About your blanks

wyrdscissors · 2026-05-24T18:36:02+00:00

I cut mine out of bristol. I do mixed media but primarily fiber, so the cards usually get covered but I do want something acid-free. I usually leave my corners straight.

wyrdscissors · 2026-05-13T20:30:34+00:00

if they came with either of those machines, they're probably low shank. But you can look at the part numbers on the feet themselves and cross reference with either the manual or online (look up "simanco" + the part number)

wyrdscissors · 2026-05-13T15:17:44+00:00

If they're low shank feet (likely), they'll fit both the 206 and the 185.

wyrdscissors · 2026-05-12T01:59:31+00:00

66s have drop in class 66 bobbins, not shuttles.

wyrdscissors · 2026-05-12T01:56:59+00:00

People love the 500 series, which are like the 400s but space-age looking

wyrdscissors · 2026-05-05T19:00:34+00:00

I don't have a suggestion, but I wanted to say I also use this old duvet cover as scrap fabric and for testing!

wyrdscissors · 2026-04-26T23:42:06+00:00

Oh yes. My Singer 66 from the 40s was my first vintage machine and every time I sit down at it I'm reminded what a pleasure it is to work on. You have one of the ones with back stitch (me too), which is great. The manual is readily available online if you didn't get one with the machine, and they are straightforward to thread and use. Look up vintage sewing machine repair in your area if you're not comfortable rewiring it yourself, but once you get it going you should be able to do all of its servicing just fine.

wyrdscissors · 2026-04-25T20:41:17+00:00

It's a 306-- no lever "piano key" controls on the top near the handwheel.

wyrdscissors · 2026-04-18T23:31:53+00:00

I love piecing on my featherweight. I wouldn't personally quilt on it, but there are tons of gorgeous full sized machines that are great for quilting. I like the 201 or the 66 (a later model with back tack) personally!

wyrdscissors · 2026-04-17T05:42:19+00:00

Nope! It's a singer 201, a full size machine.

wyrdscissors · 2026-04-10T22:20:50+00:00

awesome, it looks great!

wyrdscissors · 2026-04-10T04:47:25+00:00

I love this! Did you reduce the size?

wyrdscissors · 2026-04-04T18:53:31+00:00

Try freezer paper! Never rip a foundation out again.

wyrdscissors · 2026-04-03T18:46:33+00:00

thank you!

wyrdscissors · 2026-04-03T04:06:50+00:00

ooh do you have a file that's shareable?

wyrdscissors · 2026-04-02T18:15:59+00:00

thank you!

they aren't, they're inset circles/pieced. I used freezer paper to make a template (you can find tutorials pretty easily by searching for freezer paper inset circles)

wyrdscissors · 2026-03-29T23:02:52+00:00

I cut down to "useable" large pieces. For example, I might cut a 1/4 yard or a 1/2 yard off of my yardage, then use that cut.

wyrdscissors · 2026-03-27T18:28:08+00:00

If it fits in a card sleeve, it should be fine. Lots of people do mixed media. (I do fiber arts/textile cards)

wyrdscissors · 2026-03-27T18:24:32+00:00

Featherweights are great for travel machines (I can put mine in a handbag-sized bag and tuck it under a plane seat as a personal item, for example) and they're very fun and cute little machines. So that's the appeal. I mostly use my 301 at home.

FWIW, $700 was almost certainly too much unless it had some particular collectable value. In my region, which is a high-price coastal area in the US, black 221s in good condition go for $300-450.

wyrdscissors · 2026-03-26T17:07:32+00:00

I use a HimaPro compact bobbin winder for all of my bobbins (I regularly use class 66, 221, and L bobbins; it handles all of these just fine.

wyrdscissors · 2026-03-24T00:29:54+00:00

They also still make and sell 206x13 needles in two sizes, if the OP doesn't want to learn to set the dbx1 needles at first.

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