tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102653746369917661.post9116699430296509795..comments2024-03-13T07:01:56.529+00:00Comments on Black Tulip: New challengeBlack Tuliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399472362773743743noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102653746369917661.post-38871955241157762021-10-11T19:51:29.254+01:002021-10-11T19:51:29.254+01:00Thank you! I'll try to post a few update posts...Thank you! I'll try to post a few update posts as I go along.<br /><br />My local auction house quite often has vintage machines and I always like to have a look at them, even when, like this time, I had no intention of buying one! The Singer website still sells parts, including treadle belts, for 66K and 99K machines - clearly they realise just how many of them are still in use. Black Tuliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399472362773743743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102653746369917661.post-13114811626761884942021-10-11T19:41:28.724+01:002021-10-11T19:41:28.724+01:00Wow, a vanishing Featherweight, that's impress...Wow, a vanishing Featherweight, that's impressive (and annoying)!<br /><br />I think that the machine has all of its parts, I'll find out as I work on it. The crucial thing seems to be the shuttle, as it is specific to this model, and fortunately the shuttle is in place.Black Tuliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399472362773743743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102653746369917661.post-71496812899867888492021-10-11T09:55:39.899+01:002021-10-11T09:55:39.899+01:00What a beauty...the decals are gorgeous! One of th...What a beauty...the decals are gorgeous! One of the machines that I learned to sew on was a Singer treadle with a shuttle. It had been used continually and worked like a top! (No idea what model it was, but I loved it.) <br />Just before the pandemic I found a 1953 Singer 221 Featherweight. (My first machine was a Featherweight that vanished into thin air... My sister and I still can't figure that one out!) It's a "modern" machine compared to yours. Are parts available for your model, or do you need to find used ones? Best of luck with your restoration! Lodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777295136016723298noreply@blogger.com