The machine I worked on yesterday was a Singer Featherweight 221. It came to me in its original carrying case and other than a having a name sticker on one section, the paint details looked to be in very good shape. The owner had taken her machine out earlier that day to finish up a sewing project she had started, but the sewing machine would not cooperate. The needle was hitting the bobbin and no stitches were forming. I was delighted for the chance to work on the beautiful Featherweight.
After cleaning and lubricating the machine, I checked the hook timing and found that the needle was rubbing on the bobbin casing as it ascended and it was not catching the thread to form a stitch. I loosened both set screws on the hook assembly and rotated the entire basket. After I reset the hook timing and tightened both set screws, I lined up the arm of the bobbin case holder in the groove on the bottom of the needle plate. Following a careful rethreading, making sure to thread the needle from right to left, the machine sewed smoothly. It formed a clean stitch and there was no contact between the needle and the hook. Featherweights are highly sought after for their perfect stitch, and it was delightful to see this machine making such stitches again. Now the owner can finish her current project and confidently start a new one.
The pictures here are from after I had run some test stitches. The label with the owner's name on it is covered in all pictures.
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| She sews beautifully now |
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| View of the back side |
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| Power cord not attached |
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