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Article: Introduction to Getting to Know Your Featherweight Video Series

Introduction to Getting to Know Your Featherweight Video Series

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Welcome to the Getting to Know Your Featherweight Video Tutorial Series! Ruthie Henry demonstrates each step needed to get you and your Featherweight up and sewing in the seven part course! Starting from How to Thread Your Singer Featherweight all the way through Backstitching & Reverse Stitching, you will be a pro in no time! Below we have compiled a list of suggested items that will help every sewing novice on their journey as well as items that we demonstrate in the videos! Enjoy!

Introduction Tutorial: How to Thread Your Singer Featherweight

According to the manual, threading your machine is Part 4 below, but we include it at the top here as well for quick threading reference.

Suggested Products:
1) Crosswound Spool of thread: Aurifil or Presencia
2) Thread Stand or Thread Post
3) Schmetz Needles
4) Bobbins
5) Thread Cutterz or Thread Snips
6) Singer Featherweight Manual 221 or 222

 Part 1: How to Wind a Singer Featherweight Bobbin


Suggested Products:
1) Crosswound Spool of thread: Aurifil or Presencia
2) Thread Stand or Thread Post
3) Bobbins
4) Thread Cutterz or Thread Snips
5) Singer Featherweight Manual 221 or 222



Part 2: How to Thread a Featherweight Bobbin Case


Suggested Products:
1) Crosswound Spool of thread: Aurifil or Presencia
2) Bobbins
3) Bobbin Case
4) Singer Featherweight Manual 221 or 222


Part 3: How to Properly Set the Needle


Suggested Products:

1) Schmetz Needles
2) Fabric Scraps
3) Crosswound Spool of thread: Aurifil or Presencia
4) Featherweight Accurate Seam Guide
5) Singer Featherweight Manual 221 or 222

 

Part 4: Threading a Singer Featherweight


Suggested Products:
1) Crosswound Spool of thread: Aurifil or Presencia
2) Thread Stand or Thread Post
3) Schmetz Needles
4) Thread Cutterz or Thread Snips
5) Super Easy Machine Needle Threader
6) Singer Featherweight Manual 221 or 222

Part 5: Prepare for Sewing


Suggested Products:

1
) Singer Featherweight Manual 221 or 222
2) Thread Stand or Thread Post
3) Thread Cutterz or Thread Snips
4) Crosswound Spool of thread: Aurifil or Presencia
5) Large Cone Thread, Mugs & Thread Stand
6) Super Easy Machine Needle Threader
7) Presser Foot or Quarter Inch Foot

Part 6: Turning a Corner

 

Suggested Products:
1
) Singer Featherweight Instruction Booklet
2) Crosswound Spool of thread: Aurifil or Presencia
3) Thread Cutterz or Thread Snips
4) Presser Foot or Quarter Inch Foot
5) Thread Stand or Thread Post
6) Fabric Scraps
7) Singer Featherweight Instruction Manual 221 or 222

 

Part 7: Backstitching & Reverse Stitching

 

Suggested Products:
1) Singer Featherweight Instruction Manual 221 or 222
2) Presser Foot or Quarter Inch Foot
3) Thread Stand or Thread Post
4) Crosswound Spool of thread: Aurifil or Presencia
5) Singer Featherweight Instruction Manual 221 or 222