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301 Slant Needle

Singer's first slant needle sewing machine and attachments.   

301 Slant Needle "Featherweight"

Powerful lightweight full-size portable straight-stitch only machine featuring:
  • Slant needle
  • Direct drive motor
  • Featherweight-class bobbin. 
  • Cast aluminum head - 16 lbs. 
  • Carry handle
  • No cabinet hinge mounts
  • Fold-out sewing platform - long and short-bed options
  • Three colors:  
    • Black & gold
    • Tan (Mocha)
    • "LBOW" two-tone ( LBOW stands for Light-Beige-Oyster-White or Light-Brown-Off-White)   
  • Manufactured at Anderson, South Carolina.​

The 301 may be nicknamed the "Featherweight's Big Sister," but it is mechanically very different from the 221 Featherweight.  While both are light-weight portables, use the same bobbin, and have flip-up bed extensions, the resemblance ends there.  The 301 is full-size, gear-driven slant needle machine, while the 221 Featherweight is a belt-driven vertical needle model. 

Read more:

  • Got Steel? Singer 301 - the Featherweight's Big Sister
  • Featherweights and 301's
  • ​What's so great about a Slant Needle? 
  • Rock-a-bye Baby: Singer 301 Cabinet Cradle
  • Hide & Seek - Singer Sewing Machine Cabinet
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Visit Singer301.com for fascinating in-depth history and dating charts. 

301 Short-bed

The "short-bed" conforms to the standard dimensions of the 201, 401, & 500 and can be mounted in a Singer cabinet when paired with a cabinet cradle attachment. 

301 Long-Bed

The "long bed" version has a longer flip-up table, similar to the 221 Featherweight.  Will not fit in standard Singer cabinet but can be used with long-bed Singer portable "card" table.
Singer 301 Long Bed sewing machine.  Mocha tan in color.
Singer 301 long bed sewing machine.  Mocha tan color.  Back side view.

301 Gallery

Accessory Box 301

Zigzag Attachment 301 

Slant needle version of Singer's basic zigzagger.  Moves fabric side-to-side to produce zigzag lock stitch.  Instruction manual dated 1951-1952.  Singer part # 160745.  

Singer Tucker 301

Singer Part #36583 for low-shank vertical needle machines.  Part #160692 for slant-needle machines ​(shown).  
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Trapezoid Carrying Case

Grass cloth covering with leatherette trim and plastic handle.  Fits both long- and short-bed machines.  Foot control bracket on back wall of case. 

Cabinet Cradle

Singer Part #170112 for mounting short-bed 301 into standard Singer sewing cabinet. 
More information:  
  • Rock-a-bye Baby: Singer 301 Cabinet Cradle
  • Hide and Seek: Singer Sewing Machine Cabinet

Singer 3-Way Card/Utility Table 

Folding "card"-style table for long-bed 301 sewing machines.   Wooden top with insert.  Leather-padded brackets.  Metal folding legs.  Originally produced for the 221 Featherweight, Singer marketed these tables as "3-way tables for sewing, card playing, or informal dining." 
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