Hand Me That Screwdriver, Please.

April & Carmen Henry of April's 1930s are touring the U.S. this summer and helping Featherweight owners keep their babies in tip top shape.

My friend, Robin, and I spent a couple of days in San Diego with the Henrys and a dozen of our closest friends (who we'd never met before this class...)

First, we took the machines all apart.  The face plates, the belts, the bottoms, the bobbin housing.  It was a bit intimidating and made me somewhat nervous... a lot of little screws and pieces.

 But, we had a good teacher... and a few helpers

And in the end, we were all successful in getting the machines back together again.   A lot cleaner and purring like kittens.

My Miss Ellie
1951

P.S.  My sister gave me her mother-in-laws old sewing machine.  It is not a singer, but it is vintage... I think about 1970s era.  I'm going to try out my new skills on it... :-)