Singer 237 Fashionmate Zig zag

[camelotshadow]

My new good ole sewing machine.

Works great but case is beat.

My dream machine the 15-90 or 91..

 

[hippiedoll]

what a beaut!!!

you know, your 237 looks alot like my singer 223. and boy is that thing HEAVY!!! it is also a zig zag stitching machine as well. but my 223 has a "blind stitch" lever in the very front of it. i don't know alot about sewing, so i don't know what a blind stitch is, or what it would be used for.

i inherited this singer 223 from my dad, who inherited a house that his cousin owned & passed away. she left my dad her house & everything in it. i like the singer 223, but i've only done straight stitching on it. my favorite sewing machine to use is my 15-91 with the gear-driven potted motor, which i inherited from my aunt, who passed away.

but my recent treasure is a singer 221k white featherweight sewing machine that i found at a 2nd handstore. that thing is so cute & tiny. and it does very nice stitching. now that i have this featherweight, i want to take a sewing class to "officially" learn how to sew, since i am what you would call, a self-taught (sewer?).

well, i just wanted to say "hi" & mention that my 223 looks alot like your 237. and it's a beige color too.

 

[danemodsandy]

Christina:

A blind stitch is the kind of stitch that is seen at the bottom of expensive draperies - only one little stitch shows through on the top side, about one stitch every half-inch or so. It's supposed to be sort of an "invisible" finish. All the sewing is done from the back side, with the fabric folded a certain way, and when you're through, you have blind stitching on the front.

It takes some practice to get a good result. If you're ever interested in learning how to use it, I'd suggest going to a class or getting a friend who knows how to show you.

Your Featherweight is a highly sought-after machine, and a good bit more valuable than most machines of its time. You did well finding one.

 

[hippiedoll]

danemodsandy!!!

well hello there!!

it's so nice to see your reply!! )

i am very happy about my featherweight find. i only paid $30 for it. but i don't know how valuable it could actually be cuz the extension bed plate has a missing piece on one side of it.

so even though i can flip the extension bed down & up, and it does stay in place when sewing, if you put a bit of pressure on it, it falls off from the one side cuz it is missing the piece with the hole in it to hook onto the tab. but i still like it. )

thank you again for your input. you know, when i seen the little case, i thought it was just an empty case & i asked the man working behind the fence, with the donations, what kind of little suitcase it was. he picked it up to look at it and said there was something inside of the case.

well, that peaked my interest & asked him if i could see what was inside. and when he opened it up, at first i thought it was a 8mm home movie projector or something. but when he pulled out the cardboard singer box of attachments, and i seen the name SINGER, i knew it was a sewing machine!!

i asked him to plug it in to see if it worked and sure enough, he plugged it in, and pushed down on the pedal and away went the needle up & down, up & down. i said to him, in a flirty kind of way, "awwww, how cute it's a little sewing machine. i like it. how much is it?" and he looked at me & said, "well, we usually sell the sewing machines for $35 but i'll mark it $30 for you". and i smiled at him and told him "oh thank you so much".

i even bought a lear jet stereo 8 console radio, 8-track & record player. the radio still works & so does the record player. i don't have any 8 track tapes to test the 8 track player. but there was a note on the console saying that the 8 track player didn't work. it had a price tag of $60. but he said, since the 8 track player didn't work, & it looked like the record player didn't work right either, he would mark it at $40 for me. pretty good huh??

i was happy with my 2nd handstore treasure hunting that day. i came home smiling )