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I have a 222 it is in great shape

Thank you for such an informative video! I am a new owner of a FW 221. What type of grease/lubricant do you recommend for the motor ports when/if the motor begins to squeak?

Very helpful.

Yeah I am so excited about that. Thank you for your precious time I appreciate you.

I have not found where your video is on how to put your rubber belts onto your Bonis machine. I am a beginner and need HELP please. Please send the link to your how to video on putting on the belt. Thank you.

Thank you

I have one of these, Is there a way to change the length of the stitch so it's not perforating my thinner leather?

My sewing machine won't sew......lol. My Bernina 440QE will not sew a basting stitch . I program it as directed from instruction book. Cannot find any help on TH-cam. They help with newer machines but mine is a little on the vintage side. Can you help.?

Thank you!

Really helpful, thanks 🙂

Would there be a mold or mildew problem doing this?

Im iin my 70s. My mother gave me my 221 when I was in high school and although it was put away for a while i revived it 30 yrs ago when i started quilting. A few years ago i found a 222. I love them both! Glad to hear about the greese

Thank you. Have a 221 ans 222

I just recently was able to buy a 222K. I am very happy with it.

Sis, I have 9 inch singer brand fabric scissors with serial number C 309, can the locking bolt be adjusted to adjust the tightness?

Thanks ... Needed this for my old machine.

I DON’T HAVE THIS KIND OF MACHINE BUT IT WAS STILL INTERESTING!

Wish I had known this when I was using an old singer! Still interesting!😊

So informative~Thank you so much!

SO much help and explained in a way that makes sense to me!

I just bought a 1950 221-1 Featherweight. I’ve oiled it and it just purrs. It’s in excellent condition and doesn’t look like it was used much. The only issue I have is that when I wind up a bobbin the needle still goes up and down even though I’ve loosened the hand 19:57 wheel.Any suggestions?

I have this machine coming next week. Watching this video has added to the excitement.

My mom gifted me all her sewing treasures including her decades old Pfaff that still works like a workhorse and all her thread. Although the way I cleaned all the thread was a little different than this idea it was basically the same thing and it worked wonderfully. Thanks for sharing

Hi you didn’t show what you actually did with the rolled up paper tube!!!!!!! ???????

I have a tension question. I have a 1947 221. I can set the tension and get a good looking stitch, but after a short time of sewing, the stitches get out of tension. At one point, I took apart the tension assembly and the inside was full of black greasy goop! I cleaned it out as best I could, not having any kerosene on hand. It wasn't much better after reassembling. I now have kerosene on hand. I was thinking maybe new springs and another clean out might help. The tension disks seem to be in good condition with no rust or rough places. Any other thoughts?

Thanks. Needed

Thanks, I needed this.

The worst thread I have used came from Viking store. Do not like rayon thread. I prefer to sew with polyester thread.

Good morning. I am so glad I stumbled upon this video!! My thread keeps breaking and fraying. The local sewing machine repair shop changed their hours. So how they expect us working folks to come in is mind boggling!! I am going to give this a try!! Never thought it was a thread problem. I am going to give this a try!! Thanks so much!! I will subscribe!!

Great! I have another problem. The plastic cones inside my rather cheap overlock thread crumble after a few years. I have tried stuffing them with toilet rolls shaped to conical shape, but this isn’t very successful. Any ideas? Thanks for your videos!

Now that was cool thank you for your tip I will try it. So excited

Will this method also work with cotton embroidery thread such as DMC, Anchor etc? I'm thinking it will.

Great tip.

Lovely advise, thank you ❤

Wow, great tip, must try!

Does that suggest we could rejuvenate clothing pieces too?

I would just put a humidifer in my sewing room. I live in the c desert, so sometimes I do that

I’m going to try this. When my relatives pass away I always get their thread and I am afraid it was so old that it would break. This is the first time I have heard this…thanks❤

Thank you for your instructions 👏👏👏

Old brittle thread will not get better by using this technique or any. Just like clothing, thread can dry rot. Using old and brittle threads can cause issues with your sewing machines as well.

Having spent a lifetime in damp houses in a rainy country, the idea of this problem has never even occured to me 🤣

Guess I’ve been living in a tree for the last 80 + years. This is the first time I’ve heard that moisture in old thread needed to be restored. I taught myself to sew mostly from trial and error with help from PBS programs decades ago. That drawer full of thread in my sewing room might benefit. I’ll give it a try.

Be right back. Gotta adjust my differential feed.

Thank you for sharing!

How can this help with polyester thread? Some of your threads obviously are polyester, which doesn’t take on moisture.

Thank you!

This is great! I have not heard of this before but will sure be doing to my array of old threads. Thanks so much for sharing. Take care and blessings to y'all.

Thank you for this, very helpful, I have a lot of old thread.

I’ve been using it for basting