It is shocking to me that so many of our Featherweight sewing machines have been found with the ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOXES of attachments. When they were new -- they came with these attachments: (considered basic at the time)
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| We are still trying to figure them all out, but we know the ruffler, the rolled hemmer, the zipper foot, the rick-rack applicator, the bias tape foot. What are the others? |
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| I was trying to demo the rolled hem foot. It really is all about getting the fabric inserted just right before you start... |
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| Which makes a STUNNING little hem!! |
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| Setting up the ruffler can feel kind of intimidating...especially if you are trying to weave the lower fabric in, so the upper fabric ruffles as you sew. |
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| But, IF YOU DO IT RIGHT, the results are really stunning!! And the SPEED of getting this job done is spectacular. |
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| The little dutch boy pin cushion is sitting on Stella May. He was once owned by the Grandmother this Featherweight is named after... |
Maybe that's the Featherweight magic for me. Sewing on these little beauties takes you back to a kinder, gentler time. A time when every woman needed a ruffler attachment AND a bias tape applicator. I would like to thank each and every one of those women for taking such excellent care of their/our Featherweight sewing machines.
Sewing with my sisters and my sister/friends, learning about our Featherweights, making projects and quilt squares...well, it has added something wonderful to my life...
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