featherweight Fanatics 12/31/2003 Digest
To Patty who wrote
>
>Appreciate the site but when I get 50 messages a day and am very busy
>with my business, I don't have time to run down the list of messages to
>find some pertinent information.
Only 50?
To Cathy who wrote
>
>> Cutters, my first choice for such information, devotes only two pages to
>> the
>> 221-1, 221K1, 221K4, and the 221K5, all together, 2 pages, and no parts
>> list.
> > Where I usually find the information, none, nada, zilch.
Illustrated parts list here
http://www.singer-featherweight.com/partspages/partnumbers.html
To Richard who wrote
>For some unknown reason, my beloved Featherweight has been skipping the
>occasional stitch. .......threading, checking for burrs, cleaning,
>etc.) but I'm still having trouble. It seems to happen on finer fabrics
>more often (tightly woven shirtings and such), but it's also happening on
>looser woven fabrics, like wool coatings.
When everything else fails check needle height and clearance to the hook.
Graham Forsdyke
Purveyor of fine Featherweights to the gentry
ISMACS London
http://www.ismacs.net
http://www.singer-featherweight.com
Bert's Vintage Repair Book Book:
http://www.singer-featherweight.com/bert/bert.html
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