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.

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."