tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post6576628989757422688..comments2024-03-13T23:15:02.859-04:00Comments on DragonPoodle Studio: Smackdown: Singer 201 vs. Pfaff 131, from Anne GrahamDragonPoodlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167170431185422351noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-62688221024698887612011-05-08T14:01:46.391-04:002011-05-08T14:01:46.391-04:00I love your collection of machines! I would keep a...I love your collection of machines! I would keep an eye out for a 201 that can be used in treadle. I found a 201-3 for $30. I gave it a motorectomy and it now sets in a treadle. Yes, sometimes great deals come along, but if there is a 201 that can be converted to treadle and cost around $100-go for it. You will not regret the purchase. Have fun hunting!MQuilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055414902228765068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-71761090507025071732011-04-27T11:14:33.789-04:002011-04-27T11:14:33.789-04:00I also check CL frequently. In fact, Easter morni...I also check CL frequently. In fact, Easter morning a treadle with a Sphinx popped up in my tiny town. I've been looking for another treadle for my Singer 306, the Sphinx was a bonus. It's the filthiest machine I have ever seen and completely frozen (for now). It was $25 and you will see it on the blog sooner or later. I've never paid more than $35 and that includes machines with cabinets, and an industrial. If you wait long enough, the machine you want eventually will appear! perhaps even your Featherweight or my Elna Grasshopper...Cheryl Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951321244525006440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-32791446628067012772011-04-26T23:00:29.263-04:002011-04-26T23:00:29.263-04:00I applaud your will power!! I know my limits too, ...I applaud your will power!! I know my limits too, however, I check Craigslist several times a day. Someday my Singer Featherweight will appear.Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756300033876906445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-45657668009040231282011-04-26T13:21:47.490-04:002011-04-26T13:21:47.490-04:00nope, although I continue to look at it every time...nope, although I continue to look at it every time I go to that thrift shop--about once a week.<br />Why haven't I bought it?<br />well, it is still overpriced at $95.<br />it has no power cord. No way to test the motor, therefore. I COULD buy it a power cord: ca-ching!<br />It does have a button controller (aka foot pedal) but no knee lever and bracket. I like knee levers and don't mind the button controllers if they are in a knee lever bracket, but I HATE them on the floor.<br /><br />in short, still overpriced for what it is, and would take even more money to get it going.<br /><br />and finally, I am about at the stage where if another cabinet comes into the house, one will have to leave.Cheryl Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951321244525006440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-18404048053715598612011-04-26T11:33:52.248-04:002011-04-26T11:33:52.248-04:00So....did you get it??So....did you get it??Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756300033876906445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-41216854223657400262011-04-14T21:36:17.683-04:002011-04-14T21:36:17.683-04:00I still want a 201, after I get me one of those bo...I still want a 201, after I get me one of those boxes for all my feet.Rainbows in Woolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03617905707648483647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-61550968632311344202011-04-14T17:49:39.135-04:002011-04-14T17:49:39.135-04:00You know what, the cabinet is what sold me on this...You know what, the cabinet is what sold me on this 201-2. It has this little pedal that pops out, near the floor. The wiring is all in the cabinet. Just awesome. I gave $50 for mine. Watch craigslist in your area....it is a great resource for these jems!Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756300033876906445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-77693563559505280612011-04-14T17:42:48.819-04:002011-04-14T17:42:48.819-04:00Fun to see this on your blog, so much more interes...Fun to see this on your blog, so much more interesting than if it was on mine! I thought of one other thing about the Singer 201 vs the Pfaff 131. The Singer is much easier to get parts for. Very common and inexpensive. The Pfaff is less so.yarndivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10132680063667909853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-70580681112216153192011-04-14T14:50:42.423-04:002011-04-14T14:50:42.423-04:00@Mary Beth. I have my eye on a 201 at a nearby th...@Mary Beth. I have my eye on a 201 at a nearby thrift shop but I have resisted because they are asking $95 for it--but I really like the cabinet it is in. You and Anne may be pushing me closer towards it.<br /><br />I've got a Janome Memory Craft 4900 which I love for the 400+ decorative stitches (includes 3 alphabets and each letter counts as a stitch). I really, really, really like decorative stitches. But it is made of plastic and has computer components so it is just a question of when it will break.Cheryl Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951321244525006440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873280518345422701.post-63136363357684493642011-04-14T14:01:18.649-04:002011-04-14T14:01:18.649-04:00I love, love these machines. I have a 201-2. It is...I love, love these machines. I have a 201-2. It is powerful with a beautiful stitch. I love this machine. I have a Janome Memory Craft something...It is a fine machine....but I love my old singers!!Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756300033876906445noreply@blogger.com